George Luke
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Clinton, Conn.
- High school Xavier HS
- position Distance
- class Junior
- Hometown Clinton, Conn.
- High school Xavier HS
George Luke Bio
Academic Highlights
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2023
Indoor
Competed in six meets during the indoor campaign, running the 800m, 1000m, mile and the distance medley relay … Opened the indoor season at the Gamecock Opener where he finished fourth in the mile with a time of 4:22.85 … Set a new personal record in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 4:11.71 to finish eighth, registering the seventh fastest mile time in Gamecock indoor history … Also ran his lone 800m race at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 1:57.89 … Posted a new indoor PR the next week in the 1000m, winning the USC Indoor Open after stopping the clock at 2:29.59 for the 10th fastest 1000m run in Gamecock history … Was part of the DMR team that won the Carolina Challenge with a time of 10:22.44, starting off as the leadoff leg … Ran the anchor leg of the DMR team that posted the fastest time of the season, clocking 10:07.43 at the South Carolina Invitational … Ran the anchor leg of the DMR team at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing 11th overall following a time of 10:17.91.
Outdoor
Took part in six meets during the outdoor season, running the 1500m, the 4x400m, 4x800m and the distance medley relays … Opened the outdoor season at the Weems Baskin Relays, finishing 14th in the 1500m, while winning the 4x800m relay with a time of 7:43.13 as the leadoff leg … Set a new personal record in the outdoor 1500m at the Tom Jones Memorial, posting a time of 3:52.98 … His best finish of the season in the 1500m was third at the USC Open, running 4:01.06 … Ran the DMR at the Penn Relays as the anchor leg, carrying the Gamecocks to the eighth fastest DMR in program history at 10:12.09.
2022
Indoor
Competed in three indoor events, running the 800m, mile and distance medley relay … Made his Gamecock debut in the Gamecock Opener, placing fourth in the DMR (11:07.17) and ninth in the 800m (1:59.36) … Clocked his mile season-best at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 4:26.53 … Finished 10th in the UofSC Indoor Open when he set his indoor 800m PR time of 1:55.45.
Outdoor
Ran the 800m and the 1500m over a span of three outdoor meets … Began the outdoor season with a season best in the 1500m with a time of 4:11.20 to place seventh … Finished runner up in the Gamecock Invitational 800m race following a time of 1:54.79 … Set his outdoor 800m personal-best in the UofSC Open when he finished 1:54.07 to place seventh.
Pre-South Carolina
High School
Helped his team to four cross country conference championships … Helped his team to two Class L state cross country championships … Was in the National Honor Society … Was a Distinguished Scholar, National Merit Commended Student and an AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal
Has three younger siblings … His father, George P Luke, ran track and field at Miami (FL) … His mother, Sandy, ran track and field at Brandeis … Is studying Electrical Engineering … Chose South Carolina because of its academic prestige … Was born on Nov. 20, 2002.
Personal Records
Indoor
| 800m | 1:55.45 (2/18/22) |
| 1000m | 2:29.59 (2/17/23) |
| Mile | 4:11.71 (2/10/23) |
Outdoor
| 800m | 1:54.07 (4/23/22) |
| 1500m | 3:52.98 (4/14/23) |
