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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Luke Nester

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Powell, Ohio
  • High School Columbus Academy

Biography

Career Performance List / Cross Country Bio

Career Honors: 
2024 Patriot League Champion
(Distance Medley Relay - Indoor)
2024 First Team All-Patriot League (Distance Medley Relay - Indoor)
2024 IC4A Champion (1,500m - Outdoor)


2023-24 (Junior Season): HONORS: Patriot League Champion (Distance Medley Relay - Indoor) … First Team All-Patriot League (Distance Medley Relay - Indoor) … IC4A/ECAC Champion (1,500m) …  INDOOR: A member of the distance medley relay team that won the event at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 9:51.15 … Clocked a season-best mile time of 4:05.79 in the mile to place second at the Army-Navy Star Meet … OUTDOOR: Won the 1,500m with a time of 3:48.77 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships … Placed fourth in the 1,500m with a time of 3:46.22 at the conference championships … Posted a career-best 1,500m time of 3:44.79 at the Virginia Challenge … Finished third in the 1,500m with a time of 3:54.20 at the Army-Navy Star Meet.

2022-23 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Recorded a season-best mile time of 4:08.83 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational … Ran a top 1,000m time of 2:27.71 in Navy’s dual against Princeton … OUTDOOR: Clocked in a season-best 1,500m time of 3:51.33 at the Virginia Grand Prix

2021-22 (Freshman Season): INDOOR: Participated in the 800m (1:57.52), 1,000m (2:32.67), and mile (4:14.77) at the Navy Select, Princeton Dual, and Darius Dixon Invitational, respectively … OUTDOOR: Clocked a season-best time of 3:53.18 in the 1,500m at the Larry Ellis Invitational.
 
High School / Personal: Ran cross country and track and field throughout his four years at Columbus Academy … Qualified for and competed at the Ohio State XC Championship all four years; as a senior placed 16th in the OHSAA Division 2 State Meet to garner an All-State nod … Earned All-Mid-State League, All-Central District and All-Region honors in both his junior and senior seasons … Owns the school-record for XC, breaking the 16-minute mark for a 5k five times … 2021 OHSAA D2 Region 6 Champion in the 1,600m outdoor run; also the 2021 Central District champion in the 1600- and 3200m events … Son of Steve and Jennifer.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Distance
    6'1"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance
    6'1"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance
    6'1"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance
    6'1"