George Luke

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Clinton, Conn.
High school Xavier HS

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Clinton, Conn.
High school Xavier HS

Academic Highlights
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
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 personal-record in the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 4:26.53 … Finished 10^th 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 personal-record 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