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2022-23 Men's Track and Field

Luke Shannon

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rockville Centre, N.Y.
  • High School South Side
  • Events Middle Distance
  • Major Journalism & Electronic Media

Biography

  • Holds the indoor program record in the 400 meters
  • Also a member of the indoor program record holding Distance Medley Relay and outdoor 4x400 & 4x800 relay teams
  • Is also a member of The University's Cross Country team

Graduate Student Year (2022-23)

  • Competed in 13 meets for the Royals and recorded seven top-10 finishes
  • Primarily ran the 800 meters 
  • Won gold in the 800 at the Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a time of 1:58.88
  • Finished third in the event at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7) with a personal-best clip of 1:55.47
  • Also took first place in the 800 at the SU Early Season Invite (Dec. 9-10)
  • Member of program record-breaking 4x800 team that finished third at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships (May 17-18) with a time of 7:50.54

Senior Year (2021-22)

  • Competed in 10 meets for the Royals between the indoor and outdoor seasons
  • Finished ninth in the 800 meters at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)
  • Posted a total of eight Top-10 finishes on the season
  • Clocked a program record time of 52.38 seconds and finished second in the 400 meters at the Susquehanna Tune Up (Feb. 18)
  • Finished second in the 800 meters and seventh in the mile at the Susquehanna Invite (Feb. 12)
  • Won the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.07 at the SU Early Season Invite (Dec. 4)

Junior Year (2020-21)

  • Ran in four meets for the Royals
  • Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the Landmark Conference Championships on May 8
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 1:59.73 in the 800 and finished second at the Juniata College Invite (Apr. 24)

Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)

  • Competed in two meets during his first season in the program
  • Finished 11th in the 800 at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 2:06.43

Personal Best Marks

Event   Meet (Date) Mark
400 Susquehanna Tune Up (Feb. 18, 2022) 52.38
800 Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7, 2023) 1:55.47
1000 Greg Page Relays (Dec. 3, 2022) 2:39.28
1500 Coach P Invitational (Apr. 21-22, 2023) 4:12.28
Mile Moravian Indoor Meet (Jan. 21, 2023) 4:31.53

Awards/Honors

  • All-Landmark Conference First Team, Indoor, 800 Meters (2023)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

High School/Personal

  • Transferred to Scranton from Pitt 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2021-22Senior

    Middle Distance
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Middle Distance
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