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2024 Men's Cross-Country Roster

Luke Walling

Luke Walling

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    130
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Smithville, Ark.
  • Prev School:
    Cave City HS

Summary

Biography

Career
Races: 23
Top-10 finishes: 12
In HU's top 7: 17
Scoring runner: 23
HU's leader: 11
Race victories: 3

Awards
2023 USTFCCCA All-Central Region
2024 USTFCCCA All-Central Region
2021 GAC Freshman of the Year
2021 All-GAC (first team)
2022 All-GAC (first team)
2023 All-GAC (first team)
2024 All-GAC (first team)
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic

Results
Year Meet Host Dist. Time Place HU Place
2021 Bob Gravett Inv. Ouachita Baptist 8K 25:16.3 1st 1st
2021 Guymon Inv. Harding 4m 20:25.8 1st 1st
2021 Chile Pepper Inv. 8K 25:34.2 84th 1st
2021 UAH Inv. Alabama Huntsville 8K 25:20.3 69th 2nd
2021 GAC Championship Harding 8K 25:36.0 2nd 2nd
2021 Central Regional Mo. Southern St. 10K 31.41.2 2nd 2nd
2022 Memphis Twilight 4m 20:51.1 16th 2nd
2022 Guymon Inv. Harding 4m 20:16.9 2nd 2nd
2022 Chile Pepper 8K 24:58.5 62nd 2nd
2022 UAH Inv. Alabama Huntsville 8K 24:46.7 66th 2nd
2022 GAC Championship Okla. Baptist 8K 25:23.7 7th 2nd
2022 Central Regional Mo. Southern St. 10K 30:24.6** 28th 1st
2023 Memphis Twilight 4m 20:17.0 10th 1st
2023 Guymon Inv. Harding 4m 19:45.8 1st 1st
2023 Cowboy Jamboree Oklahoma St. 8K 26:19.6 45th 1st
2023 DBU Gallop DBU 8K 24:28.8* 8th 1st
2023 GAC Championship Arkansas Tech 8K 24:48.8 8th 1st
2023 Central Regional Mo. Southern St. 10K 31:09.1 20th 1st
2024 UT Tyler Open UT Tyler 4m 20:23.1 2nd 1st
2024 Guymon Inv. Harding 4m 19:32.0 2nd 2nd
2024 Chile Pepper 8K 25:23.1 69th 2nd
2024 GAC Championship East Central 8K 25:18.2 7th 2nd
2024 Central Regional Mo. Southern St. 10K 31:06.4 20th 2nd
* - 8K personal best, ** - 10K personal best

Previous School
A 2021 graduate of Cave City High School in Arkansas
Results: Won the 2020 Arkansas 3A State Cross-Country Championship in 15:53.7 and the 2019 Arkansas 3A State Cross-Country Championship in 15:46.5

Personal
Major: Kinesiology
Parents: Marc and Robin Walling

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'8" 140 lbs

  • 2022Sophomore

    5'10" 135 lbs

  • 2023Junior

    5'10" 130 lbs

  • 2024Senior

    5'10" 130 lbs
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