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2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Luke Carroll

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position XC-Distance
  • Hometown Cheltenham, U.K.
  • High School Cleeve

Biography

AT ILLINOIS
Cross Country
2013 XC - FRESHMAN
Made his Illini debut at the Boilermaker Invitational where he placed 25th overall and fifth for the squad with an 8K time of 25:52 ... Trimmed over a minute off his 8K time at the Bradley Classic, clocking a personal-best 24:48 to lead the Illini and place 11th overall ... Finished seventh for the squad at the Big Ten Championships.

2012 XC - RS FRESHMAN
Redshirt season ... Made season debut at Bradley Classic, running unattached with an 8K time of 24:53 ... Finished second overall at the Illinois Open with an 8K time of 25:57.

2013 Track and Field
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships in the 1,500m ... Ran the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championships ... Ran second leg of 4x800m relay to a second place finish and helped the team win the first annual HyVee Cup at the Drake Relays ... Ran a lifetime best 1,500m time of 3:46.67 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Finished runner-up in the 1,500m at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic.

Indoor: Helped the Illini score points at the Big Ten Championships, running in the DMR squad that finished fifth with a time of 9:42.63 ... Also ran the mile at the conference meet ... Ran a personal best mile time of 4:04.93 at the UW Husky Classic ... Was one of 11 athletes to run in the Meyo Mile ... Won the Indiana Relays with a personal best time of 1:52.69.

High School
Was a three-time 1,500m national champion for the Cheltenham Harriers athletics club ... 2012 indoor runner-up in 1,500m ... 2008 800m national champion ... Broke the British age 14 1,500m record ... Represented England in the 1,500m and in cross country three times.

Personal
Son of Gerry and Dawn Carroll ... Born October 20, 1993 ... Has one sister, Shannon... Hobbies include soccer, xbox and rugby ... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism.

Carroll's Personal Bests
Cross Country
8K: 24:48 - Bradley Classic (10/18/13)

Track
Outdoor
800m: 1:52.92 - Big Ten/SEC Challenge (3/23/13)
1,500m: 3:46.67 - Mt. SAC Relays (4/19/13)

Indoor
800m: 1:52.69 - Indiana Relays (1/26/13)
Mile: 4:04.93 - Husky Classic (2/9/13)

Updated March 2014

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
  • 2013-14Freshman

    XC-Distance