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2017-18 Men's Track & Field Roster

Luke Brahm

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School Princeton University

Biography

2018

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 1500m at Big Ten Championships 
  • Set a 1500m season best at the Bryan Clay Invite, timing 3:46.98
  • Timed 3:51.57 in the Stanford Invite 1500m, winning his section of the race

Indoor

  • Won the men's 800m at the Illini Classic while competing unattached 

2017

Cross Country

  • Ran for the Illini at Big Ten Championships, timing 26:16.9 in the 8K
  • Clocked a personal-best 8K of 24:38.01 at the Greater Louisville Classic
  • Made his Illinois cross country debut at the Walt Crawford Open, finishing fifth overall with a time of 25:37.15

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 1500m at Big Ten Championships
  • Ran the 800m at the Illinois Twilight and EIU Big Blue Classic.

Indoor

  • Ran a leg of the DMR that placed eighth at Big Ten Championships 
  • Won the 1,000m race in his Illini debut at the Border Battle, clocking 2:26.54  

2016

Cross-Country

  • Placed eighth at the Illini Open with a time of 26:06.8
  • Finished sixth overall, and first on the team, in at he open race at the Joe Piane Invite with a time of 25:17.9

At Princeton

  • Ivy League runner-up in the 1,000m run in 2015 & 2016
  • Placed runner-up as a member of the 4x800m relay team at 2015 & 2016 Ive League Championships
  • Scored points for the Tigers in the DMR and 1500m
  • Holds top-five times in Princeton history in the 1,000m, 4x800m relay and DMR

High School

  • Set 3200m PR as a senior with a 9:21.78 time at the Indiana Runner Distance Showcase

  • Set a career-best 800m mark at IHSAA Regionals with a 1:54.40 time

  • Advanced to the state finals as a senior in bot h the 800m and 1600m.

Personal

  • Son of Terry and Nina Brahm
  • Born on March 24, 1994
  • Has a sister, Connie
  • Graduated from Ben Davis High School
  • Earning a Master’s Degree from the College of Law.  

Personal Bests

800m: 1:50.71 
1,000m: 2:26.10
1500m: 3:46.73
Mile: 4:09.26
8K (XC): 24:38.01 - Greater Louisville Classic (9/30/17)

Updated May 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Graduate Student

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  • 2017-18Graduate Student

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