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2020-21 Track and Field Roster

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  • Distance
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Woodstock, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Woodstock HS
    High School
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Luke Beattie
Luke Beattie
Distance
Position
Senior
Class
Woodstock, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: All-Region: Cross Country (2019); First-Team All-Mountain West Outdoor: 5,000 Meters (2021); First-Team All-Mountain West: Cross Country (2018, 2019); Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week (10/8/19; 9/18/18); Mountain West Cross Country Freshman of the Year (2016); Academic All-Mountain West (2019 T&F, 2019 XC, 2020 T&F, 2020 XC, 2021 T&F).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time in USU history in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:04.21 (2019) and fifth all-time in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:09.45 (2020).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks first all-time in USU history in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:33.45 (2021) and second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:44.92 (2021).

2021 (FIFTH YEAR)
Cross Country (2020): Did not compete during the season… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed 20th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:53.09 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:51.94 at the Outdoor Championships… Set the school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:33.45 at the Stanford Invitational, where he placed fifth in the event… Finished sixth in the 5,000 meters with a career-best time of 13:44.92, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the Fresno State-hosted West Coast Relays… Earned academic all-Mountain West accolades.

2020 (SR)
Cross Country (2019): Led Utah State to a 16th-place finish at the NCAA National Championships by placing 49th with a time of 31:33.3… Garnered all-region accolades by placing 20th with a time of 31:05.6 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing fifth with a time of 23:23.8 at the conference championships… Helped the Aggies capture their first-ever MW title with 42 team points… Tabbed the MW Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week after finishing first among Aggie competitors, and fifth overall in a field of 372, with a time of 23:33.9 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Helped lead Utah State to its third-straight team title at the Paul Short Run with 49 points… Was the top Aggie finisher at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, where he placed 49th with a time of 24:16.1... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Indoor: Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:38.06 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished fourth in the mile with a career-best time of 4:15.75 at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Ran personal-best time of 14:04.21 in the 5,000 meters, which ranks second all-time in school history, at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic… Also set career-best time of 8:09.45 in the 3,000 meters, which ranks fifth all-time in school history, at the Washington Invitational… Earned academic all-MW honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (JR)
Cross Country (2018): Led Utah State to an eighth-place finish (out of 17 teams) at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships by placing 31st with a time of 30:05.08… Garnered first-team all-Mountain West honors by placing 14th at the conference championships with a time of 25:07.2… Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, placing eighth at both the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic and Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with times of 21:12.9 and 24:37, respectively… Utah State’s top finisher in four of the five races he competed in… Crossed the finish line in 52nd place with a time of 24:38.4 at Pre-Nationals… Named the Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his performance in the Autumn Classic.
Indoor: Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:46.12 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Ran season-best time of 14:08.78 in the 5,000 meters at the Washington Invitational… Also ran personal-best times of 4:18.77 in the mile at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Invitational and 8:28.77 in the 3,000 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational, placing fourth both times.
Outdoor: Placed 24th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:35.47 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Finished fifth in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 14:08.28 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Ran season-best time of 29:00.82 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational… Earned academic all-MW honors.

2018 (SO)
Cross Country (2017): Finished 199th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships with a time of 31:36.40… Finished 48th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a time of 31:33.3… Placed 24th at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 24:44.86… Competed in seven races for the Aggies, and finished among USU’s top-three finishers in five of them… Best finish came at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where he finished fifth with a time of 21:21.47.
Indoor: Placed 11th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:09.83 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Ran season-best times of 8:34.77 in the 3,000 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational and 14:31.47 in the 5,000 meters at the Washington Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 40th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 30:35.82 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Finished sixth in the same event with a time of 29:59.23 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded season-best times of 14:22.72 in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco Distance Carnival and 29:34.37 in the 10,000 meters at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays.

2017 (FR)
Cross Country (2016): Finished 57th with a time of 32:22.10 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Tabbed the Mountain West Men’s Freshman of the Year by placing 35th with a time of 25:12.0 at the conference championships… Competed in five meets during the season with his best finish coming at the Montana State Invitational, where he placed 17th with a time of 25:18.73.
Indoor: Placed 14th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:24.14 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Recorded season-best times of 8:41.91 in the 3,000 meters at the New Mexico Team Invitational and 14:37.93 in the 5,000 meters at the Boise State Challenge.
Outdoor: Placed seventh in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:53.10 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Took first in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 14:23.07 at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic… Also had a season-best time of 29:49.21 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford-hosted Cardinal Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track & field at Woodstock (Ill.) High School... Placed second in the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:16.50 at the IHSA 2A Track & Field State Championships and ninth with a time of 14:47 at the state cross country championships during his senior season... Recorded career-best times of 9:10 in the 3,200 meters and 14.44 in the 3-mile... Finished 11th and third, respectively, at the state meet in the 3,200 meters during his sophomore and junior campaigns... Placed 10th at the state cross country meet in 2014 as a junior and 21st as a sophomore in 2013.

PERSONAL: One of five children and the only son of David and Debbie Beattie... Twin sister, Grace, is a member of the Illinois State cross country/track & field teams... Another sister, Maura, is a member of the Northern Illinois cross country/track & field teams... His parents met while they were on the cross country team at Bowling Green... Majoring in recreation resource management.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
Mile 4:15.75 NA
3,000 Meters 8:09.45 NA
5,000 Meters 14:04.21 13:44.92
10,000 Meters NA 28:33.45*

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR PLACE TIME
2017 199th 31:36.40
2019 49th 31:33.3

NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
YEAR PLACE TIME
2016 57th 32:22.10
2017 48th 31:33.03
2018 31st 30:05.08
2019 20th 31:05.6

MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR PLACE TIME
2016 35th 25:12.00
2017 24th 24:44.86
2018 14th 25:07.02
2019 5th 23:23.8

NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME
2018 10,000 Meters 40th 30:35.82
2019 10,000 Meters 24th 29:35.47
2021 10,000 Meters 20th 29:53.09

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME
2017 5,000 Meters 14th 15:24.14
2018 5,000 Meters 11th 15:09.83
2019 5,000 Meters 6th 14:46.12
2020 5,000 Meters 4th 14:38.06

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME
2017 10,000 Meters 7th 31:53.10
2018 19,000 Meters 6th 29:59.23
2019 5,000 Meters 5th 14:08.28
2021 5,000 Meters 3rd 13:51.94

*= School Record

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