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Luke Puskedra

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Luke Puskedra
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1990-02-08) February 8, 1990 (age 26)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg)
Sport
Event(s)5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College teamOregon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Mile: 4:06.60[1]
3000 meters: 7:59.33[1]
5000 meters: 13:31.88[1]
10,000 meters: 27:56.62[1]
Half marathon: 1:01:36[1]
Marathon: 2:10:24[1]
Luke Puskedra (born February 8, 1990) is an American long-distance runner who competes over distances ranging from 10,000 metres to the marathon.
He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Judge Memorial Catholic High School before studying business administration at the University of Oregon. He competed for the Oregon Ducks track and field and cross country teams and was a 10,000 meter finalist at the NCAA level four years running from 2009 to 2012.[2]
In 2015 Puskedra won the Vancouver Sun Run.[3]


Running career[edit]

High school[edit]

Puskedra graduated from Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2008. He was an eight-time state champion in high school winning Utah state track championships in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters as a sophomore, junior and senior and winning the state cross country championships as a junior and senior.[4] He set all-classifications records his senior year in track at 3200 meters (8:54.40) and 1,600 meters (4:09.40) and cross country (14:54.60).[5][6] He was also the first Utah high school runner to break 9:00 in the 3200 meters. He was the 2007 Nike Cross Southwest Regional champion winning the race in 14:48 breaking the meet record. He went on to place fifth at the 2007 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships.[7] He ran the fastest high school indoor mile time in the country (4:08.77) in 2008 at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. On March 16, 2008 at the Nike Indoor Nationals Puskedra ran the sixth fastest high school indoor two mile time in U.S. history winning the race in a time of 8:49.58.[8][9][10][11] In 2008 as a senior he placed second in both the mile (4:06.60) and two mile (8:47.06) at the Nike Outdoor National meet.[12] He placed tenth in the two mile at the 2008 Prefontaine Classic in a time of 8:46.41.[13] As a junior he finished fourth in the Penn Relays high school boys mile in 4:25.11. Puskedra was a three-time Utah Boys Gatorade Athlete of the Year recipient (2006-07 and 2007-08 in track and 2007 in cross country).[14][15] He was the 2007-08 Salt Lake Tribune Athlete of Year (all sports) and a USA Today All-American at one and two miles.
High school bests:[16]
  • 800 m - 1:58.37
  • Mile - 4:06.60
  • 1600 m - 4:09.29
  • Two mile - 8:46.41
  • 3200 m - 8:54.40

Collegiate[edit]

Puskedra was recruited to University of Oregon where coach Andy Powell[17] had him specialize in various long distances spanning from the 3K to 10K. He placed fourth overall in the men's 10,000 meter final at the 2012 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships.

Post-collegiate[edit]

After graduating from Oregon, Puskedra signed a professional contract with Nike and joined the Nike Oregon Project. There he was coached by Alberto Salazar, and the training regimen was very similar to the college program as Salazar was largely influential in Powell's training philosophy at the University of Oregon.[17] However, at the end of 2014, his contract with Nike expired, and Puskedra did not anticipate continuing a professional career in running. He moved with his wife to South Africa and gained 23 pounds from his race weight in the course of a month.[18] In spite of the time elapsed from his graduation, college coach Andy Powell remained in contact with Puskedra and gradually convinced him to return to running.[18] Puskedra and his wife returned to the United States, where he trained briefly for a marathon debut at the 2014 New York City Marathon. In his marathon debut, he ran 2:28:54, but given his half marathon personal record it was widely seen as a disappointing result.[18] Although discouraged by his experience in New York City, he proceeded to train for the 2015 Grandma's Marathon, where he ran a significantly faster result of 2:15:27.[18]

Competition record[edit]

Marathon[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  United States
2014New York City MarathonNew York, New York36th2:28:54[19]
2015Grandma's MarathonDuluth, Minnesota6th2:15:27[20]
Chicago MarathonChicago, Illinois5th2:10:24[21]

Half marathon[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  United States
2012Houston Half MarathonHouston, Texas4th1:01:36[22]
World Half Marathon ChampionshipsKavarna, Bulgaria17th1:02:46[23]
2015Rock 'n' Roll Half MarathonPortland, Oregon1st1:05:10[24]

USA National Championships[edit]

Road[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012USA 20 km ChampionshipsNew Haven, Connecticut2nd20 km58:48[25]
2014USA Half Marathon ChampionshipsHouston, Texas6thhalf marathon1:01:48[26]
USA 20 km ChampionshipsNew Haven, Connecticut3rd20 km1:01:32[27]
2015USA 15 km ChampionshipsJacksonville, Florida18th15 km46:25[28]
USA 20 km ChampionshipsNew Haven, Connecticut4th20 km59:30[29]

Track and field[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon8th10,000 m27:56.62[30]
2013USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa9th10,000 m29:27.28[31]

NCAA championships[edit]

Outdoor track and field[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Oregon
2009NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas11th10,000 m29:20.18[32]
2010NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon14th10,000 m29:27.13[33]
2011NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa6th10,000 m28:33.47[34]
2012NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa4th10,000 m28:24.24[35]

Indoor track and field[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Oregon
2009NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas6th5000 m13:50.82
2010NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas9th5000 m13.57.98
14th3000 m8:22.47
2011NCAA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas14th5000 m14:02.26

Cross country[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Oregon
2008NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana5th29.27.8[36]
2009NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana21st30:01.9[37]
2010NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana3rd29.38.0[38]
2011NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana6th29:09.3[39]

Personal bests[edit]

SurfaceEventTimeDateLocation
Outdoor track1500 m3:53.79March 21, 2009Eugene, Oregon
Mile4:06.60June 18, 2008Greensboro, North Carolina
3000 m7:59.33May 3, 2013Eugene, Oregon
2 miles8:46.41June 8, 2008Eugene, Oregon
5000 m13:31.88May 17, 2013Los Angeles, California
10,000 m27:56:62June 22, 2012Eugene, Oregon
Indoor trackMile4:08.77January 26, 2008Boston, Massachusetts
3000 m8:00.69February 30, 2010College Station, Texas
2 mile8:07.41January 25, 2014Landover, Maryland
5000 m13:50.82March 13, 2009College Station, Texas
Road10 km28:53April 19, 2015Vancouver, British Columbia
12 km35:47May 3, 2015Spokane, Washington
15 km46:25March 15, 2015Jacksonville, Florida
20 km58:48September 3, 2012New Haven, Connecticut
Half marathon1:01:36January 15, 2012Houston, Texas
Marathon2:10:24October 11, 2015Chicago, Illinois

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f All-Athletics. "Profile of Luke PUSKEDRA". Retrieved November 15, 2015. 
  2. Jump up ^ Luke Puskedra. Oregon Ducks. Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
  3. Jump up ^ [1] Gary Kingston. Vancouver Sun: "They're Tough": Vancouver Winner Worried About Kenyan Runners. April 20, 2015.
  4. Jump up ^ High school boys track: Track stars run to glory Judge's Luke Puskedra dominates in distances. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  5. Jump up ^ 2008 Utah Boys State Track and Field Results. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
  6. Jump up ^ Utah State Cross Country Championships results. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  7. Jump up ^ 2007 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships results. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  8. Jump up ^ King of the Mountain: An Interview with Utah's Luke Puskedra. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  9. Jump up ^ 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals results. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  10. Jump up ^ Luke Puskedra Going for High School Two Mile Record. Retrieved on November 2, 1015
  11. Jump up ^ Boys' Track Top Performers. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  12. Jump up ^ 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals results. Retrieved November 2, 2015
  13. Jump up ^ 2008 Prefontaine Classic two mile results. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  14. Jump up ^ Utah Boys' Track Athlete of the Year. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
  15. Jump up ^ Judge's Puskedra Earns National Award. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
  16. Jump up ^ Luke Puskedra Athletic profile. Retrieved on November 2, 2015
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Scott Douglas (February 1, 2013). "Luke Puskedra Joins Nike Oregon Project". Retrieved November 15, 2015. 
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Peter Gambaccini (October 7, 2015). "After Briefly Quitting Running, Former Oregon Project Member Heads to Chicago Marathon". Retrieved November 15, 2015. 
  19. Jump up ^ 2014 New York City Marathon men's overall results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  20. Jump up ^ 2015 Grandma's Marathon men's overall results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  21. Jump up ^ 2015 Chicago Marathon men's overall results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  22. Jump up ^ 2012 Houston Half Marathon msn's overall results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  23. Jump up ^ http://www.usatf.org/News/Team-USA-men-fourth,-women-fifth-at-IAAF-World-Hal.aspx?feed=news. Retrieved on October 15, 2016
  24. Jump up ^ 2015 Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  25. Jump up ^ 2012 USA 20K Championships. Retrieved on October 17, 2015
  26. Jump up ^ 2014 USA Half Marathon Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  27. Jump up ^ 2014 USA 20K Championships results. Retrieve on October 17, 2015
  28. Jump up ^ 2015 USA 15 km Championships results. Retrieved on October 17, 2015
  29. Jump up ^ 2015 USA 20K Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  30. Jump up ^ 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials results. Retrieved on October 15, 2016
  31. Jump up ^ 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  32. Jump up ^ 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  33. Jump up ^ 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  34. Jump up ^ 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  35. Jump up ^ 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships results. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  36. Jump up ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/33-archive/319-ncaa-xc-2008-men. Track and Field News. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  37. Jump up ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/33-archive/320-ncaa-xc-2009-men. Track and Field. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  38. Jump up ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/33-archive/487-ncaa-xc-2010-men. Track and Field News. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
  39. Jump up ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/26-news/948-ncaa-xc-2011-men-indiana. Track and Field News. Retrieved on October 16, 2015
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