Luke Greer
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- Hometown:
- Northhampton, England
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- Position:
- Distance
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- Year:
- Senior
Bio
2018-2019: For the second straight year, Greer will come off an appearance in the NCAA D2 National Cross Country Championships
2017-2018: Greer did not compete for C-N Track & Field during the outdoor season due to injury. He currently holds three school records during the indoor season in the 800 meter, 1600 meter, and 3000 meter events.
Bast-Cregger Invitational:
3000-meter race: 2nd - 8:35.44 (school record)
ETSU Invitational
One Mile Run: 4th - 4:21.28
2017: Luke Greer had one of the best season in men's cross country history. The Junior won the Tuculum Open, Asheville Cross Country Invitational and the Allen and Phyllis Morgan Inviational-Battle at Mossy Creek. Greer also finished in the top-five in the South Atlantic Conference Meet and the Southeast Regional Meet. The United Kingdom native was also the first men's cross country runner since 2005 to race in the D-II National Cross Country Championships, Greer finished in 42nd place. Greer was named All-SAC First team and All-Region in his junior season, he also collected a SAC runner of the week honor.
Tusculum Open: 1st - 15:38.0
Asheville Cross Country Invitational: 1st - 20:15.91
Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational: 1st - 15:10.0
SAC Championships: 2nd - 24:39.21
Southeast Regionals: 4th - 31:35.44
D-II National Championships: 42nd - 32:00.0
2016: After missing the first meet of the season, Greer stormed onto the scene to lead the Eagles in two of the remaining four meets on the year… The duel-sport athlete’s best finish on the year came at the Maryville College Invitational after completing the eight-kilometer run in fourth-place with a time of 30:15.27…
Maryville College Invitational: 4th- 30:15.27
Royals Challenge: 82nd- 26:16.3
SAC Championships: 19th- 27:25.0
Southeast Regionals: 49th- 32:44.65
2015: Did not appear in any meets.
2014: Missing the first five meets of the season due to injury, Greer competed in the remaining five meets and had a season best 29th finish in the SAC Championships.
Blue & Orange Meet- DNC
Victor Ashe Meet- DNC
Berea Invitation- DNC
Maryville Duel Meet- DNC
Lousiville Invitational- DNC
McAlphine Invitational- 27:15.5 (41st) 8k
Falcon Classic- 28:52.70 (63rd) 8k
SAC Championships- 27:58.46 (29th) 8k
NCAA Southeast Regional- 35:36.0 (73rd) 10k
Carson-Newman: Greer is also a member of the men's soccer team as a goalkeeper.
High School: Greer attended the Northampton School for Boys where he played soccer and table tennis competitively, and ran the 1500m in cross country.
Personal: Greer is the son of Bob and Alice Greer and is from Abington, Northampton, United Kingdom. He is undecided in his major.
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field comes off a historic indoor season as they now turn towards its outdoor campaign with the first meet this weekend at Montreat College.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference released the preseason polls for the 2018 Outdoor Track & Field season this morning with Carson-Newman occupying the 4th spot on the men’s side and 6th in the women’s poll.
Fairfax, Va. – Carson-Newman wrapped up the Last Chance Invitational on Sunday in its attempt to improve on 2017-18 campaign marks to send its athletes to nationals next month.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – In the inaugural year for indoor track & field in the South Atlantic Conference, 18 different Eagles collected All-Conference marks in the league championships.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. – The South Atlantic Conference prepares for the Indoor Track & Field Championships in its inaugural season on Monday and Carson-Newman is poised to make some noise.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Saturday marked another impressive day for Carson-Newman in consecutive weekends as the Eagles brought home the top two spots in the high jump, and Luke Greer broke a program indoor record at the 2018 ETSU Buccaneer Invitational.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman athletes made a splash on day one of the 2018 ETSU Buccaneer Invitational on Friday with a collection of runners heading to various finals and earning new bests in the process.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Track & Field will divide its athletes this weekend sending a couple to ETSU for the Buccaneer Invitational and the rest of the group to Camel City Elite Invitational in Winston Salem, N.C. for events on Friday and Saturday.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – On day two of the ETSU Invitational & Knoxville Youth Atletics HS Indoor Classic, Carson-Newman athletes once again proved their mettle against D1 talent.