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Northeastern Huskies

2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Luke Novak

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Allendale, N.J.
  • Highschool Don Bosco Prep

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
800m 2:04.36
1000m 2:46.10
1500m 4:00.01
Mile 4:13.27
3000m 8:37.37
5000m 15:06.87
10000m 32:50.68
5K 15:51.7
8K 25:39.1
4.97 Mile 27:52.9

Awards: 
  • 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2020-21:
OUTDOOR
  • Set a personal best time of 2:04.36 in the 800 meters at the UMass versus UMass Lowell/Northeastern meet (4/3)
  • Placed tenth in the 1500 meters (4:07.77) at the CAA Championships, helping to secure a first-place finish for the Huskies
INDOOR
  • Placed third in the 3000 meters with a season-best 9:13.87 time at the URI vs. Northeastern Dual Meet (2/26)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Finished ninth in the 3000 meter (8:54.41) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Placed fourth with a personal-best time of 8:37.37 in the 3000 meters at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)
  • Finished 23rd in the 3000 meters (8:48.99) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Ran a personal-best time in the mile (4:13.27) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/6-8)
CROSS COUNTRY 
  • Ran at the Nassaney Invitational (9/7) with an 8K time of 26:10.0
  • Competed in Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/21) with an 8K time of 27:06
  • Recorded a season best time of 25:39.1 in the 8K at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2)
  • Competed in the 8K (25:53.1) at the New England Championships (10/12)
  • Finished 20th in the 8K (25:55.5) at the CAA Championships (11/2)

2018-19:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished 10th in the 5000m race at the BSU Invitational with a time of 15:58.74 (3/23)
  • Finished eighth in the 1500m (4:00.01) at the Minuteman Invitational (4/6)
  • Placed third in the 10000m (32:50.68) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (4/20)
  • Earned 12th in the 5000m (16:27.71) and fourth in the 10000m (33:09.00) at the CAA Championships (5/3-4)

INDOOR
  • Started the season in the 5000m (15:40.41) at the BU Season Opener (12/1)
  • Finished with a time of 8:49.80 in the 3000m at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Ran the mile (4:26.60) at the Beantown Challenge (1/12)
  • Completed the 3000m in 8:54.89 at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Recorded a personal best in the 5000m (15:27.20) at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Placed fifth with a personal-best time in the 3000m (8:44.64) at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk (2/9)
  • Placed seventh in the mile (4:27.26) at the Brown Invitational (2/16)
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Competed in the 8K course at the IC4A Championships (11/17) with a time of 27:55.1
  • Entered the Battle of Beantown (9/21) and finished the 5K in 17:14.9
  • Ran the 8K course at the Nassaney Invitational (9/8) achieving a time of 27:52.9 and placing seventh among JV runners

2017-18: 
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the 1500m at the Northeast Challenge (4/14)
  • Placed eighth in the 1500m (4:06.06) at the Jay Carisella Invite (4/21) 
  • Took ninth in the 1500m (4:07.71) at the Brown Springtime Invitational (4/29)

2016-17: 
OUTDOOR
  • Placed 17th in the 1500m (4:26.32) at the Mark Young Invite (4/1)  
  • Finished 26th in the mile (4:27.28) at the Ocean State Invite (4/14-15)  
  • Earned seventh place in the 3000m (9:14.42) at the Albany Spring Classic (4/22)
  • Finished seventh in the 5000m (16:12.72) at the Brown Springtime Invite (4/30)

INDOOR
  • Opened the indoor season with a 12th place finish in the 3000m (8:57.48) at the BU Season Opener (12/3)
  • Placed eighth in the 5000m (15:56.85) and was a member of the fourth place 4x800 relay at the Jay Carisella Invite (12/10)
  • Finished 12th in the 1000m (2:46.10) at the Beantown Challenge (1/14)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Made his collegiate debut in the 8K (27:57) at the Battle in Beantown (9/22)  
  • Finished 37th in the 8K (26:41.26) at the New England Championships JV (10/7)  
  • Placed 42nd with a personal-best time in the 5K (15:51.68) at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/20)
  • Earned 31st place in the 8K (27:06.34) at the CAA Championships (10/28)

Personal: Majoring in Computer Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

    Distance
  • 2019Senior

    Distance