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Ohio State Overview
- Luke is majoring in history.
- Competed as a true freshman as the 2020 Big Ten indoor championships and as a sophomore at the 2021 Big Ten indoor championships (finished seventh).
- 2020-21 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree
- 2022 Indoor USTFCCCA All-American Second Team
- 2022 Indoor All-Big Ten First Team
- 2022 Indoor Big Ten Pole Vault Champion (5.45m)
- Ranks second in program history in the indoor pole vault (5.45m)
- Ranks third in program history in the outdoor pole vault (5.35m)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 22, 23)
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 21, 23)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23)
Indoor
- Finished in the top-five in all five meets of the season in the pole vault
- Was third (5.25m) at the Big Ten Championships and at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite (4.93m)
- Finished fourth at the Michigan Invite (4.90m)
- Was fifth at the Texas Tech Open (5.24m) and the Rod McCravy Memorial (5.03m)
- Posted the two best pole vault outings of the season for Ohio State, including clearing a season-best 5.31m at the Texas Relays
- Finished in the top-eight in all four regular-season meets – runner-up at the Jesse Owens Classic (5.27m), fourth at the Texas Relays (5.31m), seventh at the Tom Jones Invite (5.13m) and seventh at the Bulls Invite (5.00m)
Indoor
- Won the pole vault competition (5.08m) at the Jud Logan Light Giver Open
- Had four of the top-five Ohio State pole vaults this season
- Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships in pole vault (5.45m)
- Was the runner-up in the pole vault (5.36m) at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational
- Finished third in the pole vault (5.37m) at the Clemson Tiger Paw
- Won the pole vault competition at the USC Open (5.16m) and at the Jesse Owens Classic (5.15m)
- Finished third in the pole vault (5.35m) at the Big Ten Championships
- Also competed in the pole vault (5.19m) at NCAA Regionals
As a Sophomore
• Finished seventh at the 2021 Big Ten indoor championships in the pole vault
• Season Bests (I): 5.05/16-6 ¾ (Pole Vault)
• Season Bests (O): 5.31/17-5 (Pole Vault)
More on Luke
• Luke took third at the 2020 OHSAA state indoor track and field championships in the pole vault, clearing 15-10.
• He was second as a senior at the 2020 OHSAA outdoor championships, clearing 16-0.
• His fine senior season including winning the Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division title with a league-record jump of 15-9, winning the District 2 title (15-6) and winning regionals (16-4 ¾).
• Also qualified for the state meet as a junior.
