Player Bio: Louis LuchiniPlayer Bio: Louis Luchini
Cross Country

Player Bio: Louis Luchini

  Louis Luchini
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ellsworth, ME
High School:
Ellsworth

Stanford: One of the premier cross country and distance runners in the United States ... A nine-time All-American in cross country and track & field.

2002 Cross Country Season (Junior): Finished fifth individually at the NCAA Championships to earn his second consecutive All-America award ... Was the #2 runner on Stanford's NCAA title winning team ... Also finished fifth at the NCAA West Regional and the Notre Dame Invitational ... Took seventh place at tthe Pre-NCAA Meet Blue race.

2001 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Named an All-American after finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships ... Was the #2 runner for the second place Cardinal at the NCAA's ... Had three Top 10 showings, including a second place finish at the Murray Keatinge Invitational ... Finished tenth at the NCAA West Regionals as Stanford won the team title.

2000 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Helped lead the Cardinal to the Pac-10 and NCAA West Regional titles ... Was Stanford's second runner and third place overall at the Pac-10's ... Was Stanford's third runner and eighth place overall at the NCAA West Regionals ... Stanford's fourth runner as the Cardinal finished fourth at the NCAA's.

1999 Cross Country Season: Redshirted.

2003 Track & Field Season (Junior): The NCAA runner-up in the 5000 meters ... The Pac-10 champion in the 5000 and 10,000 meters ... The NCAA West Regional champion in the 5000 meters ... Finished fifth in the 5000 meters at the U.S. Outdoor Championship ... Ran 13:31.80 in the 5000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, a career-best and third-best all-time at Stanford ... Ran a career-best 28:41.13 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, ninth-best in school history ... A NCAA All-American in the 5000 meters for the second consecutive year ... Ran a career best of 3:45.39 in the 1500 meters ... Finished fourth in the 3000 meters and fifth in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships to gain All-America honors ... Ran a career best of 7:56.70 in the 3000 meters indoors, the fifth best performance all-time at Stanford ... Ran a career best of 13:48.78 in the 5000 meters indoors, the third best performance all-time at Stanford ... The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) champion in the 3000 and 5000 meters ... Voted the MPSF Male Athlete of the Year.

2002 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): NCAA All-American in the 5000 and 10,000 meters ... ... Finished fifth in 10,000 meters and tenth in the 5000 meters at the NCAA's ... Placed fifth in the 5000 meters at the U.S. National Championships with a career-best time of 13:34.18 ... Placed third in both the 5000 and 10,000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships ... Ran a career best of 28:49.86 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... NCAA Indoor All-American in the 5000 meters.

2001 Track & Field Season: Redshirted the outdoor season ... Qualified automatically in the 5000 meters for the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 13:53.87 ... Finished eleventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5000 meters to earn All-America honors.

2000 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Gained valuable experience running the 10,000 meters at the NCAA's ... Reached the NCAA's with a time of 28:54.30, second all-time among Stanford freshman runners ... Finished third at the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, OR ... Captured the 5000 meter title (14:52.28) at the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships ... The third-fastest American junior ever at 10,000 meters.

High School: Enjoyed a highly successful running career at Ellsworth High School ... Finished second as a senior at the Footlocker Nationals in Orlando, FL ... The Eastern Maine and state champion in cross country ... Also won the New England championship ... In track, won the Maine state meet in the 800 meters, mile and two-mile ... Also the Eastern Maine winner in all three events ... The 1998 National Scholastic indoor runner-up in the two mile at 9:06.17 ... Ran 1:57 in the 800 meters, 4:17 in the mile, and 9:04 in the two-mile.

Cardinal Catalogue: Human Biology major ... A 2002 All Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic selection ... A 2003 All Pac-10 Track & Field All-Academic choice ... Parents are Louis Luchini and Sheryl Higgins