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Stanford: A six-time NCAA All-American after only two years on The Farm … One of the top 5000 and 10,000 meter runners in the United States.
2002 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): An NCAA All-American in the 5000 and 10,000 meters … Finished fifth in the 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, the third fastest performance in Stanford history … 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, seventh all-time at Stanford … 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): Finished the year as the #1-ranked 10,000 meter freshman in the NCAA … His time of 28:54.30 is the third fastest ever by an American Junior and ranked eighth all-time at Stanford … Competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Duke at 10,000 meters where he helped Stanford capture its first NCAA track title in 66 years … Finished third at 10,000 meters at the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene … Captured the 5000 meter title at the U.S. Junior National Championships in Denton, TX to earn a berth at the World Junior Track & Field Championships in Santiago, Chile.
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 the Pre-NCAA Meet Blue race.
2001 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Named All-American after finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships … Was the #2 runner for the second-place Cardinal team 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 Championships.
1999 Cross Country Season: Redshirted, but finished second at the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships ... Competed at the IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships where he finished 37th.
High School: The Maine state meet champion in the 800 meters, mile and two-mile … The 1998 National Scholastic indoor runner-up in the two mile at 9:06.17 … Ran 4:17 in the mile, and 9:04 in the two-mile … Finished second at the 1998 Footlocker Nationals in Orlando, FL. … Graduated fifth in his class … National Honor Society member.
Cardinal Catalogue: Human Biology major … A 2002 All Pac-10 cross country all-academic choice … Brother ran cross country at the University of Maine … Parents are Louis Luchini and Sheryl Higgins … Born May 24, 1981.
Collegiate Career Bests: 5000 meters (13:34.18); 10,000 meters (28:49.86)