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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Luke Cancilla

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Erie, PA
  • Highschool Mercyhurst Prep
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

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TFRRS Profile

Career Honors
  • Fall Academic OAC: 2017

2018 Cross Country 
  • Competed in every race this season
  • Career best 6K finishing 16th in the Sudek Sundown Classic (20:40.9)
  • Had his career best 8K in the All-Ohio championship race placing 47th (26:32.1)
  • Competed in the OAC championships placing 36th (27:49.1)
  • Finished his career at Regionals placing 68th (26:37.8)

2017 Cross Country
  • Finished the Inter-Regional meet in 27.50.2
  • Ran the All-Ohio Meet in 27:37.7
  •  Finished with a 27:16.0 time at the Tiffleberg Open, good for 27th overall.

2017 Outdoor
  • He ran his career best time in the 800-meter run at the OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. His time of 2:00.06 was quick enough for him to crack the top-20 for the event.

2017 Indoor
  • Posted a season best time of 1:30.73 for the 600-meter run at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor T&F Open, which was good enough to be a top-20 finisher there.
  • Also at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor T&F Open, he was able to finish his mile race in 4:46.40. He closed his season with a, 2nd place finish and a season best in the 800-meter run with a 2:00.35 time at the Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.

2016 Cross Country
  • Opened his second season with a 29:21.9 8k at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Ran a season best 27:52.9 at the Inter-Regional Rumble 2016
  • Placed 78th at the OAC Championship.

2016 Outdoor
  • Luke received two personal records in the 800m (2:04.09) and the 1500m (4:17.87)
  •  Best finish of the season was at the 47th Annual Sparky Adams Invitational, snaring 2nd in the 4x400 in a time of 3:37.95, the best 4x400 time he has had thus far at JCU.

2015-2016 Indoor
  • Ran his best 1000m at his first indoor race at the Split Mount Union meet, finishing 6th in 2:43.99
  • Ran a 4:40.11 mile, at the BW Mid-February placing 6th and notching his personal best time
  • Best finish of the year was in the BW Greater CLE Championships, placing 2nd in the 1k (2:45.34).

2015 Cross Country
  • Started his John Carroll career with a 23:07.2 6k
  •  After three 8000m races, Luke improved 1 minute 4 seconds from his first time of the season, finishing in 27:49.7 at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble.

High School
  • Prepped for Coach Dave Stolar at Mercyhurst Prep
  • First team All-Region performer (XC)
  • 2-time District 10 champion
  • First team All-District (Track)
  • Part of the 4x800 team that took 5th at the Pennsylvania State Track & Field Championships
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • Graduated with a 3.7 GPA.

Academics and Personal
  • Exercise Science major
  • Member of the Leadership Scholars Program at JCU
  •  Earned a 3.91 GPA
  • Planning on attending graduate school for his Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2016Junior

    5'11"
  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior

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