2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Luke Venhuizen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Traverse City, Mich.
- High School:
- Traverse City Central
- Major:
- General Studies
At Michigan
• Cross Country All-Great Lakes Region (2024)
Collegiate PR | Indoor: Mile - 4:08.86; 3000m - 8:04.30; 5000m - 13:58.62 | Outdoor: 1500m - 3:49.24; 5000m - 13:48.38; 10,000m - 28:42.22 | Cross Country: 5k - 15:12.8; 8k - 23:31.6; 10k - 29:43.9; 5 Mile - 24:30.2
High School PR | 800m - 1:57.41; 1600m - 4:09.40; 2 Mile - 8:56.92
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
Senior (2025-26)
Cross Country
• Ran 15:12.8 over 5 kilometers for 11th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 29)
Junior (2024-25)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:46.35 in the 5000m for 39th and 230:26.07 for 40th in the 10,000m at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
• Ran a career best 13:48.38 in the 5000m, the No. 8 time on the program performers list, for 15th and 29:56.03 for 16th in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Ran 23:49.24 for 31st in the 1500m at the Duke Twilight (May 4)
• Ran 14:07.10 for 27th in the 5000m at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 17-18)
• Ran 28:42.22 for 27th in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (March 27-29)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 14:09.10 in the 5000m run for 16th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Ran a career-best 13:58.62 in the 5000m run for 80th at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14)
• Ran a career-best 4:08.86 in the mile run for seventh at the Michigan Invitational (Feb. 8)
• Ran a career-best 8:04.30 in the 3000m run for second at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24-25)
Cross Country
• Ran a career-best 29:43.9 over 10 kilometers for 22nd at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)
• Ran a career-best 23:31.6 over 8 kilometers for 39th at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1)
• Ran a career-best 23:45.0 over 8 kilometers for 85th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
• Ran a career-best 24:15.6 over 8 kilometers for 57th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 27)
Sophomore (2023-24)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 13:58.27 in the 5000 meter run for second at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 13:58.21 in the 5000 meter run for 22nd at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 19)
• Ran a career-best 13:52.88 in the 5000 meter run for fourth at the Stanford Invitational (March 29)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 14:12.94 in the 5000 meter for eighth at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 14:13.99 in the 5000 meter for sixth at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran a career-best 8:09.29 in the 3000 meter for ninth at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
• Ran 8:14.40 in the 3000 meter for ninth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
Cross Country
• Ran 31.27.3 over 10 kilometers for 180th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 18)
• Ran 30.18.9 over 10 kilometers for 24th at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
• Ran 24:56.3 over 8 kilometers for 20th at the Big Ten Conference Championships (Oct. 27)
• Ran a career best 24:15.9 over 8 kilometers for 81st at the Virginia Invitational (Sept. 23)
First-Year (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:52.72 in the 5000 meter run at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran a career-best 14:04.69 in the 5000 meter run for seventh at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15)
• Ran 14:06.70 in the 5000 meter run at the Raleigh Relays (March 23-25)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:10.27 in the 3000 meter run for 14th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best 8:10.64 in the 3000 meter run for 87th at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 4:12.47 in the mile for 24th at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 4:12.62 in the mile for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 7)
Cross Country
• Ran 31:31.4 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 226th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 31:31.4 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 226th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 19), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 24:57.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 35th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28)
• Ran 24:55.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 201st at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 14)
• Ran 24:30.2 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 77th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 30), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
HIGH SCHOOL
Track & Field: Finished fourth for two miles at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals to go along with a 34th-place finish in the mile ... Finished third over 1,600 meters and fifth for 3,200 meters at the 2022 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Finished third at 1600 meters at the 2022 MITS Indoor meet ... Finished eighth over 3,200 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals, and went on to finish 11th in the mile and 17th over 3,200 meters at the RunningLane Championships ... Finished the 2022 season ranked No. 1 among Michigan high schoolers, No. 7 in Michigan high school history and No. 14 nationally at two miles, and No. 5 among Michigan high schoolers at 1,600 meters in 2022.
Cross Country: Finished 25th at the 2021 Eastbay National Championships after taking seventh at the Eastbay Midwest Regional, fifth at the Mideast Meet of Champions, third at the Michigan Meet of Champions and fifth at the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Finished 18th at the 2020 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Finished 35th at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Won the 2018 Nike Cross Midwest Regional freshman/sophomore race
