Luca Russo

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Kent, England

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
8000m Run – 24:38.80 // Texas A&M Invite (9/26/15)
10000m Run – 32:43.8 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11/16)
Indoor Track & Field
800m Run – 1:54.95 // Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (1/23/16)
1000m Run – 2:29.57 // Border Battle (1/7/17)
Mile Run Run – 4:07.97 // Razorback Invitational (1/28/17)
3000m Run – 8:17.69 // Commodore Invitational (1/14/17)
Outdoor Track & Field
1500m Run – 3:46.47 // Stanford Invitational (3/31/17)
5000m Run – 14:56.88 // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/13/17)

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2016-17
Season Bests
8000m (XC) – 24:52.39 // Chile Pepper Festival (10/1)
10,000m (XC) – 32:43.8 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11)
1000m Run (ITF) – 2:29.57 // Border Battle (1/7)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:07.97 // Razorback Invitational (1/28)
3000m Run (ITF) – 8:17.69 // Commodore Invitational (1/14)
800m Run (OTF) – 1:52.84 // SFSU Distance Carnival (4/1)
1500m Run (OTF) – 3:46.47 // Stanford Invitational (3/31)
5000m Run (OTF) – 14:56.88 // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/13)

Cross Country – Kicked off his senior season by finishing fifth for Mizzou and 43^rd overall at the Commodore Classic (Sept. 17), finishing the 8k race at 25:45.3 … Posted highest finish of the season at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 1), crossing the finish line fourth for Mizzou and 27^th overall with a time of 24:52.39 … Placed third for Mizzou and 36^th overall at the SEC Championships (Oct. 28), crossing the finish line at 25:26.5 … Set a 10k personal record at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11), finishing sixth for Mizzou and 120^th overall at 32:43.8.

Indoor Track – Began the indoor season by finishing fourth in the 1000m run at the Border Battle (Jan. 7), clocking a time of 2:29.57 … Set a 3000m run personal record at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14), crossing the finish line ninth with a time of 8:17.69 … Set a mile run personal record and recorded a top-five finish in the DMR at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 28), finishing ninth at 4:07.97 and fifth at 9:54.80, respectively … Placed sixth in the invitational heat of the mile run at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10), crossing the finish line at 4:13.57 … Competed in the mile run and DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25), finishing 19^th at 4:18.16 and ninth at 9:52.17, respectively.

Outdoor Track – Opened the outdoor season with a stellar performance at the Stanford Invitational (March 31), finishing first in the 1500m run with a personal record time of 3:46.47 … Also out in California, recorded a ninth-place finish in the 800m run at the SFSU Distance Carnival (April 1), crossing the finish line at 1:51.84 … Finished third in the 1500m run at the Crimson Tide Invite (April 8), clocking a time of 3:48.38 … Placed sixth in the 1500m run at the Drake Relays (April 29), crossing the finish line at 3:55.03 … Made the finals in the 1500m run at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-13), ending up with a 12^th-place finish at 3:59.79 … Ended collegiate career by placing 25^th in the 1500m run at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 25), crossing the finish line at 3:53.10.

2015-16
Season Bests
8000m (XC) – 24:38.80 // Texas A&M Invite (9/26)
10000m (XC) – 33:15.10 // Midwest Regional (11/13)
800m (ITF) – 1:54.95 // Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (1/23)
Mile Run (ITF) – 4:10.17 // Husker Invitational (2/5)
1500m (OTF) – 3:52.90 // Memphis Invitational (4/29)

Cross Country – Finished 35^th and ran a season-best time of 24:38.80 in the 8000m race at the Texas A&M Invite… Ran a season-best time of 33:15.10 in the 10000m race at the Midwest Regional.

Indoor Track – Kicked off the indoor season with a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battle with a time of 1:55.96 … Placed fifth in the mile run at the Husker Invitational, finishing with a season-best time of 4:10.17 … Posted a season-best time in the 800m at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, running a time of 1:54.95 … Finished fourth in the mile run at the Tyson Invitational, finishing at 4:10.38.

Outdoor Track – Competed three times during the outdoor season, all in the 1500m … Finished in second-place at the Memphis Invitational, finishing at 3:52.90.

PRE-MIZZOU
Bests
800m - 1:53.97 // 1500m - 3:52.03 // 3000m - 8:27.80 // 2000m Steeplechase - 6:08.90

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