Luke Spurrier

Duke Cross Country Headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on September 1, 2021.

Year:
2
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ky.
High School:
South Warren

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2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor

Ran 800m personal best (1:52.00) for sixth place at the Virginia Grand Prix Invite
Finished second in the 800m (1:52.44) at the High Point Meet of Champions
Took sixth in the 800m (1:52.50) at the VertKlasse Meeting

Indoor

Competed in the 800m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Cross Country

Competed in his first collegiate cross country meet, running the 6K course at the Elon Opener in 20:12.4

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Did not compete during the 2020-21 track & field season

2019-20 (Freshman)
Outdoor

Did not compete - season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

Ran a season-best 800m time (1:54.13) at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
Finished fourth in the 1000m (2:26.96) at the Virginia Tech Invitational clocking the fastest 1000m ever run by a Duke freshman
Won the 800m events at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1:55.06) and Virginia Tech Invitational (1:55.02)

Prior to Duke: Attended South Warren High School … Class AAA Region 2 cross country champion senior year … received All-State Cross Country all four years of high school … earned the title of state track champion in the 2019 800m 3AAA Kentucky race … also competed in wrestling, where he was a two-time SCISA State Champion in 2015 and 2016 … valedictorian of South Warren class of 2019 … was the varsity academic team quick recall captain senior year and was also freshman class president.

Personal: Born on January 10, 2001 … son of Steve Jr. and Melissa Spurrier … has six siblings, including four brothers, Gavin, Nolan, Palmer and Hayden, and two sisters Emmaline and McKinley … brother, Gavin, is a sophomore quarterback for the Duke football team … father, Steve Jr., is a Duke graduate who played football (1990-1994) and currently is the outside receivers coach Mississippi State University … grandfather, Steve, served as the head coach of the Blue Devils' football program from 1987-89 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player (1986), following his Heisman Trophy winning career at Florida, and as a coach (2017), after becoming the winningest coach in Florida (1996-2001) and South Carolina (2005-15) history.