Luke Greer
Luke Greer
Year: Senior
Hometown: Northhampton, England
Position: Distance

2018-2019: For the second straight year, Greer will come off an appearance in the NCAA D2 National Cross Country Championships

2017-2018: Greer did not compete for C-N Track & Field during the outdoor season due to injury. He currently holds three school records during the indoor season in the 800 meter, 1600 meter, and 3000 meter events. 

Bast-Cregger Invitational:

3000-meter race: 2nd - 8:35.44 (school record)

ETSU Invitational

One Mile Run: 4th - 4:21.28

 

2017: Luke Greer had one of the best season in men's cross country history. The Junior won the Tuculum Open, Asheville Cross Country Invitational and the Allen and Phyllis Morgan Inviational-Battle at Mossy Creek. Greer also finished in the top-five in the South Atlantic Conference Meet and the Southeast Regional Meet. The United Kingdom native was also the first men's cross country runner since 2005 to race in the D-II National Cross Country Championships, Greer finished in 42nd place. Greer was named All-SAC First team and All-Region in his junior season, he also collected a SAC runner of the week honor. 

Tusculum Open: 1st - 15:38.0

Asheville Cross Country Invitational: 1st - 20:15.91

Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational: 1st - 15:10.0

SAC Championships: 2nd - 24:39.21

Southeast Regionals: 4th - 31:35.44

D-II National Championships: 42nd - 32:00.0 

 

2016: After missing the first meet of the season, Greer stormed onto the scene to lead the Eagles in two of the remaining four meets on the year… The duel-sport athlete’s best finish on the year came at the Maryville College Invitational after completing the eight-kilometer run in fourth-place with a time of 30:15.27…

Maryville College Invitational: 4th- 30:15.27

Royals Challenge: 82nd- 26:16.3

SAC Championships:  19th- 27:25.0

Southeast Regionals: 49th- 32:44.65

 

2015: Did not appear in any meets.

 

2014: Missing the first five meets of the season due to injury, Greer competed in the remaining five meets and had a season best 29th finish in the SAC Championships.

Blue & Orange Meet- DNC

Victor Ashe Meet- DNC

Berea Invitation- DNC

Maryville Duel Meet- DNC

Lousiville Invitational- DNC

McAlphine Invitational- 27:15.5 (41st) 8k

Falcon Classic- 28:52.70 (63rd) 8k

SAC Championships- 27:58.46 (29th) 8k

NCAA Southeast Regional- 35:36.0 (73rd) 10k

Carson-Newman: Greer is also a member of the men's soccer team as a goalkeeper. 

High School: Greer attended the Northampton School for Boys where he played soccer and table tennis competitively, and ran the 1500m in cross country.

Personal: Greer is the son of Bob and Alice Greer and is from Abington, Northampton, United Kingdom. He is undecided in his major.