2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Paul H. McCarthy
Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Lukash Platil

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Thornton, Colo.

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes

- Team MVP (2016, 2018)
- GNAC All-Academic Team (2017)

Career Personal-Bests
5km: 16:15.80 (Sept. 9, 2016 at Moda Health Alaska Invitational)
7km : 22:38.4 (Sept. 8, 2018 at Raven Skinny Classic)
8km: 25:23.00 (Sept. 17, 2016 at Sundodger Invitational)
10km: 32:26.90 (Nov. 4, 2017 at NCAA West Region Championships)
 
2018 | Junior
Appeared in three meets as a junior … Ran a personal-best 22:38.4 in the 7km at the Skinny Raven Classic finishing eighth … At the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships placed 27th in the 8km race with a season-best time of 25:55.3 … Placed 12th at the Emerald City Open ... Team's MVP.

2017 | Sophomore
Appeared in four meets as a Nanook … Ran a career-best 32:26.9 in the 10km at the NCAA West Regional Championships finishing 96thoverall … Had season-bests in the 5km at the Moda Health Blue Gold Race and the 8km Sundodger Invitational with times of 16:35 (3rd) and 26:04.46 (57th) … Placed 37th overall at the GNAC Championships … Placed in the top two among Nanooks in all four meets … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2016 | Freshman
Team's Most Valuable Runner ... Appeared in five events as a freshman … Finished second on the team and overall at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational 5km with a personal-best time of 16:15.8 … had a Career-best 25:23.00 in the 8km at the Sundodger Invitational placing 34th overall and first on the team … Placed first on the team for the second straight race and 31st overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational ... At the GNAC Championships finished the 8km 28th overall in 26:20.80 ... Ran a personal-best 32:27.60 in the 10km at the NCAA West Region Championships.
 
Prior to Alaska
 
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
Spent one post-graduate year training with the SVSEF in Sun Valley, Idaho.
 
Horizon High School
Graduated from Horizon High School in May of 2014 ... Placed 16th overall in the 5A Colorado State High School Cross Country Running Championships ... Posted a 5km personal-best of 15:44.00 ... Eighth place finish overall (among 157 harriers) at the Liberty Bell Invitational in Littleton, Colorado.
 
Personal
Son of Erica Platil ... One sibling: Natalie ... Majoring in Biological Sciences ... Dual-sport athlete for the Alaska Nanooks (XC and Nordic Ski)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    6'4"

  • 2017Sophomore

    6'4"

  • 2018Junior

    6'5"

  • 2019Senior

    6'5"