2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Lukas Amare

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Diamond Bar, Calif.

Biography

2023 (Senior)
• Earned All-Big West honors for the second year in a row
• Finished 10th at the Big West Championships, covering the 8K course in 24:17.8
• Had a top-10 showing at the Big West Preview 6K (18:23.9)
• Ran an 8K season-best 24:09.5 at the UCR Invitational
• Named the Big West Athlete of the Week (Sept. 19) for that performance
• Placed 54th in a field of 201 at the NCAA West Regional
• UCI’s top performer in all five races
• Earned Big West Fall All-Academic honors

2022 (Junior)
• All-Big West performer with a seventh-place finish at the conference championships
• Ran an 8K personal-record 23:56.0, which ranks third among UCI’s all-time leaders
• Established a lifetime-best 29:51.3 in the 10K at the NCAA West Regional (62nd)
• That mark is tied for third in school history, making him the first ‘Eater to enter the program’s top-10 in the 10K since 1987
• Earned his first collegiate cross country victory in the Anteater Opener 6K (18:26.0)
• Added a top-20 showing at the Bronco Invitational where he was 14th out of 215 runners with a then PR 23:56.1
• Named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team for the second year in a row

2021 (Sophomore)
• UC Irvine’s top finisher in two of his five meets
• Placed among the top-10 in his collegiate cross country debut at the Anteater Opener on Sept. 1
• Also came in 25th to lead the ‘Eaters at the Big West Championships
• Ran an 8K season-best 24:52.3 at the conference meet
• Clocked in at 32:16.8 in his first career 10K at the NCAA West Regional
• Big West Fall All-Academic selection

2020 (Freshman)
• Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

High School
• Lettered in cross country and track & field at Diamond Bar High School
• Two-time Mt. Baldy League cross country champion
• Named his league's MVP as a junior and senior
• Finished third at the CIF-Southern Section Division Prelims and placed among the top-20 in the CIF-SS Finals
• Claimed individual track & field titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m to help his team to the 2019 league championship
• Advanced to the CIF-SS meet in the 1600m and 3200m
• Established school records in both events
• Played one year of basketball

Personal
• Majoring in biological sciences

TOP MARKS AT UCI
6K = 18:23.9 (2023 Big West Preview)
8K = 23:56.0 (2022 Big West Championships)
10K = 29:51.3 (2022 NCAA West Regional)


Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2021Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2023Senior

    5'7"