Lukas Amare

Photo by: Raymond Tran

Photo by: Robert Huskey

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

2024 (Senior)
• Big West scorer in the 10000-meter run
• Finished eighth in a personal-record 30:41.72
• Also competed in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Clocked a 5K season-best 14:42.80 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Added a lifetime-best 8:32.36 in the 3000m at the Beach Opener
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team

2023 (Junior)
• Did not compete

2022 (Sophomore)
• Placed 10th in the 10000m at the Big West Championships (31:42.83)
• Had three top-eight finishes in the 5000m
• Claimed runner-up honors with a personal-record 14:35.42 at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Also came in sixth at the UCSB Invitational and eighth at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Ran a lifetime-best 3:54.47 for a third-place showing in the 1500m at the Vince O’Boyle Track & Field Classic
• Added a runner-up finish in the mile at the Bob Larsen Distance Invitational
• Big West Spring All-Academic selection

2021 (Freshman)
• Competed in the 1500m and 5000m
• Established a season-best 4:02.90 for a runner-up finish in the 1500m at the OC Dual
• Ran a nearly seven-second season-best in the 5000m at the Big West Championships (15:09.79)

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
• Member of the UCI cross country team

TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 1:57.75 (2022 Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic)
1500m = 3:54.47 (2022 Vince O'Boyle Track & Field Classic)
Mile = 4:16.90 (2022 Bob Larsen Distance Invitational)
3000m = 8:32.36 (2024 Beach Opener)
5000m = 14:35.42 (2022 Steve Scott Invitational)
10000m = 30:41.72 (2024 Big West Championships)