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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Lucas Burmeister

  • Position Sprints / Jumps
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown DeWitt, Iowa

Biography

2023-24: Named Indoor All Ohio Valley Conference Meet; Set the men’s all-time 200 indoor (non-oversize track) program record (21.44) and ran the program’s all-time 10th fastest indoor 60 meters (7.01). Finished second at the OVC Indoor Championships in the 200 and eighth in the 4x400.
 
2023-24 Top Times
Indoor
60: 7.01 (1/20/24 Larry Wieczorek Invitational)
200: 21.44 (2/22/24 OVC Indoor Meet)
4x400: 3:25.80 (2/22/24 OVC Indoor Meet)
Outdoor
100: 11.11 (5/3/24 Iowa State Alumni Invitational)
200: 22.29 (4/20/24 Musco Twilight)


FRESHMAN (2023):
Best times:

60: 7.04 (1/21/2023 / Wieczorek Invite)
100: 10.53 (4/22/23 / Meet of Champions)
200: 21.34 (5/11/2023 / Summit League Championships)
400: 49.72 (4/15/2023 / Cougar Classic)

Was on the winning 4x100 relay team at the Kip Janvrin Invite (42.84); Also participated on the winning sprint medley relay team at the Drake Relays (3:23.36). Won the 100 meters at the Augustana College Meet of Champions (10.53) and was on the winning 4x400 relay team the Cougar Classic (3:18.02) and Illini Challenge Indoor (3:22.49). Was named Summit League TicketSmarter Outdoor Track and Field Peak Performer of the Week on April 25.


BEFORE WIU: Freshman Transfer from Kirkwood Community College has a personal best 200 meter time of 22.27 from high school; finished second as a junior at the Iowa State Championships in the 200 meters.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprints / Jumps