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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Luke Lu

Ryan Schweizer

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Des Moines, Iowa
  • Highschool Dowling Catholic
  • Prev School Notre Dame

Biography

Prior to Drake: Named All-ACC Second Team for the Indoor Distance Medley Relay at the University of Notre Dame ... placed first in the mile at the Blue & Gold Invitational with a time of 4:15.44 as a collegiate senior off two missed years due to injury ... competed in the finals of the ACC Indoor Championship in the mile and placed third with a time of 3:49.04 in the 1,500m at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in 2017 ... was a four-time Iowa state champion in the 800m; 1,600m; 3,200m; and distance medley ... placed first in the Drake Relays twice ... set the state record for the 800m with a time of 1:50.3 as a senior at Dowling Catholic ... fastest 1,600m runner in the state his senior year with the time of 4:03.5.
 

Personal: Son of Michael and Kathy Schweizer ... both parents participated in cross country and track at Minnesota State University ... sisters, Karissa and Kelsey, both ran cross country and track at the University of Missouri … Karissa was a six-time NCAA Champion and is one of the top women’s distance runners in the nation ... he intends to get his MBA.