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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Luke Lu

Sam Carpenter

  • Position Throws
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Alexandria, Va.
  • Highschool Thomas Edison

Biography

2025 Outdoor: Won the Grinnell Dick Young Classic discus with a toss of 48.73m/159-10…other top results include third-place hammer throws of 61.54m/201-11 at the Jim Duncan Invitational, 57.86m/189-19 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select, 60.60m/198-10 at the Cyclone Twilight, and 59.69m/195-10 at the MVC Championships.

2025 Indoor: Took weight throw runner-up honors three times including a season-best 19.99m/63-7 at Bill Bergan Open, 19.41m/63-8.25 at the Washburn Open, and 19.57m/64-2.5 at MVC Championships.

2023-24 Indoor: Finished in top eight in all but one indoor event of the year...best results came at Cyclone Open and Iowa Open with fourth place finishes, the latter being a personal best at 65'-6".

2023 Outdoor: Started outdoor season strong with top 10 finishes in first eight of 10 events including a third place result in discus (160'-7") at Grand View Viking Relays...best discus throw of the year came at the Jim Duncan Invite with a fifth place finish and a throw of 172'-11"...best hammer throw of the season came at the John Jacobs Invitational with a 10th place finish and a throw of 178'-2".

2022-23 Indoor: Best day of indoor season came at the Iowa Open with a 57'-9 3/4" weight throw, good enough for fifth.

Prior to Drake: Multi-sport athlete in football and basketball for Thomas Edison High School ... named first team all-district and second team all-region his junior season ... helped basketball team be district champions his junior year ... earned all-conference honorable mention in basketball as a junior.

Personal: Son of Mark Carpenter and Nicole Duritz ... has twin brother, Dylan ... Business Studies Major... chose Drake for its academic strength and great football program.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
    6'4" 250 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Throws
    6'4" 250 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Throws
    6'4" 250 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Throws
    0 lbs