Air Force Academy

Luke Marker

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Class: Senior Hometown: Manson, WA High School: Manson

Event: Hurdles

2003: Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the MWC Indoor Championships…ran a leg on the sprint medley relay team that posted the second-fastest time in school history (3:22.14) at the Florida Relays…placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the MWC Outdoor Championships…was a member of the shuttle hurdle relay team that posted the second fastest time in USAFA history (57.68) at the Florida Relays and was ranked sixth in the nation…ran a leg of the fifth-place 4X100-meter relay team at the MWC Outdoor Championships…qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 110-meter hurdles… academic all-MWC team member…selected as a USTCA Academic All-American.

2002: Finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the indoor conference championships…placed fourth at the MWC Outdoor Championships in the 110-meter hurdles (14.33), which ranked eighth on the all-time list…placed eighth in 100-meter dash at the outdoor conference meet…ran the anchor leg on the 4x100-meter relay team which finished in 40.77 to place fourth at the MWC Outdoor Championships…that mark ranks sixth on the USAFA all-time list…earned "Breakthrough Performance" weekly award for his 14.36 time at the Air Force Outdoor Quadrangular… MWC All-Academic team.

2001: Finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.28) at the MWC Indoor Championships…posted a season-best time of 7.28 in the 60-meter dash and 22.48 in the 200-meter dash…won the 110-meter hurdles (14.82) at the Missouri Quadrangular…member of the 4x200-meter relay team that posted the fourth fastest time in school history (1:27.59) at the Drake Relays…posted the fifth fastest time in the 4x110-meter high hurdle shuttle relay (59.46)…finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (15.06) at the MWC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in 300-meter hurdles...registered top marks of 14.01 (110-meter hurdles) and 39.08 (300-meter hurdles), as well as a 14'9" on the pole vault...member of the 1998 state champion team...earned four letters in track, two in football and basketball...selected as track team captain during junior and senior years.

PERSONAL: Parents are John and Susan Marker...member of the high school National Honor Society...earned academic all-state honors...graduated in the top 10-percent of his class…enjoys wake boarding, snow boarding, swimming and biking.