2024 Cross Country Roster
Churchwell, Luke
Luke Churchwell
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cochran, Ga.
- High School:
- Bleckley County
Bio
2024: Scored for the Bulldogs in the season-opening 4-mile run at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, crossing the finish line third for Georgia and ninth overall with a time of 19:49.45…Scored at the SEC Championships, posting a time of 24:44.3 to finish 91st…Placed 97th at the NCAA South Regional with a 10k time of 32:32.4.
2023: Placed 10th to score in his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, posting a time of 15:05.05…Earned his second-straight top-10 finish at the 6k Gamecock Challenge (7th – 18:15.5)…Finished 140th at the 8k Paul Short Run, clocking a time of 25:18.30 to score…Ran a 24:59.2 at the 8k Crimson Classic to finish 51st…Posted a time of 25:21.0 at the 8k SEC Championships to finish 73rd overall…Clocked a time of 31:51.3 at the 10k NCAA South Regionals to place 97th overall.
High School: Four-time all-state and all-region cross country at Bleckley County High School…School record holder in the 800 meters, 1600m and 3200m, also running a leg on the school record-setting 4x800m relay…GHSA 1A Division 1 state cross country champion as a senior, setting a school record on the state course as a senior…Also secured the region title in his final season…Ran a personal-best 5k time of 15:26 to finish seventh at the Wingfoot Cross Country Classic as a senior…That time marked the Bleckley County High School record on any course…GHSA 1A Division 1 state track champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m…Helped BCHS place fourth in the 4x800m relay at the state track meet during his fourth year…High point scorer at the state track meet with 30.5 points…Region champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m as a senior…Georgia Positive Athlete recipient for cross country in his final season, given to an athlete who has positively impacted their community through their sport…Cross country region champion as a junior, going on to finish third at the state meet…Took region titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m as a junior…Placed third in the 1600m and 3200m at the state track meet in his third season…Region cross country champion as a sophomore…Earned a seventh place finish at the GHSA 1A Division 1 state meet in his second season…Region champion in three track events as a sophomore (800m, 1600m and 3200m)…Placed fifth in the 3200m and eighth in the 1600m at the state track meet during his second year…Region runner-up in cross country as a freshman, placing third at the state meet…Personal bests of 1:56.37 (800m), 4:12.87 (1600m), 9:07.73 (3200m) and 15:26 (5000m)…Graduated with honors from Bleckley County High School…Member of National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)…Beta Club member for all four years of high school…Junior Board club president for Citizens Bank.
Personal: Born Sept. 21, 2004...Son of Brenda and Ricky Churchwell...Uncles Bill Douglas, Bryan Layman and Kenny Thompson; aunts Sherry Grogan and Donna Layman; and cousins Aaron Layman, Hudson Grogan, Will Douglas and Lauren Douglas all attended the University of Georgia…Intending to major in Finance and Marketing.
2023: Placed 10th to score in his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, posting a time of 15:05.05…Earned his second-straight top-10 finish at the 6k Gamecock Challenge (7th – 18:15.5)…Finished 140th at the 8k Paul Short Run, clocking a time of 25:18.30 to score…Ran a 24:59.2 at the 8k Crimson Classic to finish 51st…Posted a time of 25:21.0 at the 8k SEC Championships to finish 73rd overall…Clocked a time of 31:51.3 at the 10k NCAA South Regionals to place 97th overall.
High School: Four-time all-state and all-region cross country at Bleckley County High School…School record holder in the 800 meters, 1600m and 3200m, also running a leg on the school record-setting 4x800m relay…GHSA 1A Division 1 state cross country champion as a senior, setting a school record on the state course as a senior…Also secured the region title in his final season…Ran a personal-best 5k time of 15:26 to finish seventh at the Wingfoot Cross Country Classic as a senior…That time marked the Bleckley County High School record on any course…GHSA 1A Division 1 state track champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m…Helped BCHS place fourth in the 4x800m relay at the state track meet during his fourth year…High point scorer at the state track meet with 30.5 points…Region champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m as a senior…Georgia Positive Athlete recipient for cross country in his final season, given to an athlete who has positively impacted their community through their sport…Cross country region champion as a junior, going on to finish third at the state meet…Took region titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m as a junior…Placed third in the 1600m and 3200m at the state track meet in his third season…Region cross country champion as a sophomore…Earned a seventh place finish at the GHSA 1A Division 1 state meet in his second season…Region champion in three track events as a sophomore (800m, 1600m and 3200m)…Placed fifth in the 3200m and eighth in the 1600m at the state track meet during his second year…Region runner-up in cross country as a freshman, placing third at the state meet…Personal bests of 1:56.37 (800m), 4:12.87 (1600m), 9:07.73 (3200m) and 15:26 (5000m)…Graduated with honors from Bleckley County High School…Member of National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)…Beta Club member for all four years of high school…Junior Board club president for Citizens Bank.
Personal: Born Sept. 21, 2004...Son of Brenda and Ricky Churchwell...Uncles Bill Douglas, Bryan Layman and Kenny Thompson; aunts Sherry Grogan and Donna Layman; and cousins Aaron Layman, Hudson Grogan, Will Douglas and Lauren Douglas all attended the University of Georgia…Intending to major in Finance and Marketing.
Georgia Cross Country NCAA South Regional Championship Video Recap
Friday, November 10
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championship Video Recap
Friday, October 27
Georgia Cross Country Regionals Highlights
Friday, November 11
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championships Postmeet Recap
Saturday, October 29
