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Track and Field

2014-15 Track and Field Roster

Lukas Bernard

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Watertown HS
  • Hometown Watertown, S.D.

Biography

Career Bests

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with runner-up performances in the 400 meters and distance medley relay … also ran on fifth place 4x400 relay to score 11 points and help the Coyote men capture their third-straight Summit League indoor title … recorded a season best time of 48.94 for 400 meters in the Summit League final … won the 400 meters at the USD Twilight and Dakota Realty Alumni meet … ranks ninth in school history in the 400 meters (48.94).

Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League 400-meter hurdles champion with a career best time of 51.87 … also took fifth in the 400 meters and ran on the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay at the Summit League Championships … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 400 hurdles … won the 400 hurdles at the Bobcat Invitational, Dakota Duals, CSULA Twilight and Long Beach Invitational … also recorded career bests in winning the 400 meters (47.89) and finishing runner-up in the 200 meters (22.02) at the Dakota Duals … ranks second in the 400 hurdles (51.87) and ninth in the 400 meters (47.89) in school history … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Earned All-League honors at both indoor and outdoor championships ... posted two second-place finishes at the Summit League Outdoor Championships. Finished second in the 400 and 4x400, and was fourth in the 400 hurdles ... posted second-fastest time in the league in the 400 (48.71) ... helped 4x400 team to league indoor title while adding a fourth-place finish in the 400 ... won the 400 hurdles at the USD Snowbird and the Tulsa Duels ... recorded second-place finish at the Sioux City Relays in the 4x400 and was third in the 400 hurdles ... finished second in the 400 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... named to the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Earned All-Summit League honors after helping the 4x400-meter relay win (3:22.26) and the distance medley relay team place second at the Summit League Indoor Championships...was part of 4x400 relay team that placed fourth at the Summit League Outdoor Championships...individually placed fifth in the 400 hurdles and eighth in the 110 hurdles...110 hurdle time of 16.68 at the league outdoor championships was a college-best...helped win the sprint medley at the Howard Wood Relays.

2011-12
Earned two All-Summit League honors...was part of 4x400 relay team that won Summit League Outdoor Championship with time of 3:16,33 and was also part of winning 4x400 relay team that claimed title at indoor conference meet (3:17.77)...ran a personal-best of 54.03 in 400-meter hurdles at Summit League Outdoor Championships...also had personal-bests of 49.43 (400-meter dash) and 8.75 (60-meter hurdles)...named to Academic All-Summit League team.

Prep
Finished as the state champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior...was the runner-up in the event as a senior...also part of state champion 4 x 400 relay teams in back-to-back years...also part of the school record holding 4 x 400 relay as well.

Personal
Elementary Education major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2013-14Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2014-15Senior

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