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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Luke Ellwood

  • Position Middle Distance/Distance
  • Hometown Port Washington, N.Y.
  • High School Regis

Biography

2024-25 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction during the fall semester … A W&M Provost  Award winner.
Cross Country: Appeared in five meets … Scored for the Tribe at the CAA Championships (11/1/24), finishing fifth on the team and 19th overall in 25:42.1 … Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (11/15/24), finishing 136th in 33:03.1 … Posted top-50 finishes at the Spider Alumni Open (26th in 19:00.4) and the Pirate Cross Country Invitational (40th in 24:52.2), the latter mark representing a career-best in the 8,000m … Scored for the Tribe at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/19/24), finishing fifth on the team and 83rd overall in 24:55.5.
Indoor Track & Field: Finished second in the 5,000m at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/23-25/25) in 14:47.53 … Posted a season-best mile time of 4:16.72 at the East Coast Invitational (2/7-8/25) … Placed third in the mile at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/14-15/25) … Placed ninth in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships (2/26-27/25) behind a career-best time of 14:43.95.
Outdoor Track & Field: Posted a season-best 9:25.42 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/17-18/25), the 48th-best mark in the Southeast Region … Finished third in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/29/25) in 6:05.16…. Placed fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Hill City Twilight (5/2/25) in 9:33.66 … Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the CAA Championships (5/14-15/25).

2023-24 Season
A W&M Provost Award winner … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with High Honors during the fall.
Cross Country: Ran four events during the fall … Placed 47th (26:45.9) at the CAA Championships (10/27/23) … Finished 30th in the Adidas XC Challenge (9/15/23) in  a time of 19:02.4 … Took 84th (25:56.4) in the Virginia XC23 Pre-Nationals (10/14/23).
Indoor Track & Field: Advanced to the finals and earned points with a sixth-place finish in the mile at the CAA Championships (2/22-23/24) in a season-best time of 4:10.66 … His time ranked 83rd in the Southeast Region … Finished 16th in the 3000m (8:39.89) at the championships … Placed second in the mile at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/18-20/24) … Garnered a fifth-place effort in the 3000m (8:27.69) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/9-10/24).
Outdoor Track & Field: Placed seventh to earn points in the 3000m steeplechase at the CAA Championships (5/10-11/24) in a time of 9:32.65 … Ran a season-best 9:19.47 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19/24) … Finished fifth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:23.95) at the Colonial Relays (4/4-6/24) … Placed fourth in the 5000m (14:55.88) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (March 22) … Won the 2000m steeplechase to open the spring at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/16/24) in the a time of 6:02.71, which was the seventh-best time in school history.

2022-23 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction... Received William & Mary Provost Award for Academic Excellence
Cross Country: Finished top-120 at the NCAA Southeast Regional (11/11/21)… Notched a 32nd-place finish at the CAA Championship (10/28/22) in 26:03.60… Moved up 17 spots over his final 3k at the Virginia XC23 Invitational (10/15/22) to finish top-110… Ran at the Paul Short Run (9/30/22)… Finished top-35 at the CNU Regional Preview (9/16/22)… Was 34th at the Charlotte Open (9/2/22). 
Indoor Track & Field: Posted a PR of 4:09.97 in the mile at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/4/23).
Outdoor Track & Field: Ran in the 3,000m steeplechase at the CAA Championships (5/5/23)… Finished top-10 in the 1,500m at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (4/8/23). 
 
2021-22 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction… Received William & Mary Provost Award for Academic Excellence
Indoor Track & Field: Was fourth with a time of 2:27.62 in the 1,000m a the Navy Select (2/18/22). 
Outdoor Track & Field: Represented William & Mary at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships (6/28/22), running in the 3,000m. 

Prep
A four-time cross country NY state federation meet qualifier … Twice an indoor 1,600m NY state qualifier … Qualified for the outdoor 1,600m NY state meet on one occasion … Holds Regis school records in the indoor 3,200m, outdoor 3,200m and outdoor 1,600m … Recipient of the Shaun Mannion Award, which is awarded to the Regis High School senior who demonstrated outstanding performance in Varsity Athletics throughout high school … Named to the honor roll on three occasions … Served as a REACH Mentor (The REACH program seeks out middle schoolers who mostly come from immigrant backgrounds and underprivileged communities … Served as a mentor to three middle schoolers and worked as a teacher’s aide on numerous Saturdays during the school year.
 
Personal
Son of Stephen and Jennifer Ellwood … Enjoys playing video games, watching sports and ping pong.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2023-24Junior

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2024-25Senior

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2025-26Graduate Student

    Middle Distance/Distance