Luker placed 20th overall at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational on Oct. 4. She finished the 6,000-meter course in 22:45.98. Luker was UW-La Crosse's second finisher after not recording better than a ninth-place team finish last year. Her time of 22:45.98 was an :18 lifetime personal record. Luker is having an impressive transformation while earning a top-five spot.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jami Riley, Senior, Fairmont, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Sonny Jenkins, Junior, Manton, Mich.
UW-River Falls, Amanda Rothbauer, Senior, Colfax, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Paige Haberkorn, Junior, Oconomowoc, Wis.
UW-Stout, Mikayla Jansen, Freshman, Greenleaf, Wis. (Wrightstown)
UW-Superior, Kate Weyenberg, Sophomore, Wrightstown, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Mary Kate Bernier, Sophomore, Racine, Wis. (Case)