Skip To Main Content

University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Tom Weishaar

Chris Luciano

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mountain Lakes, N.J.
  • Highschool Mountain Lakes

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
1,500m: 3:55.82
3,000m: 8:10.52
5,000m: 14:11.28
10,000m: 30:06.43

CAREER ACCOLADES
2017 XC Second-Team All-Ivy
2017 XC Team Captain
2017 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (5,000m)
2016 XC Second-Team All-Ivy
2016 XC Ivy League Heps Team Champion
Sixth all-time at Penn in the indoor 5,000m (14:24.48)
Eighth all-time at Penn in the indoor 3,000m (8:10.52)
Eighth all-time at Penn in the outdoor 5,000m (14:11.28)

OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in three meets during the 2018 outdoor season, running both the 5,000m and 10,000m.
  • Placed 10th in the 5,000m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (April 14).
  • Finished 11th in the 10,000m at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6).
INDOOR 2018
  • Ran in three meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in both the 3,000m and 5,000m.
  • Ran both events at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25), placing ninth and 10th respectively.
  • Placed fifth in the 3,000m at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13).
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Was a key member of the lineup, competing in all six possible outings and scoring in each.
  • Opened the year with two top-five finishes, placing second as Penn's top runner at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2) and finishing fourth at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15).
  • Penn's third runner at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29), posting a season-best 8K time of 24:18.
  • Placed 87th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13).
  • Penn's second finisher at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 27), taking 14th to earn second-team All-Ivy status.
  • Finished 27th at the 2017 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 10).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m.
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA East Region Prelims in the 5,000m, finishing 35th overall with a time of 14:47.83.
  • Placed fourth at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7) in the 10,000m with a time of 32:03.86, while taking eighth in the 5,000m.
  • Set a new career-best in the 5,000m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 22) with a time of 14:11.28, ranking eighth in program history.
  • Totaled three top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in both the 3,000m and 5,000m during the 2017 indoor season, appearing in four meets, including the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26).
  • Recorded career-best time of 14:24.48 in the 5,000m at the FasTrack National Invite (Feb. 10), finishing third. 
  • Finished seventh at Ivy Heps in the 5,000m. 
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Scored in his season debut at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9) with an eighth-place finish.
  • Scored in all three 8K events he ran in, including a ninth-place finish at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 29).
  • Helped lead Penn to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Nov. 11).
OUTDOOR 2016
  • Competed in both the 5,000m and 10,000m during the 2016 outdoor season.
  • Placed first in the 10,000m at the Sam Howell Invite (Apr. 8).
  • Placed second in the 5,000m at the Penn Challenge (March 26).
INDOOR 2016
  • Competed in the 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season.
  • Recorded three top-10 placements throughout the year.
  • Had a collegiate-best time of 8:19.91 in the 3,000m at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 2).\
CROSS COUNTRY 2015
  • Scored at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 2) with a 77th-place showing.
  • Crossed the finish line 13th at the Leopard Invitational (Oct. 17).
  • Finished 69th at Ivy Heps (Oct. 30). 
2014-15: Competed in five cross country meets and scored at Paul Short Run (Oct. 4) ... Ran at four indoor meets ... Competed mostly in distance events during the outdoor season, including a ninth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at Outdoor Heps (30.38.56).
at Ivy Heps (Oct. 30).

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Distance
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2016-17Junior

    Distance
  • 2017-18Senior

    Distance