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2025 MIT Men's Cross Country Roster

Luke Rupert

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Hill City, S.D.
  • High School Hill City
  • Major Undecided

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)

2024: 

  • Competed in four events, earning one top-ten finishes 
  • Ran a career-best 25:36.3 8k to earn a 4th-place finish at the 2024 Connecticut College Invitational 
  • Competed at the 2024 NEWMAC Championships, placing 30th, running a 26:27.6 8k 

Before MIT:

  • Graduated from Hill City High School 
  • South Dakota Boys Cross Country Class A 2023 Individual State Champion 
  • South Dakota Boys Cross Country 2023 Gatorade Player of the Year 
  • Was the captain of the cross country team and earned six varsity letters 
  • Was a five-time varsity letterwinner for track and field 
  • Valedictorian 
  • National Honor Society 
  • National Merit Scholar 
  • Honor Roll 

Personal: 

  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Winning the South Dakota State Cross Country Class A Meet as a team." 

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 

  • "Winning New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships! The energy on the track was electric during the last races as it became clear we had a shot at winning both men's and woman's titles." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024First Year

    5'11"
  • 2025Sophomore

    5'11"