2016-2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Warning, Lucas
Lucas Warning
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mertztown, Pa.
- High School:
- Kutztown Area
- Major:
- Chemical Engineering
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER (thru 2017):
Indoor Shot Put – 18.25m
Outdoor Shot Put – 18.98m
Discus – 54.74m
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.94m (10th place, Second Team All-America)
IC4A CHAMPION:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.11m
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.98m
2017 Indoor Shot Put – 18.07m
2016 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.46m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finishes his career holding the top 12 indoor and top four outdoor shot puts in school history…A three-time Patriot League champion and 2017 IC4A champion, Warning became the first shot putter in Patriot League history to earn All-America honors in 2017 when he placed 10th at the NCAA Championships…He broke both the indoor and outdoor Lehigh shot put records that had stood since 1972 and the school’s discus record that had been on the books since 1979…Competed in the Penn Relays Shot Put Championship of America in 2017…Academically, Warning was a four-time Academic All-Patriot League selection and a 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree.
2017 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Capped his Lehigh career at the NCAA National Championships with a Second Team All-America performance, finishing 10th overall with a throw of 18.94 meters, becoming the first shot putter in Patriot League history to earn All-America accolades…Qualified for the finals after placing ninth (18.82m) at the NCAA First Round prelims, where he also competed in the discus throw (38th/51.89m)…Won his first career IC4A Championship with a shot put of 18.11m, earnisng All-East honors…Captured his third career Patriot League championship by breaking his own outdoor school record in the shot put at 18.98 meters…Also broke the school’s discus record which had stood since 1979 with his throw of 54.74m to take third place at the Patriot League Championships…Took eighth place overall at the Penn Relays Shot Put Championship of America (18.08m)…Finished fifth overall in the shot put against some of the nation’s best at the Virginia Challenge (18.72m)…Won the shot put (17.96m) and finished second in the discus (51.19m) at the Angry Birds Challenge…One of 11 student-athletes presented with a Distinguished Achievement Award at the Lehigh Athletics Convocation.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Captured the Patriot League indoor shot put championship (18.07m)…Broke his own school record on several occasions, culminating with an 18.25 meter throw to win the Bucknell Tune-Up on Feb. 10…Won eight of the 10 shot puts he competed in throughout the season…Topped the 18-meter mark for the first time in his career (first time in indoor school history) on Jan. 14 to take second place at the Angry Birds Challenge (18.09m)...Four-time winner of the Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week.
2016 OUTDOORS: Named CoSIDA Academic All-District…Earned Academic All-Patriot League honors…Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection...First Team All-Patriot League honoree…Qualified for the First Round of the NCAA Championships in the shot put where he placed 25th overall (17.46m)…Won the Patriot League shot put championship (17.37m)…Won the shot put at the Lehigh Games (17.45m), Lehigh-Lafayette dual (16.37m), Muhlenberg Spring Invitational (16.33m) and the Lafayette 7-Way (17.60m)…Shot put runner-up at the Philadelphia College Classic (16.72m)…Held the top four shot puts on the season in the Patriot League…Took third place in the discus at the Lafayette 7-Way (43.56m).
2016 INDOORS: Named Academic All-Patriot League…Finished as the runner-up in shot put at the Patriot League Championships (17.08m)…Broke the school’s 44 year old shot put record at the Angry Birds Invitational (17.41m)…Won the shot put at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (17.37m), Lehigh Covert Classic (17.62m) and the Villanova Invitational (16.93m)…His toss of 17.62m was the longest in the Patriot League entering the league championships.
2015 OUTDOORS: Did not compete…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Earned All-East distinction at the IC4A Championships after finishing in fourth place in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 16.97 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the Patriot League Championships with a heave of 16.81 meters.
2014 OUTDOORS: Placed fourth in shot put at Patriot League Championships with a personal-best launch of 16.07m…Participated in the shot put at IC4A Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Finished eighth in shot put at Patriot League Championships.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time track district qualifier (PA Dist. 3)…Wrestling district qualifier (PA Dist. 3)…Shot Put: 46’ 11’’ (12 lbs)…District 3 Sportsmanship Award recipient…Football and track senior captain…Graduated in top 10 percent of his class at Kutztown Area High School.
PERSONAL
Son of Fred and Tammy Warning…Has two siblings, Lauren and William.
GETTING TO KNOW LUCAS
Nickname: Luke
Why did you choose Lehigh? Parents grew up in the area, dad attended here for grad school, grandparents worked on campus, many family members worked at the steel mill, parents got married on campus
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Being in the Lehigh Valley and near family
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering; to get into Nuclear Engineering so that I can be on the cutting edge of carbon free emissions energy
Most admired person and why: Dane Miller, my trainer back home. Within a span of four months he turned me into a 47’ shot putter with the college weight (16 lbs). He has also acted as a great resource for everything training and lifting as well as just being one of the most influential people in my life. If it were not for him and everything he did for me, I would not be at Lehigh, I would not be a shot putter (which at this point is the nexus of my life), and my life would just be entirely different from what it is now.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Breaking a 44-year-old indoor school record in 2016
Favorite Class at Lehigh: CHE 376: Energy: Issues and Technology
Favorite Place on Campus: The Lookout
Favorite Musical Artist: Pink Floyd
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Sunday Morning Barclay’s Premiere League or Late Night Football
Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants
Hobbies: Hiking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Football
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY RECORD HOLDER (thru 2017):
Indoor Shot Put – 18.25m
Outdoor Shot Put – 18.98m
Discus – 54.74m
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.94m (10th place, Second Team All-America)
IC4A CHAMPION:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.11m
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION:
2017 Outdoor Shot Put – 18.98m
2017 Indoor Shot Put – 18.07m
2016 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.46m
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Finishes his career holding the top 12 indoor and top four outdoor shot puts in school history…A three-time Patriot League champion and 2017 IC4A champion, Warning became the first shot putter in Patriot League history to earn All-America honors in 2017 when he placed 10th at the NCAA Championships…He broke both the indoor and outdoor Lehigh shot put records that had stood since 1972 and the school’s discus record that had been on the books since 1979…Competed in the Penn Relays Shot Put Championship of America in 2017…Academically, Warning was a four-time Academic All-Patriot League selection and a 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree.
2017 OUTDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll…Capped his Lehigh career at the NCAA National Championships with a Second Team All-America performance, finishing 10th overall with a throw of 18.94 meters, becoming the first shot putter in Patriot League history to earn All-America accolades…Qualified for the finals after placing ninth (18.82m) at the NCAA First Round prelims, where he also competed in the discus throw (38th/51.89m)…Won his first career IC4A Championship with a shot put of 18.11m, earnisng All-East honors…Captured his third career Patriot League championship by breaking his own outdoor school record in the shot put at 18.98 meters…Also broke the school’s discus record which had stood since 1979 with his throw of 54.74m to take third place at the Patriot League Championships…Took eighth place overall at the Penn Relays Shot Put Championship of America (18.08m)…Finished fifth overall in the shot put against some of the nation’s best at the Virginia Challenge (18.72m)…Won the shot put (17.96m) and finished second in the discus (51.19m) at the Angry Birds Challenge…One of 11 student-athletes presented with a Distinguished Achievement Award at the Lehigh Athletics Convocation.
2017 INDOORS: Academic All-Patriot League selection…Captured the Patriot League indoor shot put championship (18.07m)…Broke his own school record on several occasions, culminating with an 18.25 meter throw to win the Bucknell Tune-Up on Feb. 10…Won eight of the 10 shot puts he competed in throughout the season…Topped the 18-meter mark for the first time in his career (first time in indoor school history) on Jan. 14 to take second place at the Angry Birds Challenge (18.09m)...Four-time winner of the Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week.
2016 OUTDOORS: Named CoSIDA Academic All-District…Earned Academic All-Patriot League honors…Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection...First Team All-Patriot League honoree…Qualified for the First Round of the NCAA Championships in the shot put where he placed 25th overall (17.46m)…Won the Patriot League shot put championship (17.37m)…Won the shot put at the Lehigh Games (17.45m), Lehigh-Lafayette dual (16.37m), Muhlenberg Spring Invitational (16.33m) and the Lafayette 7-Way (17.60m)…Shot put runner-up at the Philadelphia College Classic (16.72m)…Held the top four shot puts on the season in the Patriot League…Took third place in the discus at the Lafayette 7-Way (43.56m).
2016 INDOORS: Named Academic All-Patriot League…Finished as the runner-up in shot put at the Patriot League Championships (17.08m)…Broke the school’s 44 year old shot put record at the Angry Birds Invitational (17.41m)…Won the shot put at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual (17.37m), Lehigh Covert Classic (17.62m) and the Villanova Invitational (16.93m)…His toss of 17.62m was the longest in the Patriot League entering the league championships.
2015 OUTDOORS: Did not compete…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Earned All-East distinction at the IC4A Championships after finishing in fourth place in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 16.97 meters…Finished third in the shot put at the Patriot League Championships with a heave of 16.81 meters.
2014 OUTDOORS: Placed fourth in shot put at Patriot League Championships with a personal-best launch of 16.07m…Participated in the shot put at IC4A Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Finished eighth in shot put at Patriot League Championships.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time track district qualifier (PA Dist. 3)…Wrestling district qualifier (PA Dist. 3)…Shot Put: 46’ 11’’ (12 lbs)…District 3 Sportsmanship Award recipient…Football and track senior captain…Graduated in top 10 percent of his class at Kutztown Area High School.
PERSONAL
Son of Fred and Tammy Warning…Has two siblings, Lauren and William.
GETTING TO KNOW LUCAS
Nickname: Luke
Why did you choose Lehigh? Parents grew up in the area, dad attended here for grad school, grandparents worked on campus, many family members worked at the steel mill, parents got married on campus
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Being in the Lehigh Valley and near family
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering; to get into Nuclear Engineering so that I can be on the cutting edge of carbon free emissions energy
Most admired person and why: Dane Miller, my trainer back home. Within a span of four months he turned me into a 47’ shot putter with the college weight (16 lbs). He has also acted as a great resource for everything training and lifting as well as just being one of the most influential people in my life. If it were not for him and everything he did for me, I would not be at Lehigh, I would not be a shot putter (which at this point is the nexus of my life), and my life would just be entirely different from what it is now.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Breaking a 44-year-old indoor school record in 2016
Favorite Class at Lehigh: CHE 376: Energy: Issues and Technology
Favorite Place on Campus: The Lookout
Favorite Musical Artist: Pink Floyd
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Sunday Morning Barclay’s Premiere League or Late Night Football
Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants
Hobbies: Hiking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Football
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