2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Connor Senkyr
Kyle Doperalski
Jake Kish
Jake Kish
Jake Kish
Jake Kish
Jake Kish
Russell Hons
Russell Hons
Russell Hons

Luke Labatte

Luke Labatte

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Rosemount
  • Major:
    Commercial Aviation

Summary

Biography

TFRRS All-Time Performances

Personal Bests
Cross Country
6K: 18:19.2 (9/4/21)
8K: 23:06.9 (10/29/22)
10K: 30:29.3 (11/11/22)
Indoor
Mile: 4:06.11 (2/4/23)
3,000m: 8:08.54 (2/11/23)
5,000m: 14:08.71 (12/2/23)
Outdoor
1,500m: 3:47.45 (4/13/24)
5,000m: 14:10.09 (4/24/24)
3,000m SC: 8:38.25 (4/13/24)

2023-24
Cross Country (Fifth): Led UND in every race he ran ... Won the individual 8K title at the Ron Pynn Classic with a time of 18:27.1, helping the Hawks capture the team title in the process ... Placed third with an 8K time of 24:47.2 at the SDSU Classic ... Crossed the finish line 37th in the 8K at the Paul Short Run in 24:37.3 ... Finished as the runner-up at the Summit League Championships with an 8K time of 24:40.1 ... Finished 26th in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 31:21.6, helping UND to its best regional team finish in its Division I history ... His individual finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional was the best individual finish on the men's side at the meet in UND history ... Named First Team All-Summit League ... Earned Summit League All-Academic status.

Indoor (Fifth): Placed third in the 3,000m (8:20.87) and fifth in the 5,000m (14:28.91) at the Summit League Championships ... Broke his own school records in the 5,000m with a time of 14:08.71 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener ... Won the mile title at the Jim Emmerich Invitational ... Named to the All-Summit League Team ... Garnered Academic All-Summit League accolades.

Outdoor (Senior): Became a Second Team All-American in the 3,000m at the NCAA Championships and finished 16th with a time of 8:41.70 ... Became the first student-athlete in UND's Division I history on the men's side to compete at the outdoor national meet in program history ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships by finishing with the seventh-fastest time (8:44.01) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, which gave him the best finish at the meet by a member of the UND steeple crew in school history ... Won the 3,000m steeplechase crown at the Summit League Championships with a time of 8:50.89, winning the individual crown at the conference meet for the third year in a row ... Placed third in the 5,000m (14:29.10) at the Summit League Championships ... Rewrote the UND record book with new school records in both the 1,500m (3:47.45) and 3,000m steeplechase (8:38.25) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Posted the second-fastest time in school history (14:10.09) in the 5,00m at the Gary Wilson Invitational ... Named the Summit League Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year ... Named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Championships after his performances at the Summit League Championships ... Earned All-Summit League status ... Garnered Academic All-Summit League honors ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2022-23
Cross Country (Senior): Was one of the top two runners to cross the finish line for UND in every meet ... Opened the year with a 10th-place finish at the Ron Pynn Classic with a time of 18:43.4, helping the team finish as the runners-up ... Took 15th at the MSU Moorhead Dragon Twilight in a time of 18:53.0 ... Paced UND at the Roy Griak Invitational and took 45th with a time of 25:08.2 ... Led the team at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 24:28.8 to take 60th ... Placed third at the Summit League Championships with an 8K PR time of 23:06.9, earning First Team All-Summit League accolades while also helping the team finish third in the team race ... Recorded a 10K PR time of 30:29.3 and was 44th at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... Earned Academic All-Summit League honors.

Indoor (Senior): Runner-up in the 3,000m at the Summit League Indoor Championships with a time of 8:12.47 ... Also placed seventh in the mile at the indoor conference championships with a time of 4:13.56 ... Broke his own school record in the mile with a time of 4:06.11 at the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame ... Shattered his own program record in the 3,000m by over 20 seconds the following week at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston with a time of 8:19.69 ... Started the season with a PR in the 5,000m at the Sharon-Colyear Danville Season Opener in Boston with a time of 14:25.12 ... Named to the All-Summit League Team ... Gained Academic All-Summit League status.

Outdoor (Junior): Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 3,000m steeplechase and took 23rd with a time of 8:46.02 ... He remains the only member of the UND steeple crew in school history to compete in the event at the NCAA Regional ... Won the 3,000m steeplechase title at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a time of 8:49.89, breaking the conference meet record of 8:56.95, set by Jeffrey Mettler of South Dakota at the 2014 conference championships ... Finished 12th in the 1,500m at the outdoor conference championships with a time of 3:57.47 ... Set a new school record in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Drake Relays with a time of 8:41.75, shaving over two seconds off his previous record ... Shattered the 5,000m school record with a PR time of 14.17.47 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, bettering the record by over 10 seconds ... Ran the No. 2 time in the 1,500m in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 3:49.19 ... Named the Track Peak Performer of the Week by the Summit League on May 2, following his 3,000m steeplechase performance at the Drake Relays ... Earned All-Summit League and Academic All-Summit League honors ... Garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic Team status.

2021-22
Cross Country (Junior):
Began the season at the Ron Pynn Classic, taking third as a part of UND’s individual 1-2-3 finish with a time of 18:19.2 to help the Fighting Hawks claim the team title … Finished 11th at the SDSU Classic in a time of 25:50.1 to help the Hawks finish as the runner-up in the team competition … Clocked a time of 26:00.7 at the Roy Griak Invitational to finish 75th … Crossed the finish line 92nd in a time of 25:11.9 at Texas A&M … Was the first Hawk to cross the finish line at the Summit League Championships, finishing 17th in 25:38.8 … Paced the UND men at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 98th-place finish with a time of 32:31.4.

Indoor (Junior): Finished ninth in the mile with a time of 4:12.33 at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Also took 11th in the 5,000m with a season-best time of 14:51.73, good for the No. 7 time in school history at the time ... Ran the second-fastest mile in school history at the time with a time of 4:09.66 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet ... Posted the No. 3 time in program history at the time in the 3,000m at the Grand Valley State Big Meet in a time of 8:28.91 ... Claimed the mile title at the Bison Open.

Outdoor (Sophomore): Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 3,000m steeplechase and finished 15th with a PR of 8:43.79, falling three spots shy and less than four seconds short of qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... His time at the NCAA Regional broke his own school record in the steeplechase for the fourth time of the season and gave him UND's top finish at the regional in program history ... Claimed the 3,000m steeplechase title at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in a time of 9:07.31 ... Earned the 1,500m title at the USD Challenge in a PR time of 3:54.89, good for the second-fastest time in school history at the time ... Named to the All-Summit League Team ... Garnered Academic All-Summit League honors ... Earned the title of Summit League Men's Track Athlete of the Year, becoming the second UND track & field athlete to ever earn a Summit League Athlete of the Year honor.

2020-21
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Second Team All-Summit League … Finished 10th at The Summit League Championship, running a 25:44.48 (March 5) … Helped North Dakota to a third place team finish, the highest placing for the Fighting Hawks in its Division I history.

Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in six meets … All-Summit League … Helped the distance medley relay team to a second place finish and a new school record as the final leg with a 10:03.97 at The Summit League Championship (Feb. 28) … Placed sixth and moved up to No. 3 all-time at North Dakota in the mile at the time with a 4:11.78 (Feb. 27) … Finished second in the mile at the UND Open (Jan. 30).

Outdoor (Freshman): Collected his first outdoor All-Summit League honor … Placed third at The Summit League Championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Set new school record at the time in only his second race, 9:08.11 (May 15) … Won the 1,500-meters at the Ron Masanz Classic (May 1) … Helped the distance medley relay team to a new school record at the Drake Relays, 9:55.59 (April 24) … Moved up to No. 4 all-time in the 5,000-meters at the  time at the Mizzou Spring Opener, recorded a 14:52.58 (March 20) … Made steeplechase debut at the Drake Relays (April 22) and broke the old school record with a 9:10.72 … Placed fifth in the 1,500-meters at the NDSU Spring Classic (April 2).

2019-20
Cross Country (Freshman):
Second Team All-Summit League ... Recorded the first top-100 finish for a Fighting Hawk at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championship since 2016 (Nov. 15) ... Finished 83rd at the regional in Stillwater, Okla. ... Placed second at the Ron Pynn Classic (Oct. 19) ... Finished 64th at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 28).

Indoor (Freshman): Competed at five meets ... Doubled in the mile and the 3,000-meters at The Summit League Championship, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively (Feb. 28-29) ... Clocked a personal-record 8:30.16 in the 3,000 at the championship to move into third all-time at UND at the time ... Closed the regular season with a 4:12.09 in the mile at the SDSU Indoor Classic to move into fourth all-time in the North Dakota record book (Feb. 15) ... Won the mile at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet in Vermillion, S.D. (Feb. 8).

Outdoor (COVID-19 Pandemic): Ran the 800-meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in his collegiate debut (March 14) ... Finished second in the event.

Before UND: Two-time section champion and all-state in cross country ... Placed third at the 2017 Minnesota Class AA State Cross Country Meet and seventh in 2018 ... Three-time all-state academic honoree ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Won three section championships in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races ... Finished third in the 1,600-meters and fourth in 3,200-meters at the 2019 MSHSL State Track & Field Championships.

Personal: Major is commercial aviation.

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