2018 Cross Country Roster

Rick Yeatts Photography
Rick Yeatts Photography
Rick Yeatts Photography
Rick Yeatts Photography
DENTON: TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Mean Green men and women's Cross Country head shots and team photos at Apogee Stadium in Denton September 6, 2018 in Denton, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts)

Florian Lussy

  • Height
    5-9
  • Class
    Junior
  • Hometown
    Oberdorf, Switzerland

Biography

2017
-Ran one race, placing sixth at the Ken Garland Invitational with a time of 20:47.3


2016-17
Track
-In indoors, finished second in the mile run at the JD Martin Invitational with a time of 4:16.38
-Placed third in the 3000-meter run at the Aggie Team Invitational at 8:31.55
-During the outdoor season, finished 17th in the 5000-meter run at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a time of 15:51.88
-Came in eighth in the 1500-meter run at the Bobcat Classic at 3:59.36

Cross Country
-Earned first collegiate title at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 12:13.7
Earned third team all-conference after placing 18th
-Came in 16th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 31:02.4, the fifth-fastest 10-K time in school history
-Named all-region after finishing 16th at the NCAA South Central Regional
-Placed 131st at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 25:28.3
-Finished 18th at the C-USA Championships with a time of 25:19.1

High School
-Was a two-time U20 European cross country championship qualifier
-In 2013, he won the U20 Swiss National Cross Country Championship
-Was a 10-time age group champion of central Switzerland in the 800 meters, 1500m and cross country
-In 2015, Lussy was the champion in the 800m, 1500m in central Switzerland
-His personal best time in a 5000m is 14:37.84 and has a career-best time of 3:53.54 in the 1500 meters

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2018Junior

    5'9"