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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Luke Pash

Distance
RIDGEWOOD HS
RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

3rd

RunningLane Track Championships - 1 mile

3rd

Penn Relays - 3000m
“Luke Pash rode his excellent range to emerge among the Garden State’s best distance talents ever. He finished prominently on New Jersey’s all-time lists in events ranging from the 800 to the 3200.”
Rich Gonzalez
Editor - PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 130-pound senior distance talent earned All-American honors by taking third in the mile at the RunningLane Track Championships this past season and his time of 4:03.02 ranked No. 14 nationally among boys prep competitors in 2025 and No. 2 in state history. Pash finished third in the 3000-meter run at the Penn Relays in 8:17.51, which ranked No. 19 nationally. Unbeaten at 3200 meters this spring, he also finished as the state leader in the 800, mile and 3000.

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Academic Achievement

Pash has maintained a 3.30 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete at the University of North Carolina this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Pash has volunteered locally as a youth baseball umpire and basketball official. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.