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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Steven Spreizer '22

Erik LaCourt

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spencerport, NY

Biography

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2019-20 Indoor: Competed in 800, mile and 3000 ... College-bests in 800 at Middlebury (2:01.19) and mile at Utica (4:24.32) ... Third in 800 at Middlebury and fourth in 3000 at Utica ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2019 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 and 3000S ... College-best in 3000S at Bucknell (9:37.95) ... Third in 3000S at Tufts ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2018-19 Indoor: Competed in mile, 3000 and 5000 ... College-bests in all three: 4:27.99 in mile (Utica), 8:44.26 in 3000 (Liberty League Championship) and 14:58.87 in 5000 (Boston University) ... 

2018 Outdoor: Competed in 3000S and 5000 ... College-best of 9:41.77 in 3000S at Bucknell ... 

2017-18 Indoor: Competed in mile, 3000m, and 5000m ... Top finish was third in mile at Middlebury ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week once ... ECAC Division III North Rookie of the Week once ... 

High School: Four years of cross country ... All-Monroe County First Team twice ... All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention twice ... Four years of track & field ... All-Monroe County First Team twice ... All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention as senior ... Team won Section V Class A Outdoor Championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Section V Class B Indoor Champions in 2017 ... 

Personal: Computer and Systems Engineering and Computer Science dual major ... Dean's Honor List ... Computer Science and Data Structures tutor ... Research designing classroom applications for simulations that interact with hardware ... Intern at Newport News Shipbuilding ... Son of Cheryl Kame and Michael LaCourt.

On attending Rensselaer: "I chose RPI because of the interesting and unique lab-based classes for my major, the friendliness of the cross country team on my visit, and the reputation of the coaching staff." - July 2019

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Some benefits of this community are friendly upperclassmen and approachable staff as well as beautiful facilities." - July 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
    6'3" 160 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
    6'3" 160 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance
    6'3" 160 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance
    6'3" 160 lbs