Luke Burdick was promoted to Colgate Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and Track and Field in June 2016.
Burdick joined the Raider staff in 2008 and has served as cross country and distance coach since 2009. He also handles the duties of recruiting coordinator and helps coach student-athletes in all events.
"I'd like to thank Vicky Chun, Ann-Marie Guglieri and Taurian Houston for this great opportunity," Burdick said. "I am energized and eager for this new chapter as Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and Track and Field at Colgate University.
"With All-Americans and national qualifiers like Ray Appenheimer, Xavier de Boissezon and Mike Hanlon, and more recently, Elise DeRoo, Chelsea Burns and Chris Johnson, there has been a long-standing tradition of success in the distance events at Colgate. I humbly hope to foster an atmosphere that allows that tradition of excellence to continue.
"I'm honored to be a mentor for the men and women who compete for Colgate University. They truly are exceptional individuals for their dedication to the sport and their success in the classroom. I am excited to work with so many elite student-athletes in the years to come."
Eight School Records
Burdick's tenure at Colgate began in 2008 as the recruiting coordinator and sprints/jumps event coach. Since Burdick became Colgate's distance coach in 2009, Raider distance athletes have qualified for the IC4A meet 34 times and achieved 47 Colgate record board performances, including eight school records.
The cross country program has had six All-East performances and five All-Patriot League finishes, two of which were Patriot League champion performances. Most recently, both cross country teams saw success in their abbreviated 2020-21 seasons as both Raider squads finished eighth at the Patriot League Championship. Highlighting the season for Colgate was both teams’ success academically as the squads were named 2020 NCAA Division I All-Academic by the USTFCCCA.
In 2010, Burdick guided the Raiders to a fourth-place finish at the Patriot League Cross Country Championship, the team's highest finish since the initial expansion of the league. In 2011, Burdick coached Chris Johnson to become Colgate's first Patriot League cross country champion since five-time All-American Ray Appenheimer in 1993. Under Burdick's guidance, Johnson repeated the feat in 2012 to join a select few in the history of the league to garner back-to-back championship titles.
On the national scene, Burdick has had one NCAA All-Region cross country performer, one NCAA championship cross country qualifier, and two NCAA track national championship qualifiers.
Prior to Colgate, Burdick spent four years as the assistant distance coach at Division III SUNY Plattsburgh. During this time, the SUNY Plattsburgh cross country and track programs produced three regional champions, 18 national qualifiers, and nine All-Americans.
Burdick also competed for Plattsburgh as a student-athlete, captaining both the cross country and track teams. His career highlights include scoring at the SUNYAC Championship and qualifying for ECAC meet in the 10,000-meter run. As an undergraduate at SUNY Cobleskill, Burdick captained the cross country team and earned Academic All-American honors. On the track, he was the Mountain Valley Conference champion in the 5,000-meter run and a Junior College National Championship qualifier in the 10,000-meters.
Burdick is a level II USATF certified coach in the sprints, hurdles, and relays.
