Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Ian LaMere
Ian LaMere
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Green Bay, Wis.
  • High School:
    Southwest
  • Event:
    Distance

Bio

8K Best: 23:32 (NCAA Regionals, 2015)

2016: National champion at the NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships for the second time consecutively. 

2015: Broke the school record with a time of 23:32 at the NCAA Regionals at Augustana. WIAC Runner of the Week twice along with National Athlete of the Week twice. LaMere finished first overall in six out of his nine meets, including national champion in NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships. 

2014: Competed in six meets. Earned All-WIAC honors with a 5th place finish. Achieved All-Region team with a seventh place finish. Finished 5th at the NCAA National Championships, tying the school record with a time of 24:02.

2013: Missed the season due to injury.

2012: Competed in five meets. Earned All-WIAC honors with an 11th place finish. Earned All-Region honors with an 18th place finish. Qualified as an individual to the NCAA Championships where he achieved a season best time of 25:06 with a 39th place finish.

Career Stats: TFRRS Profile

Track and Field

2017 (Outdoor): Conference Championships record in 10k (29:48.39). National Champion in 10k (29:15.12). 

2017 (Indoor): School record set in 5k at Iowa State Classic (13:54.88).

2016 (Outdoor): National record set by LaMere in the 10k at Stanford (28:38.63). Conference Champion in the 5k (14:39.96) and 10k (32:33.96) at the WIAC Outdoor Championships. National Champion in the 5k (14:24.02) and 10k (30:21.40). 

2015 (Outdoor): Placed 2nd in the 10K with a time of 31:04.25 at the WIAC Outdoor Championships. Earned All-American status with a 4th place finish in the 5k (14:22.32). National Champion in the 10k (30:45.16) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 

2015 (Indoor): Placed 3rd in the 5K with a time of 14:58.49 at the WIAC Indoor Championships. Earned All-American status with a 5th place finish in the 5K (14:34.37) at the NCAA Indoor Championships. 

2014 (Outdoor): Qualified in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter at the NCAA Championships … earned second team All-WIAC honors by finishing second in the 10,000-meter at the WIAC Championships.

2014 (Indoor): All-American in the 5,000-meter race (finished sixth at Nationals) … National qualifier in the 3,000-meter race (finished 13th at Nationals). … Placed second in the 5,000-meter run at the WIAC Indoor Championships … Took fifth in the 3,000 at the WIAC Indoor Championships.

2013: Ran for a personal best in the 3000-meters (8:34.18) and the 5000-meters (14:31.04) at the WIAC Conference Championships …Set personal best (4:06.23) in the 1500-meter race at UW-La Crosse.

Personal: Son of Bruce LaMere and Laurie Przybylski-LaMere ... electrical engineering major.

News Mentions

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere Named WIAC Athlete of the Year

Ian LaMere has been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

November 29, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere wins second cross country national championship in a row

Ian LaMere met expectations as he headed into the NCAA Division III National Championship as the heavy favorite after winning last year’s...

November 19, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere Wins, Four Pioneers Earn All-Region

The Pioneers competed at the NCAA Regional meet Saturday. The UW-Oshkosh hosted meet saw two Pioneer men and two Pioneer women in the top-35,...

November 12, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere Named National Athlete of the Week

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced UW-Platteville's Ian LaMere (Green Bay, Wis. /Southwest) as...

November 1, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere breaks record, repeats as WIAC champ

Ian LaMere repeated as WIAC Conference Champion in record fashion Saturday afternoon. LaMere pulled away early from the field and ran a solo...

October 29, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
LaMere Makes Cross Country Season Debut

The UW-Platteville cross country teams split their squads this weekend. The Pioneer’s top runners went to compete at the Louisville Classic...

October 1, 2016

$item.thumbnailAlt
Pioneers look to build on past success

This season the Cross Country Pioneers will be led by Ian LaMere, who returns after having competed for Team USA at the under-23 North American...

September 22, 2016

Photos