Lukas Verzbicas

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Full Name	Lukas Verzbicas
Date Of Birth	Jan 6, 1993(1993-01-06)
Age	31
Country	United States
Birth City	Kaunas
Horoscope	Capricorn

Lukas Verzbicas Biography

Lukas Verzbicas is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on January 6, 1993 in Kaunas, United States. American triathlete Lukas verzbicas was born Lukas Verzbickas in Kaunas on January 6, 1993. Verzbicas, a prominent high school cross-country and track runner, holds the U.S. highschool national record for the 2 mile in 8:29.46. Verzbicas was also fifth among eleven American high school boys who ran a sub- four-minute mile. He ran 3:59.71 in his senior year.

Verzbicas, who had only run in two cross-country races for the University of Oregon in November 2011, announced his intention to leave the school in order to pursue a career as a triathlete with the hope of being on the US Olympic team. His timing was controversial, as he quit the cross-country team right before a crucial national qualifying race. Verzbicas said that his previous comments about his lack of passion in triathlon were made before he became a world champion. He also stated that he believes he can make more impact on triathlon than running.

In June 2011 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, Verzbicas set a national high school record in the 2 mile with a time of 8:29.46, breaking the old record of 8:34.23 set by German Fernandez in 2008. One week after setting the 2 mile record, Verzbicas won the 2011 Adidas High School Boys’ Dream Mile in New York City in a time of 3:59.71 joining Jim Ryun, Tim Danielson, Marty Liquori, and Alan Webb (and later Matthew Maton, Grant Fisher, Michael Slagowski, Reed Brown, and Drew Hunter) as the only American high school runners to break four minutes in the mile. His 3:59.71 is a Lithuanian mile outdoor record.

Verzbicas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania and moved to the US with his mother and stepfather at age nine. The family lived in Orland Park, Illinois where Verzbicas attended Carl Sandburg High School, graduating in May 2011. Verzbicas graduated at age 18 after attending high school for just 3 years. His mother is a former Lithuanian record-holder at 3,000 m.

Verzbicas placed 4th at the ITU World Junior Triathlon Championships in the fall 2010. Verzbicas won in the 3 Mile Run the 2010 IHSA Class 3A State Championships with a time 13:53.7. This was only 3 seconds behind the state record of Craig Virgin, a three-time Olympian and world champion cross country. He won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in December 2010 in 14:59. Also, he won the Nike Cross Nationals invitational at 15:59. This made him the first runner in history to win both NXN and FLCC in the same year.

Lukas Verzbicas Net Worth

Lukas Verzbicas is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lukas Verzbicas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Verzbicas won in May 2009 the Pan American Triathlon Confederation Junior Championships. Verzbicas won in September 2009 the Duathlon World Junior Championships. He won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships with a time of 15 minutes and eight seconds in December 2009. Verzbicas won in New York City the 2010 Adidas High School Boys’ Dream Mile in June 2010. His time was 4:04.

Verzbicas said that he would choose to run or compete in triathlon after graduating from high school. This was in response to his win at the FLCC 2010. Verzbicas signed in February 2011 a national letter of intent, stating that he would run for the University of Oregon starting in the fall of 2011. Verzbicas stated to the Chicago Tribune that he was passionate about running and not triathlon.

Following the 2011 Track season, Verzbicas planned a brief return to triathlon in an attempt to win the World Junior Championships in honor of his friend and teammate Kevin McDowell who was undergoing chemotherapy following a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In July 2011, Verzbicas won the Pan American Triathlon Confederation Junior Championships and in September 2011 went on to win the ITU World Junior Championships in Beijing.

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Lukas Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lukas Verzbicas celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.