Luca Palasti

Photo by: Will Becque

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Szeged, Hungary

TFRRS Bio

2016-17
MVC Scholar Athlete
Outdoor: Finished second in the 400m with a season-best time of 58.14 at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)…Finished fifth in the 800m at the Kansas Relays (4/22)...Helped SIU’s sprint medley relay finish second at the Tennessee Relays (4/8)…Competed at four outdoor meets.
Indoor: Finished sixth in the 800m at the 2017 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) with the 10th-fasest time in school history at 2:14.82…Won her first event title while a Saluki at her first collegiate meet, picking up a win in the 400m at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10)…Also helped the 4x400 relay to a win at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10)…Competed at seven indoor meets.

Prior to SIU
Won bronze in the 4x400m relay at the 2016 Hungarian Athletics Championships...Took eighth in the 400m at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships.

Personal
Born on Nov. 12, 1996...Daughter of Dr. Peter Palasti and Dr. Andrea Nagy...Father, Dr. Peter Palasti, is a lawyer while her mother, Dr. Andrea Nagy, is a university professor…Has two brothers…Majoring in economics and geography.