Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Garrett Heath (Stanford)

Garrett Heath

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Winona, MN

High School:
Winona Senior

Awards:
Seven-Time All-American










**Seven-Time All-American**

Stanford: A key member of the Stanford program that will be counted on during his final year on The Farm...a postseason contributor both on the cross country course and on the track...a seven-time All-American, including twice indoors (mile, DMR) and in the 1,500 meters outdoors during the 2008 season...a semifinalist at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1,500 meters.

2007 Season (Junior): Ran season-best 8,000-meter time of 23:47.7 at the Pac-10 Championships to help Stanford to a runner-up finish...finished 28th at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 30:52.35 to help Stanford to third place...a scoring member of the Stanford team that competed at the NCAA Championships.

2006 Season (Sophomore): Earned a 64th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, helping the Cardinal to a fourth-place team finish... finished 22nd at the Pac-10 Championships as Stanford finished in the runner-up position...recorded an 18th place finish at the NCAA West Regional...also finished 18th at the Pre-NCAA Invite.

2005 Season (Freshman): Helped the Cardinal to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships...finished 23rd at the NCAA West Regional...competed for Stanford at the Pac-10 Championships where the Cardinal won a sixth-straight team title...placed third in the 8,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, helping the Cardinal capture team titles in both races.

2004 Season: Redshirted.

International Competition: Posted personal bests in the 800 meters (1:49.71) in Jona, Switzerland, and in the 1,500 meters (3:39.96) in Cuxhaven, Germany during the summer of 2007.

High School: 2003 and 2004 Minnesota state mile and two-mile champion... top-10 finisher at the Foot Locker National Championships as a junior and senior...two-time Minnesota state cross country champion as a junior and senior...two-time Minnesota state champion in Nordic skiing.

Cardinal Catalogue: Management science and engineering major...parents are Bob and Linda Heath...2006 and 2007 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team member...also selected to the 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic first team and the 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic second team...named to the 2006 Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic first team...named 2008 MPSF All-Academic for indoor track and field.

Courtesy Stanford University

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