Garrett Heath
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| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Heath (in orange) in the front of the 1500-m race at the 2010 USATF Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 3, 1985 Winona, Minnesota |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, Mile, 5000 meters |
| College team | Stanford |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 meters: 3:34.12[1] Mile: 3:53.15[1] 5000 meters: 13:16.31[1] |
| Updated on May 2, 2015. | |
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[hide]Running career[edit]
High school[edit]
Heath is from Winona, Minnesota where he won 6 state titles in track and field and cross-country and two state titles in cross-country skiing.[3] He qualified for the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in his junior and senior years of high school and finished 6th in 2002[4] and 10th in 2003.[4]Collegiate[edit]
Heath graduated high school and attended Stanford University where he was a nine-time All-American (placing in the top 8 at the national championships in track and field or 35 in the single-event NCAA cross-country championships) including leadoff leg to the championship distance-medley relay team in the 2007 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5] He specialized in the 1500, mile and 5K and was one of the lead runners for the Stanford cross-country team. He broke the 4-minute mile barrier in 2007. He was one of only three collegians along with teammate Russell Brown and Leonel Manzano to run a mile in under four minutes that year. Heath was also the runner-up to Oklahoma State University's German Fernandez in the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[6][7]Post-collegiate[edit]
As a professional, Heath runs for Brooks, training with the Brooks Beasts track club. In 2012, the Olympic year, he was ranked 4th among US distance runners in the mile and the 1500 indoors although he was ranked 8th among U.S. metric milers in outdoor track and finished 9th in his semifinal heat, thus failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Team. Heath defeated Leonel Manzano in 2013 to win the USA 1 Mile Road Championship. Heath won the 2014 Silicon ValleyTurkey Trot in 13:54.[8] In 2014, Heath was the surprise winner of the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country short course (4 km) race, then defended his title by winning again in 2015.External links[edit]
- Garrett Heath profile at IAAF
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: abcAll-Athletics. "Profile of Garrett Heath".
- Jump up ^"1500 Metres Result - 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships | iaag.org". Iaaf.org. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- Jump up ^"USA Track & Field - Elite Athlete Spotlight - Garrett Heath". Usatf.org. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ Jump up to: ab"Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships". Footlockercc.com. 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- Jump up ^http://www.flashresults.com/2007_Meets/Indoor/NCAA1_07/
- Jump up ^"German Fernandez 1500m 2009 NCAA Division I Final". YouTube. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- Jump up ^"NCAA Division I Championship Results - Flash Results, Inc". Flashresults.com. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- Jump up ^Garrett Heath post race interview - victory at 2014 Silicon Valley 5k
