 Heath (with bib #501, left of Hassan Mead) at the 2006 Minnesota High School XC race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1989 Winona, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters |
| College team | Stanford |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 meters: 3:39.27[1] Mile: 3:57.91[1] 3000 meters: 7:45.08[1] 5000 meters: 13:26.14[1] 10,000 meters: 28:47.69[1] |
Elliott Heath (born February 4, 1989) is a runner who specialized in middle and long-distance disciplines. He competed at the 2012 US Olympic track trials for the 5000-meter race.[2] He is the younger brother of Garrett Heath.
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Running career
Heath was inducted into the Winona High School Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]
High school
Heath made an immediate impact upon joining Winona High School's track team under coach John Ruggeberg, having already taken up running from sixth grade.[4] While a senior at Winona he was the 2007 U.S. Junior Cross Country champion,[5] and finished third in the two mile at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a personal best of 8:46.12, which is a Minnesota high school record.[5]
Collegiate
Heath was accepted by Stanford in 2007,[4] the same university for which his brother Garett competed as a long-distance runner. Coached by Jason Dunn while at Stanford, he placed first in the 3000-meter race at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
Post-collegiate
In 2012, Heath signed a professional contract with Nike and started being coached by Jerry Schumacher.[6] At the 2012 US Olympic Trials for track and field, Heath placed seventh in the 5000-meter race.[2]
As of 2018, Heath was employed by Nike in the area of product design and development.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e All-Athletics. "Profile of Elliott Heath".
- ^ a b Unknown. "Run of success for Heath brothers in Europe".
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Winona Area Public Schools. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ a b Bucala, Nikola. "HS Profile: Elliott Heath".
- ^ a b c Stanford University Athletics. "Elliott Heath Biography".
- ^ Bush, Scott. "Catching up with Elliott Heath".
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