Nationality American Name Elliot Heath | Sport Track | |
Event(s) 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:39.27Mile: 3:57.913000 meters: 7:45.085000 meters: 13:26.1410,000 meters: 28:47.69 | ||
Elliott heath 30th and james strang 37th after historic usa silver at 2013 world xcs
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. He is the younger brother of Garrett Heath.
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- Elliott heath 30th and james strang 37th after historic usa silver at 2013 world xcs
- High school
- Collegiate
- Post collegiate
- References
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. While a senior at Winona he was the 2007 U.S. Junior Cross Country champion, 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.
Collegiate
Heath was accepted by Stanford in 2007, 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.
Post-collegiate
In 2012, Heath signed a professional contract with Nike and started being coached by Jerry Schumacher. At the 2012 US Olympic Trials for track and field, Heath placed seventh in the 5000-meter race.