Garrett Heath
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 Heath running 5000 m at the 2016 Olympic Trials | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 3, 1985 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
Event | 800–5000 meters |
| College team | Stanford |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:34.12[1] Mile: 3:53.15[1] 5000m: 13:16.31[1] 10,000m: 27:56.11[1] |
| Updated on October 19, 2018 | |
Garrett Heath (born November 3, 1985) is an American runner from Winona, Minnesota, who raced in various middle and long-distance running events. He represented the United States at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he finished seventh in the 1500 meters.[2] He is the elder brother of Elliott Heath.
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 sixth in 2002[4] and 10th in 2003.[4]
Collegiate
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.[6] 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.[7][8]
