Heather Conger

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
Charles F. Brush
Hometown:
South Euclid, Ohio

2010: During indoor season, set a career-best time of 2:14.56 to finish third in 800m at the BGSU Challenge; mark was also team-best for the season … nearly matched record by winning 800m at All-Ohio Championships with time of 2:14.90 … also won 800m at the Tom Wright Classic with a time of 2:18.25 … finished 15th at MAC Championships in 800m … finished fifth with a time of 5:12.94 in mile run at Jane Herrmann Invite … participated in winning relay teams at Jane Herrmann Invite (4x400m) and Tom Wright Classic (DMR) … in the outdoor season, won twice at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge, taking top honors in the 800m (2:21.25) and the 1500m (4:41.24) … also won the 1500m at the Ohio (Univ.) Team Challenge with a time of 4:40.23 … placed second in the 800m at the Jack Shaw Invite with a team-best time of 2:14.82 … at the MAC Championships, ran 800m in 2:15.63, finishing eighth … helped 4x800m relay team earn victory at Hillsdale Relays with a time of 9:12.61.

2009 XC: Raced in six of seven races for the Falcons… turned it on toward the end of the season as she was one of the top three finishers in the Falcons’ final three races… her best showing of the season came in the Falcon Invite when she placed third in the event with a time of 22:15.1, which was a new personal record for a 6K race… she had a strong race at the MAC Championship as she finished 42nd with a time of 24:06.0 in the 6K race… was the Falcons top finisher at the NCAA Regional when she finished 111th with a time of 23:12.42.

2009: Ran a season best time of 2:16.78 in the 800m run placing 10^th at the MAC Championships … won the 800m at the Tom Wright Classic with a time of 2:19.54 … ran a 2:17.85 in the 800m at the All-Ohio Championships and finished 2^nd… won the 800m at the Toledo Invitational with a time of 2:17.01 … ran a season best 25.90s in the 200m at the Hillsdale Relays … had the second best 400m time on the team with a time of 1:01.64 at the Hillsdale Relays.

2008 XC: Ran a personal best 3K time of 10:53 placing eighth at the University of Toledo Dual... ran a time of 21:04 at Mel Brodt Invitational ... ran a time of 24:21 at the Stanford Invitational ... ran 20:07 at the All-Ohio Championships ... placed 18th at the Falcon Invite with a personal record 6K time of 23:11.

2008: Won the 400m title at the Beaver Invite with a season best time of 1:00.51 ... Ran a best time of 2:17.42 in the 800m at the Miami Team Challenge, finishing fifth ... posted a time of 2:18.67 in the 800m at Oliver Nikoloff, finishing eighth ... recorded at third place finish in the 600m run at the Tom Wright Classic with a best time of 1:37.40 ... ran a best time of 1:02.26 in the 400m dash at the BGSU Challenge, finishing sixth ... recorded a best time of 1:19.57 in the 500m dash at the BGSU Invite, finishing fifth. 2007 XC: Competed in six of the team[apos]s seven meets ... ran a season-best 5K time of 19:26.2 as she earned 59th-place at the MAC Championships ... recorded her top finish of the season at the Falcon Invitational, finishing 52nd with a time of 19:27.06 ... finished the season with a time of 24:17.60 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional meet.

High School: Ran personal-bests of 25.8 in the 200m, 56.7 in the 400m, 2:18 in the 800m and 18:48 in the 5000m ... holds school records in the 800m, 3200m, 5000m, and was also a member of the school record 4X200m, 4X400m and 4X800m relay teams ... was named Western Reserve Conference First Team in the 400m, 800m, 4X400m relay and in cross country ... 2005 District Champion, WRC girls track North Division MVP, All-Ohio 2005 and 2006 ... finished 13th at the DI Ohio State Cross Country Championships, earning All-Ohio honors ... selected as one of the top senior cross country runners in Ohio and represented Team Ohio in the Mid-East meet of Champions in Kettering, Ohio in the fall of 2006 ... named Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year by the New Herald ... also a member of the basketball team where she earned WRC first team All-Academic honors and WRC Honorable Mention ... earned 10 varsity letters in basketball, cross country and track .. . coached by James Hoover, Dave Englanderm Brenda Ciccarello, byron Hopkins, Eric Mitchell and Edward Huffmeier.

Personal: Daughter of Carla and Roy Wainwright and Daniel Conger ... born Jan. 19, 1989 ... has two younger sisters Frances and Catherine and two younger brothers Roy and Tyler ... majoring in biology.