Heather Conger

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Charles F. Brush
Hometown:
Euclid, Ohio

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 where she placed third with a time of 22:15.1, a new personal record for a 6K race… she had a strong race at the MAC Championships 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.

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 the 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.

2007 XC: Conger ran a season-best 5K time of 19:26.2 as she earned 59th place at the Mid-American Conference Championships ... competed in six of the team's seven meets during her freshman campaign with her top finish coming in the Falcon Invitational where she finished 52nd with a time of 19:27.06 ... finished the season with a time of 24:17.60 in the 6K 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.