Heidi Gross

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lexington HS
Hometown:
Mansfield, Ohio

PERSONAL RECORDS
Mile (Indoor): 5:07.18 – Kent Dual (Jan. 25, 2008)
3,000m (Indoor): 10:04.37 – Sykes-Sabock Cup (Feb. 9, 2007)
5,000m (Indoor): 17:47.34 – MAC Championship (Feb. 23, 2007)
1,500m (Outdoor): 4:43.27 – Campbell/Wright Open (May 4, 2007)
3,000m Steeplechase: 10:56.53 – MAC Championships (May 10, 2007)
5,000m (Outdoor): 17:30.30 – Duke Asics Invitational (Apr. 6, 2007)
10,000m (Outdoor): 39:12.88 – MAC Championships (May 15, 2008)

as a Senior (2009 Cross Country)
• Competed in five meets, including the MAC and NCAA Great Lakes Regional

as a Junior (2009 Track)
• Only competed in one race - the 3,000m at the Akron Indoor Quad

as a Junior (2008 Cross Country)
• Did not compete

as a Sophomore (2008)
• Posted time of 39:12.88 in the 10,000m at the MAC Outdoor Championships and had Akron's second-best time for the indoor season in the 5,000m (17:53.87).

as a Sophomore (2007 Cross Country)
• Placed fifth at the Tommy Evans Invitational
• Led the Zips, who placed third of 43 teams at the All-Ohio Cross Country Championships, by placing ninth (19:05)
• Recorded a 23rd-place finish at the MAC Cross Country Championships

as a Freshman (2007 Track)
• Earned Akron's Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year
• Held the Zip's top indoor time in the 5k (17:47.34)
• Scored at the MAC Outdoors in the Steeplechase, placing fourth with a time of 10:56.53 ... Also scored in the 5,000m with a seventh-place finish (17:45.96)
• Held UA's top times in the outdoor 3,000 (10:21.45), steeplechase and 5,000 (17:30.30)

as a Freshman (2006 Cross Country)
• Finished in the top 25 in all but one race during the cross country season
• Helped UA finish third at the MAC Championship meet with a time of 21:26.50 to finish 23rd overall
• Best performance of the season came at the Buckeye Invitational when she clocked in a time of 18:31 to earn a fourth-place finish

Prior to Akron
• Set the two-mile record with a time of 11:18 and one-mile record with a mark of 5:14 in 2006 at Lexington High School
• In 2005, set the school record with a time of 18:58 in the women's 5k cross country run
• Was a first team All-Ohio Cross Country selection in 2002 and 2003
• Was named to the cross country All-Ohio second team in 2005 and finished 10th in the state as a track athlete