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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Andrew Heitzhaus

Andrew Heitzhaus

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Canisius

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2016, 2017)
  • Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2017)

Career Best
  • 6k: 21:36 at 2016 Golden Grizzly Open
  • 4-Mile: 24:03 at 2016 Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational
  • 8k: 29:52 at 2016 Canisius Alumni Classic

2016
  • Ran in three varsity races on the year
  • Made his cross country debut clocking 21:36 for 32nd at the Golden Grizzly Open
  • Finished 82nd overall in 24:03 at the Running Fit- Detroit Titan Invitational
  • Placed 109th at the Canisius Alumni Classic in 29:52

2015
  • Redshirted and did not run in any races

High School
  • Collected varsity letters in cross country, track and field and basketball
  • Earned Second Team All-League as a freshman, sophomore and senior
  • Helped the squad to a league championship as a sophomore
  • A three-year captain in track, he was part of a team that won the league in 2015
  • A three-time team captain, he won the 800-meters as a junior and was part of the first-place 4x400-mter relay as a senior
  • A member of the Student Senate and the National Honor Society
 
Personal
  • Son of Mary and John Heitzhaus
  • Attended a Jesuit high school
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the program history and the great business school
  • A Finance major

Career Finishes
2016 Results

Sept. 2 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 21:36 - 32nd
Sept. 10 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 24:03 – 82nd
Sept. 16 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 30:02 – 37th (JV)
Oct. 15 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 29:52 - 109th

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