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2016 Cross Country Roster

Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing
Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing
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Sam Heaton

Sam Heaton

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    North Ogden, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Weber HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley...

Sophomore (2016):
Finished 202nd in the 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 20:20.2.

Freshman (2015): Claimed the individual WAC Championship title behind a time of 18:05.7… earned All-WAC first team honors… led Wolverines to first-ever WAC Championship in women’s cross country… landed among the top 10 twice during the season, including the WAC Championships… finished in 6th place (14:54.2) at the Color Country Invitational to help lead squad to victory… placed 15th (21:05.9) at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, while guiding team to a seventh-place finish… ended first-year campaign with a 40th-place finish (22:10) at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships.

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Weber High School in Pleasant View, Utah...Finished fourth at Utah 5A State Cross Country Championships (18:13.9)...Placed third at 5A Region 1 Championships (17:53.28)

Personal...
Graduated from Weber High School...Daughter of Jex and Lanise Heaton...Sister to teammate Mykah Heaton-Ouderkirk...Volunteers at the Weber County Animal Shelter.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2016Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"

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