Brenden Heitzig

Class:
Freshman
Major:
Health Science
Hometown:
Lincoln, Ill.
High School:
Lincoln
Event:
Distance

6k: 18:54.8, 13th place (Mizzou XC Opener, 08/30/24)

8k: 24:17.6, 69th place (SEC Championship, 11/01/24)

2024 - SEC Academic Honor Roll

Missouri (2024-25)

2024: Cross Country – Mizzou XC Opener (6k), 08/30/24: 13th place, 18:54.8…Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (5.2 Mile), 09/13/24: No result…Gans Creek Classic (8k), 09/27/24: 143rd place, 24:55.5…Alabama Crimson Classic (8k), 10/18/24: 42nd place, 24:36.9…SEC Championship (8k), 11/01/24: 69th place, 24:17.6…NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (10k), 11/15/24: No result

High School: XC Apollo Conference Champion out of Lincoln Community High School…IHSA 2A 4x800 Runner-up…IHSA 2A 6th place XC State Champion…1st Place IHSA 4x800 Meter Relay…3rd place IHSA 1600 Meter Run…IHSA 2A 18th Place XC State Championships…IHSA 2A XC Apollo Conference Runner-up…6th Place IHSA 2A 4x800 Meter Relay…IHSA 3200 All State…4.4 overall GPA and Academic Honors all 4 years

Personal: Born March 29, 2005…Son of Tim and Kim Heitzig who ran Track & Field at Illinois College…Has one sister, Becca Heitzig…Majoring in Biology/Pre-Med…Chose Mizzou over University of Illinois, University of Louisville, Illinois State University and Lipscomb University…Favorite memory is getting breakfast with the team after a crazy session on the track…Favorite meal is MATC breakfast