Amanda Heard

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Height:
5-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Cor Jesu Academy

2017 (Outdoor): Placed third at the Tulsa Duels in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:41.63 … recorded a season-best 10:22.76 in the 3,000-meters at the Arkansas Spring meet.

2017 (Indoor): Posted a season-best time of 10:21.49 in the 3,000-meters at the Gorilla Classic, where she placed third … tallied another third-place finish at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in the 3,000-meters, with a time of 10:47.20 … posted a career-best time of 17:56.99 in the 5,000-meters at The American Indoor Championships.

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in the 3,000-meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational … finished fourth at the Tulsa Duels in the 3,000-meters.

2016 (Indoor): Finished fourth in the 3,000-meters at the Jayhawk Classic.

Personal: Born Amanda Glen Heard on Aug. 18, 1996, in St. Louis, Mo. … daughter of Glen and Patricia Heard … has two brothers, Eric and Jake … lists her biggest sports thrill as participating at the state cross country championships as a freshman in high school … began running cross country/track at the age of 11 … majoring in biology.