2014-15 Cross Country Roster

Megan Heeder 2013-14 Cross Country Roster

Distance


Class Junior
Hometown East Lansing, MI
High School Lansing Catholic
Megan Heeder - Cross Country - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A JUNIOR:Competed in two meets during the cross country season … placed seventh out of 106 runners in the JV National Catholic Championship 5K (19:25) … finished 45th out of 110 runners in the JV Notre Dame Invitational 5K (19:44.4) … competed in just one meet during the indoor/outdoor track & field seasons … placed seventh of seven runners in the Blue and Gold Invitational 3000m run (11:18.35).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened the cross country season by competing in the first three meets … finished 20thout of 60 runners at the season-opening 5K Crusader Invitational (19:24.2) … took 10thout of 104 runners in the 5K JV race at the National Catholic Championship (19:25.4) … closed season by competing in the 5K gold race at the Notre Dame Invitational … competed in the Blue & Gold Invitational indoor meet and placed sixth in the 3,000m with a time of 11:16.94 … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in the first three meets of the cross country season … opened the year with a 26th-place showing out of 81 runners at the 5K Crusader Invitational in 19:50.7 … turned in best finish of the year in the 5K JV race at the National Catholic Championships, finishing 12th out of 105 runners in 18:58.8 … also ran in the 5K JV race at the Notre Dame Invitational … finished fifth in the 5,000m (18:35.85) at the Mike Poehlein Invitational in only track meet of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL:Six-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field … member of three conference championship teams (two track, one cross country) at Lansing Catholic High School … all-state, all-conference and all-region selection six times … won the 3200m at the 2010 MITCA State meet … inducted into the National Honor Society while enrolled at Lansing Catholic … also served as a Peer Assistant Leader … daughter of Bruce and Marybeth Heeder … has three brothers, Paul, Matthew and Christopher … has two sisters, Ann Marie and Katherine May … mother Marybeth (`80) graduated from Notre Dame … enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters and is majoring in the program of liberal studies with minors in education, schooling and society and theology.