Michael Heller

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Stow, Ohio
High School:
Stow

• Men's Indoor Track and Field All-MAC Second Team (2013)

• Owns 2nd-fastest time in school history in the Outdoor 5,000m (4:25.99)

• Owns 8th-fastest time in school history in the Indoor 5,000m (14:32.86)

• Owns 9th-fastest time in school history in the Indoor 3,000m (8:23.00)

• Owns 10th-fastest time in school history in the Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase (9:12.95)

• Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-MAC Second Team (2012)


• Mile:	• 1,500m:
• 3,000m: 8:23.00	• 5,000m: 14:25.99
• 5,000m: 14:32.86	• 3,000m Steeplechase: 9:12.95

2012 - JUNIOR YEAR

INDOOR

• Recorded the squad's fastest time in the 5,000-meter run by clocking a 14:32.86 at the MAC Indoor Championships for a third-place finish, which is the eighth-best time in Kent State history

• Recorded the squad's second-fastest time in the 3,000-meter run by clocking an 8:23.00 at the SPIRE Indoor Track Invitational, which is tied for the ninth-best time in Kent State history

• Finished sixth at the MAC Indoor Championships in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:39.95

• Ran a season-best time of 4:13.46 in the 1-mile run at the Akron Dual

OUTDOOR

• Recorded the squad's fastest time in the 5,000-meter run by clocking a 14:25.99 at the Hillsdale Relays, which is the second-best time in Kent State history

• Finished second at the MAC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:13.06

• Recorded the squad's fastest time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by clocking a 9:12.95 at the Miami Invitational, which is the tenth-best time in Kent State history

• Finished sixth at the MAC Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:30.40

• Ran a season-best time of 4:01.32 in the 1,500-meter run at the Campbell-Wright Open

2010 - FRESHMAN YEAR

INDOOR

• Ran a season-best time of 1:56.56 in the 800-meter run at the Kent State Tune Up

• Ran a season-best time of 4:11.59 in the 1-mile-run at the Alex Wilson Invitational

• Ran a season-best time of 8:31.72 in the 3,000-meter run at the Akron Invitational

• Ran a season-best time of 15:07.91 in the 5,000-meter run at the Doug Raymond Invitational

OUTDOOR

• Ran a season-best time of 3:54.91 in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships

• Ran a season-best time of 8:50.15 in the 3,000-meter run at the Northeast Ohio Quad

• Ran a season-best time of 15:07.91 in the 5,000-meter run at the Doug Raymond Invitational

2009 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR

• Did not compete

PRIOR TO KENT STATE

• Received Academic All-Ohio honors as a senior at Stow-Munroe Falls High School

• Also received all-region honors and was a member of the SMFHS Northeast Ohio Conference River Division Cross Country Champions that same season for the Bulldogs

• Set the school record in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:13.00

• Career-best in the 5K is 15:50.69

• Established personal-bests in the 800 meters (1:58.45) and 3,200 meters (9:28.00) for the Bulldogs

• Played basketball for three seasons before switching to distance running

• Crowned a regional champion in the 1,600 and placed third overall in the 3,200 meters as a senior

• Earned two letters in track and field and one in cross country

PERSONAL

• Born Feb. 25, 1990

• Son of Bob and Mary Ellen Heller

• Father Bob was a four-year athlete in cross country and track and field at Kutztown State

• Older brother Bobby and sister Marybeth also attended Kent State

• Majoring in exercise science