NDSU

Heppner’s Performance History and Personal Bests

2013-14 SEASON

Cross Country (Senior): Did not compete.
Indoor (Senior): Ran the 1,600m anchor leg on the Bison distance medley relay team that won a Summit League title ... Summit League runner-up in the 800m run, clocking 1:55.05 at the league meet ... Season-best 1:52.47 in the 800m at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Feb. 1 ... Ran 1:21.24 to win the 600m at the Thundering Herd Classic, setting a facility record and ranking sixth in NDSU history in the event.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League champion in the 800m, winning in a season-best time of 1:51.58 ... Five 800m performances of 1:52 or faster.

2012-13 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Junior): Competed in all six meets for the Bison … No. 4 finisher for NDSU at the Summit League Championships, taking 30th place overall in 26:59.0 for the 8k … NDSU’s No. 6 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 177th place overall … claimed a seventh-place finish in an 8k season-best 26:22.2 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 13.
Indoor (Junior): Summit League champion in the 800m, winning with a time of 1:54.35 ... Also placed ninth in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Posted an indoor season-best time of 1:52.95 in the 800m, winning the Bison Open and setting a facility record on Feb. 9 ... Season-best time of 4:18.97 in the mile, winning the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 1.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.

2011-12 SEASON
 
Cross Country (Sophomore): No. 4 finisher for the Bison at The Summit League Championships (10/29), completing the 8k course in 26:17.20 to place 24th overall ... NDSU's No. 6 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional  (11/12), finishing the 10k in 34:25.48 ... placed ninth at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15) with a season-best 8k time of 25:58.15.
INDOOR: Redshirted and did not compete.
OUTDOOR (Junior): Led off the Bison distance medley relay that set the school record in 9:41.85 at the Drake Relays ... set the Schlanser Track record and moved to No. 5 on the NDSU all-time list in the 800m with his time of 1:49.72 at the NDSU-UND Dual on May 4 ... became the fifth Bison in history to run a sub-1:50 outdoor 800m ... placed seventh in the 800m and 1,500m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the 800m, finishing 42nd.
 
2010-11 SEASON

Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six meets...Ran a personal best 6k time of 19:14.41 at the NDSU Open...Posted a personal best 8k time of 26:28.7 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational...Placed 48th at the Summit League Championships (8k) with a time of 27:15.7...Competed at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 137th in 33:22.25.
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the mile and 800 meters...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.54 in the 800 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...His time ranks 10th all-time at NDSU...Finished third in the 800 (1:54.20) and second in the mile (4:17.90) at the Summit League Championships...All-Summit League honoree.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 800 and 1,500...Time of 1:50.53 in the 800 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays is seventh all-time at NDSU...Finished ninth in the 800 meters (1:56.51) at the Summit League Championships...Also finished third in the 1,500 meters at the league championships in 3:56.57...All-Summit League performer.
 
2009-10 SEASON

Cross Country: Redshirt
Indoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Classic in 1:57.19...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.79 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Placed second at the Summit League Championships in 1:53.53...Also won the mile at the Bison Open in 4:17.62.
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters...Won the 800 meters at the Bison Open and Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Winning time of 1:52.83 at the Dakota Relays was a personal best...Finished fifth in the 800 meters in 1:52.95 at the Summit League Championships...Came in second in the 1,500 at the league championships...Time of 3:50.22 is ranked sixth all-time.

PERSONAL: Son of DuWayne and Miriam Heppner...Majoring in exercise science...Comes from a family of 17 children.