2012 Women's Cross Country Roster

Heather Edic

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lathrop
  • Hometown:
    Fairbanks, Alaska

Summary

Biography

Cross Country

2011: Began the season with a strong start finishing third in both the 6K with a time of 23:11.7 and in the 4K with a time of 15:21.9 in September at the Alaska Nanooks Cross Country Invitational...In Hawaii at the UHH Invitational, Edic finished 11th in the 5K with a time of 19:40 to help the Nanooks finish first overall...Raced to a 20th place finish in the 6K with a time of 23:24 at the GNAC Championships in October...At the NCAA West Regional in November, Edic finished 43rd in the 6K with a time of 22:56 to help the Nanooks finish fourth overall...Finished off the season at the NCAA Championships finishing the 6K race in a time of 24:18.8...Earned GNAC All Academic All-Conference Honors...Garned USTFCCCA All Academic honors.

2010: At the Alaska Nanooks Cross Country Invitational, Edic helped the team claim first both days with her 6th place finish in the 6K with a time of 24:05.2 and her 8th place finish in the 4K with a time of 16:17.14; Edic finished 17th at the Chaminade Invitational with a time of 20:20.44 in the 5K; was a member of the GNAC Championship team, helping them earn their 4th place finish with her 51st place in the 6K and a time of 24:57.43; Edic was named to the GNAC All-Academic Team; was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.

2009: During the season opener against Central Washington University, freshman Edic demonstrated her strength with her 4th place finish in the 5K with a time of 22:11.0 and her 2nd place finish in the 3K with a time of 11:56.3; at the Hawaii Pacific University Invitational, Edic went season-best time in the 5K with a 19:54 and a 20th place finish; finishing 1st for the Nanooks and 5th overall, she ran a 16:35 in the 4K at the Apple Ridge Run; was a member of the GNAC Championship team, running the 6K in a 24:45; at the NCAA West Regional Championships she bettered her 6K time, finishing 74th with a time of 23:50.

Nordic Skiing

2011-12: 
Began the season racing at the US National Championships where she finished 53rd in the 15K with a time of 29:01.90 and finished 36th in the 30K  skiing the course with a time of 1:13:17.1 in January...At the Hilltop Invitational, Edic finished 11th in the 9.4K with a time of 12:05.4 and sprinted to a ninth place finish in the 1.4K to help the Nanooks win the Hilltop Title...In February at the CCSA Championships she finished ninth in the 20K Classic with a time of 59:27.2...Finished out the season with a strong performance at the NCAA Central Regional Championships finishing 12th in the 5K with a time of 16:00.30 and grabbed seventh in the 10K finishing the course in 33:08.7 to help the Nanooks finish second overall...Earned USCSCA All-Academic Team Honors...Garned second team CCSA All-Conference Honors.

2010-11: At the Nordic Cup, Edic came away this season with a pair of 10th place finishes in the 6K Freestyle with a 19:04.6 and the 6K Classic with an 18:19.0; in the 1.4K Classic Sprint at the US National Championships, she finished 76th with a time of 4:34.36; in the 10K Classic she landed her highest finish of 52nd with a time of 36:40.9 and finished out the weekend with a 67th place finish in the 1.4K Freestyle Sprint with a 3:35.53; at the CSSA Hilltop Invitational Edic finished 6th in the 5K Freestyle with a 18:46.8 and 7th in the 5K Classic with a time of 18:42.2; in the 5K at the Mayor's Challenge, she finished 7th in the Open Junior class with a time of 15:17.5; in the 10K Classic she finished 2nd for the Nanooks with a time of 32:55.7, good for 15th overall and 5th in the Open Junior class; she was a member of the CCSA Championship team, finishing with a pair of 25th places in the 5K Freestyle and the 15K Classic; she finished out her season at the NCAA Central Region Championships, finishing 25th in the 5K Freestyle with a time of 16:10.9 and a 30th place finish in the 10K Classic with a time of 36:39.4; earned USCSCA All-Academic Team Honors and was recognized for Academic Honors by the Athletic Department.

2009-10: At the Birch Hill Races, Edic finished 6th in the 5K with an 18:05.7; at the US National Championships, she finished 52nd in the 1.4K Freestyle Spring with a 3:34.99 and the 10K Freestyle with a 33:49.9.

Prior to Alaska: Earned MVP her senior year at Lathrop HS; 2009 ASSA Skiing State Championships Good Sport Athlete; 2009 Regional Champion; member of the Fairbanks Cross Country Ski Team from 2007-09; named to Team Alaska represented in the Artic Winter Games 2008.

Personal: Daughter of Kathleen and David Edic; currently majoring in Civil Engineering.

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