2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Heather Keniry

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool La Grande
  • Hometown La Grande, Ore.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2020-21: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (DMR) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (DMR) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Distance specialist for Mines with appearances in the mile, 3,000-meter run and as part of the distance-medley relay ... Debuted at the NCAA Championships as part of the DMR and helped Mines take 10th in the nation in a time of 12:12.64 which ranked eighth in the Oredigger record book ... Top mile run of the season was 5:07.93 at Mines Front Range #2 which slotted 10th in program history and provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Championships ... Best 3,000 meters clocked in at 10:17.65 at the Mines Front Range #4 and also provisionally qualified for the national meet while sitting fifth in the program record book ... Joined the DMR at Mines Front Range #4 as well and helped the team run a 12:01.68 as the fifth-fastest relay in Oredigger history ... Closed the season ranked 27th in the nation in the mile, 26th nationally in the 3K and sixth in the DMR.  Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Focused mostly on the 1,500-meter run with showings in the 10,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run and as part of the 4x400-meter relay ... Took 12th at the RMAC Championships in the 1,500 meter with a finals time of 4:41.15 which ranked 10th in the program record book ... Also helped Mines take seventh in the 4x400-meter relay at the conference championships thanks to a time of 4:15.12 ... Closed the season with a 5K of 17:03.45 at the West Coast Distance Carnival to rank fifth in the program record book and provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships, ranked 36th in the nation.

2019-20: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Raced at three meets during the season with appearances in the 3,000-meter run and the mile ... Placed 11th in the 3K at the RMAC Championships in a time of 10:50.89 ... Top 3K of the season was 10:45.54 at the Mines Winter Classic Invitational ... Posted a mile of 5:24.81 at the Mines Friday Night Invite. Outdoor Track & Field - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Collegiate debut came in the mile run at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi where she posted a time of 5:19.16 ... Also ran the 3,000 meters at the Colorado Invite in 11:0017. Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Competed in the 1,500-meter run at the Mines Nature's Bakery Invite and finished in a time of 4:55.51.

2017-18: Indoor Track & Field - Redshirted. Outdoor Track & Field - Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport captain for La Grande (Ore.) ... High point scorer for track as a junior and senior ... Arnie Hallmark Outstanding Female Athlete award recipient ... Owns PRs of 2:26 for 800m, 5:00 for 1,500m, 10:46 for 3K, and 19:33 for 5K ... Earned 10 combined letters in track, cross country, and swimming ... Class valedictorian ... Honors diploma recipient ... National Honor Society member ... Scholar Athlete.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

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