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2020 Cross Country Roster

Jose Juarez

Heather Czarnecki

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Branch
  • Hometown Deerfield, Mich.

Biography

2018:
• Was named to the 2018 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• Named Second Team All-League after placing ninth at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 22:04.2
• Finished second at the 32nd Running Fit Detroit Mercy Invite (Sept. 8) with a time of 18:07.8
• Placed fifth at the Golden Grizzlies Open with a time of 15:07.8
• Placed 45th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational

2017:
• Placed eighth at the Golden Grizzly Sc Dual against CMU (Oct. 6) with a time of 11:11.00 (3K)
• Placed 17th at the Golden Grizzlies Open (Sept. 1) with a time of 15:29.5 (4K)
• Helped lead the women’s team to their third consecutive title with 22nd place finish at 23:29.0 (6K) at the 2017 Horizon League Cross Country Championships

High School:
• three-year letter winner in cross country and two-year letter winner for track and field for head coach Matt Johnson
Cross Country:
• 2016 Thumb Area Cross Country individual champion
• 2014 All-Country section
•  Two-time OAA (Oakland Activities Association) selection (2014, 2016)
Track & Field:
• 2017 All-State selection, 2014 and 2017 All-OAA and Tri-Valley selection

Top Athletic Performance:
5K 19:41 - 2016 Thumb Area Cross Country Championships
3200m 11:41 - 2017 Saginaw Valley Indoor Championships
1600m 5:08 - 2017 State finals meet
800m 2:20 - 2017 TVC Championships

Academic Accomplishments:
• 2017 Academic All-State selection

Three reason for choosing to Oakland:
1. Academic scholarships 
2. Participation in sports with a scholarship 
3. Good academic reputation

Personal:
Full Name: Heather Lauren Czarnecki
Parents: Charles and Tamara 
Siblings: Brother: Adam                
Major: Psychology

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior