Manhattanville University Athletics

2011: Ran in all eight Valiant races in his senior season … took sixth place overall with a time of 20:22.00 at the 5.32K Valiant Invitational (9/17) … had his best 8K time of the year at the BAA Mayor's Cup race, crossing the finish line in 31:58.00 … named to the MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Appeared in nine of the team’s 10 meets as a junior … cracked the top 10 with a 10th place finish at the Valiant Invitational (9/18), crossing the line in 20:53.00 … had his best 8K time of the year in the season’s final meet, posting the best 8K time of his career with a time of 30:39.40 at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (11/13).

2009: One of three Valiants to run in all eight team races during the cross country season … placed third on the team and 78th overall with a season-best 5K time of 19:03.00 at the Trinity Invitational (9/12) … led the Valiants with a 30th-place finish (32:48.00) at the Staten Island Invitational (10/4) … finished second among Valiants at both the MAC Championship (10/31) and ECAC Championship (11/7), placing 95th (33:40.38) at the MACs and 233rd with a season-best 8K time of 32:32.50 at the ECACs … named to the MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2008: One of three Valiants to appear in every cross country race in his first season … placed 15th with a time of 33:50 in his first collegiate race, the Purchase Invitational (9/13) … led the team with a 25th-place finish at the Brooklyn Invitational (10/5) with a time of 32:50 … posted a season-low 31:51 at the Saratoga Invitational (10/25) to place 263rd.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Briarcliff High School … was a three-year letterwinner on the cross country team, while also lettering in track and baseball for the Bears … reached the Sectional Championships in cross country … was an honor roll student.

Personal: Born May 24, 1990 … son of Paul and Lydia Heck … has one sister, Alexis, and one brother, Jonathan … is an education and Spanish double major with a minor in political science at Manhattanville.