Craig Huff Season 2015

SPARTAN NOTES: Has completed his four-year cross country collegiate career in 2018…top times include 30:27.3 (10k), 24:11.9 (8k) & 19:14.6 (6k).

HONORS

Academic

2018

Academic All-Mountain West

2016

Academic All-Mountain West

2015

Academic All-Mountain West

2014

Mountain West Scholar-Athlete

Academic All-Mountain West

Conference

2018

Second-Team All-Mountain West

 

2018: Competed in all five races, scoring in the final four...was the first Spartan across the line at the Mountain West Championships (10/26), where he earned second-team All-Mountain West honors by virtue of his overall eighth place finish...he is the second Spartans men's cross country athlete to earn All-Mountain West designation...in his final collegiate cross country race, the NCAA West Regional Championships (11/9), he ran a career-best 10k time of 30:27.3 and his 42nd place finish was his highest in the championship...ran a season-best 24:48.3 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/13)...his top placing was eighth at the Mountain West Championships.

2017: Spent the season as a redshirt.

2016: Scored in each of the six races in which he competed… Set collegiate personal best for 8k (Santa Clara Duel – 10/15 – 24:11.9) and finished in a career-high third in the race… Best 10k time of his college career came at the NCAA West Regional Championships (11/11) with a 30:46.3… Got stronger and stronger as the season progressed… Twice was the second Spartan across the line – Mountain West Championships (10/28) in 24:59.4 and 27^th place & NCAA Regional Championships (11/11) in 30:46.3 and 57^th place… Was the team’s third finisher at the Bronco Invitational (10/15) in 24:11.9 and in the Santa Clara Duel.

2015: Scored in three of the six meets... Season best 29th place finish at the 6K Fresno State Invitational (9/11) with a time of 19:14.6... 8K season best 38th place finish at the USF Invitational (9/5) with a time of 26:30.7.  

2014: Competed in six races, scoring in all of them… Season best 22nd place finish at the Fresno State Invitational 6K (9/5) with a time of 19:35.00... 8K season best 33rd place finish at the USF Invitational (8/30) with a time of 26:36.4.

Spring Season Track Highlights: Competed at the 2015 USA Track and Field Junior Championships (6/25 – 6/28) in the steeplechase with a time of 9:33.16… Placed first in the steeplechase for the 2015 Johnny Mathis Invitational (3/21) with a time of 9:46.10… Posted a best time of 9:31.05 in the steeplechase at the 2015 San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/4)… Ran his lone 1,500m race with a time of 4:05.27 at the 2015 West Coast Last Chance (5/9).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Calif... Three sport athlete lettering in cross country (2011-2014), track and field (2013-2014) and soccer (2010)... 2013 First Team All-Sunset League.

CRAIG: Majoring in computer science... Enjoys running and listening to music in his free time... A native of Anaheim, Calif.

CAREER FINISHES 

Race	Time	Place	Distance
2018
USF Cross Country Invitational	26:17.3	35th	8k
Stanford Invitational	24:57.7	24th	8k
Wisconsin Pre-Nationals	24:48.3	62nd	8k
Mountain West Championships	24:58.9	8th	8k
NCAA West Regional Championships	30:27.3	42nd	10k
2016
USF Cross Country Invitational	26:03.4	54th	8k
Stanford Invitational	24:37.5	46th	8k
Bronco Invitational	24:11.9	12th	8k
Santa Clara Duel	24:11.9	3rd	8k
Mountain West Championships	24:59.4	27th	8k
NCAA West Regional Championships	30:46.3	57th	10k
2015
USF Cross Country Invitational	26:30.7	38th	8k
Fresno State Invitational	19:14.6	29th	6k
Stanford Invitational	25:40.3	118th	8k
Bronco Invitational	24:46.4	47th	8k
Mountain West Championships	28:22.1	40th	8k
NCAA West Regional Championships	33:06.4	99th	10k
2014
USF Cross Country Invitational	26:36.4	33rd	8k
Fresno State Invitational	19:35.0	22nd	6k
Stanford Invitational	25:28.0	137th	8k
Bronco Invitational	24:59.9	79th	8k
Mountain West Championships	24:43.6	34th	8k
NCAA West Regional Championships	31:22.2	101st	10k