Craig Huffer

Craig David Huffer (born 27 October 1989) is an Australian sub-4 minute miler, who ran for Adams State College.

Before signing with Adams State, Huffer won National All Schools titles over the 800 metres.[1] and represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [2]

In 2008 as an 18-year-old Huffer won the Leonara Golden Gift, the richest mile race in Australia.[3]

In 2009 as a 19-year-old Huffer placed 3rd at the 2009 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane,[4] and recorded 3:39.98 at the Sydney Track Classic[5] to rank the fourth fastest Australian junior at the time over the 1500 metres.

In 2010 he became the 47th ever Australian to run a sub-4 mile in Nashville, USA, and went on to run a 1500 metres personal best of 3:36.35 at the Reunion Internacional Ciudad de Barcelona,[6][7] to rank 16th on the all-time Australian senior list.[8]

In October 2011 Huffer joined the Very Nice Track Club to train under Ron Warhurst. The following Fall he finished fourth in the Fifth Avenue Mile in 3:53.5. [9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=aus/athcode=228354/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/wjc08/results/eventcode=3739/racedate=07-08-2008/sex=M/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html#detM_1500_hash_hand
  3. ↑ http://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/council/news/golden_gift_2008.html
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/gp09/results/eventcode=4211/sex=M/discCode=1500/result.html
  6. ↑ pl:Reunion Internacional Ciudad de Barcelona 2010
  7. ↑ http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/eaa12799357.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.runnerstribe-statscentral.com/?page_id=885
  9. ↑
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