Heath, Mead Named T&FN Prep All-Americans

They're off at college now, but high school accolades continue to flow to Elliott Heath and Hassan Mead.

The two were named Prep All-Americans by Track and Field News.

Both earned the distinction in the two mile category where five athletes nation-wide were honored. Heath (pictured, left), a Winona High School grad now at Stanford, was the #3 honoree.

Mead (right), a Minneapolis South graduate now at the University of Minnesota, was the #5 all-American.

Also named in the event were Matt Centrowitz of Maryland (#1), Craig Forys of New Jersey (#2) and Evan Jagr of Illinois (#4).

The athletes' rank order as all-Americans reflected their finish order at the Nike Outdoor National meet where each ran their fastest marks of the season. Those times were also the fastest five of the season, national-wide.

Heath ran 8:46.12; Mead clocked 8:51.23.

Heath also earned special mention as an all-American at 5000 meters. In one of the events that T&FN said "didn't merit full rankings on their own," Heath was recognized for winning the USA Junior title and earning the silver medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.

Photo, from the MSHSL State Meet, by Gene Niemi.