Craig Huffer

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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[bare URL]
  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[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.iaaf.org/gp09/results/eventcode=4211/sex=M/discCode=1500/result.html[bare URL]
  6. ^ pl:Reunion Internacional Ciudad de Barcelona 2010
  7. ^ http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/eaa12799357.htm
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ ://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/9132.1.316491178750095408[permanent dead link]

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