HEATHER
KAMPF
Meet Heather
Heather Kampf is an American middle-distance runner and four-time United States National Champion in the 1-mile road race. Heather has been a member of Team USA since 2009.
Heather attended the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities and competed for the Golden Gophers track and field and cross-country teams. She graduated in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology. While at the University of Minnesota, Kampf became the schools most decorated women's track and field athlete in history; earning All-American honors eight-times, holding ten school records and becoming the only Golden Gopher to compete in every NCAA championship in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.
As a freshman in 2006, Kampf was the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Champion in the 800-meter race. In 2008 Kampf won the University of Minnesota's Golden Goldy female athlete of the year award. She is currently a professional runner who defies her age. She has her eyes on Tokyo 2021.
Hear Heather Speak
Watch her interview with Warwick Fairfax for Beyond the Crucible