2005 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Paul Hefferon
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley West
2007: Named First Team Academic All-Big 12 … Finished as the team[apos]s number two runner in every meet he competed in … Was runner-up at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 25:50 … Finished 18th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:54) … Ran a season best time of 24:06 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and finished in 55th place … Placed 21st at the Big 12 Championships (25:28) … Ran a personal best time of 30:40 in the 10K at the Midwest Regionals and placed 20th. 2006: Earned All-America honors after finishing 42nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (31:47.7) … Named all-region for the second-straight year after a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (31:02.3) … Named All-Big 12 after finishing fourth at the Big 12 Championships (24:41.1) … Won the season-opening Bob Timmons Invitational, his first career victory (25:38.9). 2005: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Finished 88th overall and third on the team at the NCAA Championships (30:54.1) to help the team to a 12th-place finish … Finished first on the team at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (31:10), receiving all-region honors in the process … Garnered All-Big 12 accolades by finishing 13th overall at the Big 12 Championships (24:21) … Finished second on the team and 29th overall at NCAA Pre-Nationals (24:18.1) … Ran a 25:07 at the Roy Griak Invitational, good for 39th. 2004: Competed in all six events as a freshman … Ran unattached at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 26:54.59, good for a 14th place finish … Placed 22nd at the KSU Cross Country Invitational with a time of 26:39.5 … Had a time of 26:11 at the Roy Griak Invitational … Finished 17th in the open division of the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 25:25.1, his best 8k time of the year … Finished 42nd overall and seventh on the team with a time of 25:50.67 at the Big 12 Championships … Placed 34th at NCAA Midwest Regionals in his first 10k of the year (31:29.33). High School: As a senior, won the state cross country championships as well as the 3200 meters and the 1600 meters for the Blue Valley West track team … Holds school records in the 5K (15:34), the 1600 meters, 3200 meters and as a member of the 4×800 team … Named first team all-metro five times, three times in track and two in cross country … Named the Johnson County Sun Runner of the Year in 2003 … Named the Johnson County Sun Athlete of the Year in 2004 … Named the 2003 Kansas City Star Cross Country Runner of the Year … Parents are Dan and Jan Hefferon … Born March 30, 1986, in Royal Oak, Mich. … Majoring in business. Personal: Son of Dan and Jan Hefferon … Born March 30, 1986, in Royal Oak, Mich. … Majoring in marketing.