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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Shanna Heaney

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hampton Bays, N.Y.
  • Highschool Hampton Bays

Biography

2016-17: Cross Country: Finished 18th at the Fordham Fiasco (9/10) in 19:58.83… Placed 60th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 21:25.1… Indoor: Metropolitan champion as a part of the 4x800 relay that took first in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:15.21 (2/3)… Part of the 4x800 relay that took seventh at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 9:14.88… Also a member of the distance medley relay team that finished tenth in 12:25.50… Member of the 4x800 relay that took third at the ECAC Championship (3/5) in a season best time of 8:55.04… Part of the distance medley relay team that took sixth at the Terrier Classic (1/28) in 12:19.51… Also placed 57th in the 800 meters in 2:19.28… Finished third in the 1,000 meters at the Swarthmore Last Chance Invitational (2/25) in 2:57.34… Outdoor: ECAC Champion as part of the 4x800 relay that took first in a season-best time of 8:54.81… Part of the 4x800 relay that took third at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) in 4:01.27… Also finished eighth in the 1,500 meter run in 4:44.60… Member of the 4x800 relay that took ninth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) in 3:54.29… Also finished 23rd in the 800 meters in 2:17.39… Part of the 4x800 relay that took fifth at the Penn Relays (4/29) in 8:58.41… Finished sixth in the 800 meters at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 2:16.00… Also placed 19th in the 1,500 meter run in 4:50.17… Part of the 4x800 relay that took fourth at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 9:21.11… Finished 21st in the 1,500 meters at the George Mason Invitational (4/8) in a season-best time of 4:42.33… Placed 16th in the 800 meters at the Swarthmore Last Chance Invitational (5/15) in a season-best time of 2:15.80… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2015-16: Cross Country: Competed in just two events… Finished 14th at the Fordham Fiasco in 20:32.69 (9/12)… Placed 54th at the ECAC Championship in 19:33.9 (11/21). Indoor: Team MVP... Atlantic 10 champion as a member of the 4x800 relay team, earning First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors with a time of 9:05.45 at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Also placed eighth in the 800 meters in 2:24.45 (2/21)... Metropolitan champion as a member of the 4x800 relay that took first place in 9:11.91 at the Metropolitan Championship, while individually took second in the 800 meters in an ECAC qualifying time of 2:13.89... Also helped the distance medley relay score fifth in 12:38.98 (2/5)... Part of the 4x800 relay team that grabbed bronze at the ECAC Championship with a third place finish in 8:46.54 (3/6)... Member of the record-setting distance medley relay at the Yale Invitational, which crossed the line in third place in 11:50.88 (1/9)... Opened with a third place finish in the mile run at the Fordham Season Opener in 5:12.42 (12/4)... Was fourth at the Villanova Invitational in the 800 meters in 2:18.73 (1/8)... Placed sixth in the 1,000 meter run at the Great Dane Invitational in 2:57.39 (1/16)... Ran a personal-best 2:13.03 in the 800 meters to take 23rd overall at the Terrier Classic (1/30)... Qualified for the ECAC Championship in the 1,000 meter event, clocking in at 2:53.98 for 18th place at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/13)... Finished ninth in the mile run at the Last Chance Invitational with a time of 5:01.15 (2/27). Outdoor: Scored fifth in the in the 1,500 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 4:43.76, while helping the 4x800 relay team place third (4/9)... Was 20th overall in the 1,500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 4:49.07 (5/7)... Member of the 4x800 relay team that took sixth at the Penn Relays in 9:00.80 (4/29)... Had a pair of top ten finishes at the Fred Hardy Invitational, taking fifth in the 3,000 meters (10:34.41) and ninth in the 1,500 meters (4:43.69) (3/26)... Finished 26th overall in the seeded 800 meter event at the Colonial Relays in 2:15.78 (4/2)... Was fifth in the 800 meters at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational in 2:16.23 (4/16)... Member of the winning 4x400 relay at the Wolfie Invitational (3:54.85), while taking seventh in the 1,500 meters in 4:42.18 (4/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014-15: Cross Country: Did not compete. Indoor: Member of the distance medley relay at the Metropolitan Championship, which took second in 12:25.14 (2/6)... Finished 11th in the 800 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 2:18.84 (2/22)... Ran 3:01.81 in the 1,000 meter run at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/14). Outdoor: Helped Fordham score in the 4x400 relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship, placing eighth in 3:56.44 (5/3)... Also finished 18th in the 800 meter run at the Championship in 2:16.90... Took second in the 800 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in a season-best time of 2:14.49 (4/18)... Grabbed second in the 800 meter run at the Colonial Relays as well in 2:19.20 (4/4)... Ran a personal-best time of 4:46.79 in the 1,500 meters at the Mason Invitational (4/11)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2013-14: Cross Country: Competed in four meets during her freshman campaign… Highlighted her freshman year with a first place finish at the LIU Post Invite in 18:09.22 (9/14)… Took 39th at the Iona Meet of Champions in 24:01.01 (9/21)… Finished 47th at the Metropolitan Championship in 20:33.58 (10/11)… Was 111th at the A-10 Championship in 22:37.3 (11/2). Indoor: Finished eighth in the 800 meter run in 2:24.43 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/10). Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 1500m run at the Golden Ram Invite in 5:06.71… Placed eighth in the 800m in 2:18.58 at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/29)… Was 25th in the 200 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational in 29.95… Finished eighth in the 200 meter run at the Brick City Classic in 28.80 (4/27).

Before Fordham: Multi-sport athlete at Hampton Bays High School... Earned varsity letters in cross country, track, and field hockey... Eight-time team MVP, receiving two for cross country, two for indoor track, and four for outdoor track... Team captain for both cross country and track... All-State selection for cross country (2012), the indoor 1000 meters (2013), and the outdoor 800 meters (2013)... Garnered All-Country honors nine times and All-League honors in a variety of events... Set 15 school records, which included two cross country course records (Red Creek Peconic Invitational, Indian Island Westhampton Invitational), six indoor marks (300m, 600m, 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and the 4x800 relay), and seven outdoor records (400mH, 800m, 1500m, 2K steeplechase, 3000m, 4x400 relay, and 4x800 relay)... Member of the National Honor Society... Named to the 2012-13 All-Academic Team... Four-year Scholar Athlete (2009-13) as well as the 2013 All-Around Athlete Award winner.

Major: Communications & Media Studies with a concentration in New Media with a minor in Marketing.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 18:09.22 (2013)
Cross Country (6K): 24:01.01 (2013)
Indoor 800m: 2:13.03 (2016)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:53.98 (2016)
Indoor mile: 5:01.15 (2016)
Outdoor 200m: 28.80 (2014)
Outdoor 800m: 2:14.49 (2015)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:42.18 (2016)
Outdoor 3,000m:10.34.41 (2016)

SCHOOL RECORDS
Indoor DMR: 11:50.88 (2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'3"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'3"
  • 2015-16Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'3"
  • 2016-17Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'3"