Craig Huffer

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. ^ "iaaf.org - Athletes". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org - World Junior Championships in Athletics 2008 - Results 07-08-2008 - 1500 Metres M Heats". Archived from the original on 12 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Shire Leonora - Huffer and Rilen take deepest and tightest Golden Gift in history". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Australian Athletics Results - National". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  5. ^ "iaaf.org - 2009 - M Results". Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.
  6. ^ pl:Reunion Internacional Ciudad de Barcelona 2010
  7. ^ Static results tilastopaja.org Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Runnerstribe – StatsCentral – Men's Track Rankings". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Athletics Australia – News – Huffer fourth in NYC 5th Avenue Mile".