Devin Huizenga
Devin Huizenga

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bismarck, N.D.

High School:
Bismarck

2011 (Junior)
Did not race during the season.

2010 (Sophomore)
Made tremendous improvement over the course of the season ... Finished tenth on the team in the season-opening race but then went on to achieve third-place team finishes in each of the final three meets ... Recorded personal-best 8k time of 25:08.6 at the ACC Championships en route to a 45th place overall finish ... Concluded the season with a third-place finish at the NCAA Regionals, crossing the line in 32:10.5 to solidify a 56th-place finish.

2009 (Freshman)
Competed in four meets during freshman season, including a second-place team finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Louisville, Ky. ... Finished course in 32:53.63 for 96th-overall place ... Placed third on the team and 186th overall at the Lehigh Invitational with a time of 25:28 ... Recorded a fifth-place team finish and 70th overall at the Blue Ridge Open, finishing the course in 26:40.8 ... At the ACC Championships, posted a time of 25:57.2 for sixth on the team and 82nd overall.

Background:
Four-time all-region selection and three-time all-state honoree in cross country ... Named honorable mention by DyeStat ... Placed second at state meet as a senior and finished in the top 10 as a sophomore and junior ... 2008 Gatorade State Finalist ... Senior Athlete of the Year Finalist ... Finished fourth at the Roy Griak Invitational ... Team finished season as state champions during all four seasons ... Placed 28th overall at the Nike Nationals in Portland, Ore., in 2008, helping propel nationally-ranked cross country team to a 14th-place finish ... Freshman of the Year ... In track and field, placed nine times at state meet ... Track and field squad also finished as state champions all four years ... Won 3,200-meter run and 4x800m relay at the Howard Wood Relays in 2009 ... Broke the school record in 1,600-meter run ... Sports Honor Roll recipient ... North Dakota High School Association Team Scholar ... Selected to receive the Higher Intellect Award at the 2008 Harold Schafer Leadership Emerging Leaders Academy ... Coached by Darrel Anderson and Dave Zittleman ... Born March 21, 1991, in Minot, N.D. ... Son of Lee and Jane Huizenga.

 

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