Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - Idaho

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Landon Heemeyer

Runner
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS
MERIDIAN, IDAHO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

14th - 15:30

Nike Cross Nationals

2nd

Class 5A State Championships
“When it came to delivering elite-level performances, few athletes in America were able to consistently replicate that as well as Landon Heemeyer. Now a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year selection, the battle-tested senior produced four separate race efforts of national import—a rarity even among premier prep runners.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCal Track
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 165-pound senior raced to a 14th-place finish at Nike Cross Nationals this past season, clocking a time of 15:30.0 to earn Second-Team All-America honors. Heemeyer also was the top Idaho finisher at the Nike Cross Northwest Regional Championships, taking second in a personal-best time of 15:05.0. He earned the silver medal at the Class 5A State Championships, pacing the Grizzlies to second place as a team.

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Academic Achievement

Heemeyer has maintained a 4.13 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Brigham Young University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Actively involved with the Church of Latter Day Saints, Heemeyer has volunteered locally on behalf of Boise-area trail maintenance projects as well as clean-up initiatives at parks in the greater Boise and Meridian regions. He’s also donated his time as part of numerous team service opportunities within his community.