2025 Track & Field Roster
Heron, KC
KC Heron
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Pope
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2025: Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2024: Cross Country – Placed 13th overall in the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener 4-mile race, crossing the finish line in 19:54.22…Posted his first scoring performance of the season at the Southern Showcase, running the 8k in 24:50.37 to place 40th…Was the second Bulldog across the line at the Crimson Classic, clocking a 24:26.2 to finish 35thoverall in the 8k…Posted a 24:57.3 to finish 100th at the SEC Championships...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Victorious in the mile at the Clemson Invite with a time of 4:08.11…Completed the 800m in 1:52.69 at the Clemson Invite to finish seventh…Took eighth in the 3,000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 8:11.76.
2023: Cross Country – Scored at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, clocking a time of 15:03.21 to finish ninth…Finished third overall at the 6k Gamecock Challenge, crossing the line in 18:03.5…Scored for the third-straight meet at the 8k Paul Short Run, placing 103rdwith a 25:05.70…Placed 23rd at the 8k Crimson Classic, scoring for the Bulldogs and posting a time of 24:35.2…Ran a 25:19.4 to finish 72nd at the 8k SEC Championships...Finished 87th overall as Georgia’s fifth scorer at the 10k NCAA South Regionals, recording a time of 31:36.6…Scored in all of the team’s six meets.
Outdoor – Placed seventh in the 1500 meters at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational, posting a season-best time of 3:49.24…Recorded a 1500m time of 3:51.69 at the Virginia Challenge to place 15th…Took fifth place in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 3:52.76.
Indoor – Victorious in the 1,000m (2:23.47) and the 800m (1:52.70) at the Clemson Invite, posting the second-fastest 1,000m time in school history…Also clocked the No. 7 mile time in Georgia history, posting a 4:05.49 to finish 20th at the Music City Challenge…Placed 12th in the mile prelims at the SEC Championships with a 4:05.57…Clocked a 8:12.80 in the 3,000-meters at the SEC Championships to finish 14th…That time placed him at No. 9 all-time in the 3,000m at UGA…Ran a season-best 1:51.86 in the 800m at the Texas Tech Open to finish seventh.
2022: Cross Country – Scored to start the season at the 5k Charlotte Opener after taking 28th (15:49.6)…Returned as a scorer at the 8k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 24:59.2 for 125th…Was the final scorer for the Bulldogs at the 8k SEC Championships after crossing the line in 25:18.10…Wrapped up his season by scoring at the 10k NCAA Regional with a 79th-place finish (31:43.30).
Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Ran a 1:54.11 in the 800 meters at the Music City Challenge…Finished third in the 1000m (2:26.35) at the Clemson Invite…Had his fastest mile (4:08.49) for 25th at the Music City Challenge…Finished 26th in the 3000m (8:21.79) at the SEC Championships…Leg of school record distance medley relay after the Bulldog foursome clocked a 9:35.97 for fourth at the SEC Championships.
2021: Cross Country - Started his career by taking 23rd (19:15.86) to score at the 6k Kennesaw State Opener…Was the fifth Bulldog across the line at the 8k North Alabama Showcase with a 25:49.71 for 50th…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to his 82nd-place finish (25:52.6)…Rounded out his season at the 10k NCAA South Regional by taking 152nd.
Outdoor – Had a season-best time of 3:54.64 for ninth place in the 1500 meters at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Ran a 1:57.93 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial to take 23rd…Took fourth in the 5000m (15:27.18) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Indoor – Finished eighth (4:24.49) in the mile at the Clemson Invitational…Finished ninth in the 5000m (15:31.46) at the USC Indoor Open.
2020: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Named to Pope’s Cross Country Hall of Fame…Part of state champion cross country team at the GHSA 6A meet in his third year…Finished third in the 1600 meters at the state meet as a junior…Personal-best times of 15:42 (5k), 4:18 (1600m), 1:58 (800m) and 9:36 (3200m)…Named Most Valuable Distance Runner for track as a junior…Ran on state runner-up cross team as a sophomore…Helped lead Pope to four consecutive region titles in cross…Earned varsity letter in both track and cross all four years…Named team’s Rookie of the Year…Part of team that was state runner-up as a freshman…Part of German Honors Society and was a two-year Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 2001…Son of Leslie Heron and Todd Heron…Brother, Cole, is a twin and is also running for the Bulldogs…Majoring in Risk Management and Insurance.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2024: Cross Country – Placed 13th overall in the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener 4-mile race, crossing the finish line in 19:54.22…Posted his first scoring performance of the season at the Southern Showcase, running the 8k in 24:50.37 to place 40th…Was the second Bulldog across the line at the Crimson Classic, clocking a 24:26.2 to finish 35thoverall in the 8k…Posted a 24:57.3 to finish 100th at the SEC Championships...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Outdoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Victorious in the mile at the Clemson Invite with a time of 4:08.11…Completed the 800m in 1:52.69 at the Clemson Invite to finish seventh…Took eighth in the 3,000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 8:11.76.
2023: Cross Country – Scored at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, clocking a time of 15:03.21 to finish ninth…Finished third overall at the 6k Gamecock Challenge, crossing the line in 18:03.5…Scored for the third-straight meet at the 8k Paul Short Run, placing 103rdwith a 25:05.70…Placed 23rd at the 8k Crimson Classic, scoring for the Bulldogs and posting a time of 24:35.2…Ran a 25:19.4 to finish 72nd at the 8k SEC Championships...Finished 87th overall as Georgia’s fifth scorer at the 10k NCAA South Regionals, recording a time of 31:36.6…Scored in all of the team’s six meets.
Outdoor – Placed seventh in the 1500 meters at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational, posting a season-best time of 3:49.24…Recorded a 1500m time of 3:51.69 at the Virginia Challenge to place 15th…Took fifth place in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 3:52.76.
Indoor – Victorious in the 1,000m (2:23.47) and the 800m (1:52.70) at the Clemson Invite, posting the second-fastest 1,000m time in school history…Also clocked the No. 7 mile time in Georgia history, posting a 4:05.49 to finish 20th at the Music City Challenge…Placed 12th in the mile prelims at the SEC Championships with a 4:05.57…Clocked a 8:12.80 in the 3,000-meters at the SEC Championships to finish 14th…That time placed him at No. 9 all-time in the 3,000m at UGA…Ran a season-best 1:51.86 in the 800m at the Texas Tech Open to finish seventh.
2022: Cross Country – Scored to start the season at the 5k Charlotte Opener after taking 28th (15:49.6)…Returned as a scorer at the 8k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 24:59.2 for 125th…Was the final scorer for the Bulldogs at the 8k SEC Championships after crossing the line in 25:18.10…Wrapped up his season by scoring at the 10k NCAA Regional with a 79th-place finish (31:43.30).
Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Ran a 1:54.11 in the 800 meters at the Music City Challenge…Finished third in the 1000m (2:26.35) at the Clemson Invite…Had his fastest mile (4:08.49) for 25th at the Music City Challenge…Finished 26th in the 3000m (8:21.79) at the SEC Championships…Leg of school record distance medley relay after the Bulldog foursome clocked a 9:35.97 for fourth at the SEC Championships.
2021: Cross Country - Started his career by taking 23rd (19:15.86) to score at the 6k Kennesaw State Opener…Was the fifth Bulldog across the line at the 8k North Alabama Showcase with a 25:49.71 for 50th…Scored at the 8k SEC Championships thanks to his 82nd-place finish (25:52.6)…Rounded out his season at the 10k NCAA South Regional by taking 152nd.
Outdoor – Had a season-best time of 3:54.64 for ninth place in the 1500 meters at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial…Ran a 1:57.93 in the 800m at the Tom Jones Memorial to take 23rd…Took fourth in the 5000m (15:27.18) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Indoor – Finished eighth (4:24.49) in the mile at the Clemson Invitational…Finished ninth in the 5000m (15:31.46) at the USC Indoor Open.
2020: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Named to Pope’s Cross Country Hall of Fame…Part of state champion cross country team at the GHSA 6A meet in his third year…Finished third in the 1600 meters at the state meet as a junior…Personal-best times of 15:42 (5k), 4:18 (1600m), 1:58 (800m) and 9:36 (3200m)…Named Most Valuable Distance Runner for track as a junior…Ran on state runner-up cross team as a sophomore…Helped lead Pope to four consecutive region titles in cross…Earned varsity letter in both track and cross all four years…Named team’s Rookie of the Year…Part of team that was state runner-up as a freshman…Part of German Honors Society and was a two-year Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 2001…Son of Leslie Heron and Todd Heron…Brother, Cole, is a twin and is also running for the Bulldogs…Majoring in Risk Management and Insurance.
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