Air Force Academy

Tom Heier

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Class: Senior Hometown: Redmond, WA High School: Redmond

Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180 Position: HB Major: Environmental Engineering

2001 (Junior) - Played and started in seven games before injuring his knee ... knee injury required season ending surgery ... the injury is the second major knee injury he's suffered ... rushed for 21 yards on 12 carries and scored a touchdown ... caught seven passes for 77 yards ... four carries for 15 yards and a touchdown against Wyoming. 2000 (Junior) - Missed the entire season due to a knee injury ... had knee and shoulder surgery during the off season ... missed contact during spring drills recovering from the surgeries ... left the Academy due to the injury and returned in January ... was given a ninth semester and medical redshirt. 1999 (Sophomore) - Played in seven games at running back ... rushed 19 times for 105 yards ... averaged 5.5 yards per carry ... career-high 40 yards on six carries vs. UNLV ... recorded his career-long run of 19 yards ... four carries for 27 yards in the season opener vs. Villanova ... caught three passes for 46 yards ... averaged 15.3 yards per catch. 1998 (Freshman) - Played on the junior varsity most of the season ... moved to the varsity full-time after three games ... played in three varsity games, rushing for seven yards ... best game came against SMU with two carries for seven yards.

High School - Lettered three years in football, wrestling and track ... first-team all-district selection and all-state in football ... named the Eastside Journal prep athlete of the year as a senior ... won a state wrestling championship as a junior ... third in the pole vault at the state track meet ... named a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete ... high school football coach was Rik Haines.

Personal - Born Sept. 2, 1979 ... member of cadet squadron 1 ... son of Rick and Gloria Heier ... has an older brother, Jeff (26) ... brother played football at Puget Sound and was a running back ... would like to attend pilot training following graduation ... member of the dean's list ... completed Combat Survival Training and Soaring in the summer of 1999 ... also worked on the assault course during Basic Cadet Training ... was the cadet in command during Basic Cadet Training during the summer of 2001 ... was a member of the Basic Cadet Training Flight Staff last summer ... active in his squadron as the training officer ... was an Eagle Scout ... hobbies include hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding, camping and mountain biking.

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