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 and represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in
Bydgoszcz, Poland.
In 2008 as an 18-year-old Huffer won the Leonara Golden Gift, the richest mile race in Australia.
In 2009 as a 19-year-old Huffer placed 3rd at the 2009 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane, and recorded 3:39.98 at the Sydney Track Classic 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, to rank 16th on the all-time Australian senior list.
In October 2011 Huffer joined the Very Nice Track Club to train under
Ron Warhurst
Ron Warhurst (born c. 1943) is an American track and field coach. He was the head coach of the University of Michigan's men's track and field team from 2000 to 2008. Warhurst was also a member of the cross country teams at Western Michigan that w ...
. The following Fall he finished fourth in the Fifth Avenue Mile in 3:53.5.
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1989 births
Living people
Australian male middle-distance runners
Adams State Grizzlies men's track and field athletes
Adams State University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian sportsmen