Gettysburg College Athletics

2024

• Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll
• Ran to 39th place finish at Little 3 with season-best 5K time of 18:32.5
• Posted best 8K time of the season at Aubrey Shenk (32:24.9)
• Also competed in Baltimore Metro Meet 5K and Paul Short 8K

2023

• Placed 124th at the Galen Piper Challenge with a 6K time of 23:39.5
• Ran to 33rd place at the Little Three Meet with a 5K time of 18:44.52
• Finished 244th in the Lock Haven Crimson Race with an 8K time of 30:40.4
• Earned 366th place at Pre-Nationals with an 8K race of 32:48.3
• Placed 219th at the Aubrey Shenk Invite with an 8K time of 31:32.9
• Took 91st place at CC Championships with an 8K time of 34:48.9

Off the Course

• Spent last summer at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School
• Works as fitness center attendant in Jaeger Center
• Member of Lamda Chi Alpha

High School

• Competed in cross country and indoor & outdoor track and field at Governor Thomas Jefferson HS
• Name to Second Team All-Conference
• Contributed towards county, conference, regional, and state team championship wins
• Won first place in the 4x800m Relay at the Don Boyer Invitational
• Graduated with highest honors and was a member of National Honor Society and Rho Kappa
• Volunteered in his community at Rose Hill Manor Park and at middle school cross country meets

Personal

• Son of Kathy and John Higinbotham
• John Higinbotham, Father, Gettysburg Alum