Grand Valley State Bests
2018-19: National Championship in the 5,000m and 10,000m … USTFCCCA All-American (Indoor: 3,000m, 5,000m; Outdoor: 5,000m, 10,000m) … USTFCCCA All-Region (Mile, 3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m, DMR) … USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year (O) … USTFCCCA Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year (I, O) … GLIAC Track Athlete of the Year (O) … GLIAC Champion in the 3,000m (8:07.46) and the 5,000m (O: 14:07.05) … USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (4/23) … GLIAC Track Athlete of the Week (O: Week 2, 5) … School records: Indoor: 3,000m (8:01.12), 5,000m (13:46.87), Outdoor: 5,000m (13:37.94), 10,000m (28:30.77) … Posted the ninth best performance in DII history in the 5,000m (13:37.94) … 11th best performance in 10,000m (28:30.77) … During the NCAA Outdoor Championships he won national championships in the 5,000m (14:10.58) and in the 10,000m (30:12.30) … The fifth athlete in DII history to win both events during the same meet … Placed third in the 3,000m (8:07.46) and second in the 5,000m (13:46.87) at the NCAA Indoor Championships … GLIAC Academic honors.
2017-18: USTFCCCA All-American (Indoor; 5,000m/Outdoor; 5,000m, 10,000m) … USTFCCCA All Region (Indoor; 3,0000m, 5,000m/Outdoor; 5,000m, 10,000m) … National Champion in the 5,000m run during the NCAA Outdoor Championships (14:00.69) … GLIAC All-Academic … Competed at the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000m run and finished ninth (29:23.97), which was also the highest of any collegiate racer in the event ... School records set in the 5,000m (13:51.41) during the outdoor season at the Portland Track Festival … Placed sixth in the 5,000m run with a time of 14:14.40 during the NCAA Indoor Championships … Finished 13th in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:19.43 during the indoor nationals … GLIAC Champion in the 5,000m during the GLIAC Indoor Championships (14:17.74) … GLIAC honors in the 3,000m during the GLIAC Indoor Championships (8:14.34) … Indoor-best in the 3,000m run at the 2018 Meyo Invitational was 8:09.00 … Indoor-best in the 5,000m run was 14:01.35 during the GVSU Holiday Open … National Champion in the 5,000m run during the NCAA Outdoor Championships (14:00.69) … Placed second in the 10,000m run with a time of 29.26.23 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … GLIAC honors in the 5,000m run during the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a second place finish (15:14.72) … Outdoor-best during the season was 13:52.66, set during the Bryan Clay Invitational … Outdoor-best in the 10,000m was 29:12.06 during the Raleigh Relays.
2016-2017:USTFCCCA All-American (Indoor/ 3000m, 5000m) … USTFCCCA All-Region (Indoor/3000m, 5000, Distance Medley Relay; Outdoor/5000m, 10,000m) … Competed in the Mile, 3000m and 5000m during the indoor season … Posted a season-best in the mile during the GVSU Big Meet Invite (4:07.90) … Season-best in the 3000m during the 2017 Meyo Invitational (8:05.19) … Indoor season-best in the 5000m during the GVSU Holiday Open (14:02.23) … Placed eighth in the 3000m during the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (8:07.31) … Finished fourth in the 5000m during the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (14:05.17) … Outdoor season-best in the 5000m during the Mt. SAC Relays (14:04.16) … Season-best in the 10,000m during the Stanford Invitational (29:05.65).
2015-16: USTFCCCA All-American (Indoor/5000m; Outdoor/5000m) … USTFCCCA All-Region (Indoor/3000m, 5000m) … Competed in the 1500m and 5000m during the outdoor season and the Mile, 3000m, and 5000m during the indoor season … Placed third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000m (14:14.85) … Placed 13
th at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3000m (8:38.84) and eighth in the 5000m (14:16.10) … Posted a season-best time in the 1500m at the Hillsdale College “GINA” Relays (3:53.61) … Posted a season-best outdoor time in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (14:08.85) … Posted a season-best time in the Mile at the GVSU Open (4:18.15) … Posted a season-best time in the 3000m at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (8:16.50) … Posted a season-best indoor time in the 5000m at the GVSU Holiday Open (14:15.36)
2014-15: Redshirted.
High School: Zach competed at Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran High School … 2012 3200m State Qualifier … 2014 3200m Indoor All-State … 2014 Outdoor All-State 3200m run
High School Bests: 5k – 15:18, 3200m – 9:12, 1600m – 4:28
