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Grand Valley State University Athletics

2018 Cross Country Roster

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Zach Panning

Zach Panning

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ft. Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    Ft. Wayne Concordia

Summary

Biography

Grand Valley State Bests

2018:
USTCCCA All-American … USTFCCCA All-Region … First Team All-GLIAC … GLIAC Runner of the Year … GLIAC Academic honors … USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (9/17) … GLIAC Athlete of the Week (9/17, 10/15) … Lead GVSU to its first cross country national title … 2nd at the NCAA Championships (10K: 31:53.6) … 2nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional (10K: 31:19.8) … 1st at the GLIAC Championships (8K: 24:10.6) … 1st at the Bradley Pink Classic (8K: 24:06.8) … 1st at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (8K: 23:47.1) … 1st at the MSU Spartan Invitational (8K: 24:45.5)

2017: USTFCCCA All-American … USTFCCCA All-Region … GLIAC First Team ... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team … Finished as the National Runner-Up at the NCAA Championships (10K) with a time of 30:52.8 … Finished sixth during the NCAA Midwest Regionals (10K) with a time of 31:33.7 … Placed fourth at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 24:52.5 (8K).

2016: USTFCCCA All-American ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... First Team All-GLIAC ... finished fifth at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 29:58.3 ... placed fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 30:29.15 ... finished second at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 24:30.3 ... placed first at the Lewis Conference Crossover with a time of 24:30.83 ... placed fourth at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 23:43.6 ... named GLIAC Men's Athlete of the Week in week three ... placed first in the 2016 MSU Spartan Invitational with a time of 24:42.8.

2015: USTFCCCA All-America … USTFCCCA All-Region … All-GLIAC First Team … placed fifth at the NCAA Division II National Championships with a time of 29:39.1 to earn All-America honors (10k race) … finished fifth at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 31:02.0 (10k race) … named the 2015 GLIAC Men’s Freshman of the Year for finishing second at the 2015 GLIAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:07.0 … finished first at the Lewis Conference Crossover with a time of 24:11.1 … placed second among non-Division I runners and 19th overall in the Gold race at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 24:25.1 … ran the 2015 MSU Spartan Invitational and placed seventh with a time of 25:12.2.

2014: Redshirted in 2014.

High School bests: 5k - 15:18, 3200m - 9:12, 1600m - 4:19.

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  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Redshirt Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

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