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2010-11 Men's Track and Field Roster

Zac Edwards

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Roanoke, Va.
  • Highschool Northside HS

Biography

2011: (Outdoor) Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:00.96...Won the Battle of I-10 3,000m run in a time of 8:42.70...Took sixth place in the men's 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:15.81 at the USA Quad Meet...Finished eighth in the men's 1,500-meter run at the SBC Championships in a time of 4:03.38...

2009-10: (XC)
Captured the SBC championship with a finish of 26:10.91 on the 8K course ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the NCAA Cross Country South Regional ... Placed 20th at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.

2009: (Indoor) Won the men's one mile run (4:18.65) at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor Invite I ... Won the 3,000-meter run in 8:26.02 at the LSU Purple Tiger Classic ... Named the SBC Men's Track Performer of the Week (1/27) ... Placed third in the 5,000m with a NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 14:09.45 at the Meyo Invitational ... Named the SBC Men's Track Performer of the Week (2/10) ... earned All-SBC honors in the one mile run, 3,000m, 5,000m and distance medley relay ... Scored 30.5 points for the Jags at the SBC Championships ... Won the 3,000m run at the SBC Championships with a season-best time of 8:18.04 ...  Broke the SBC Championships 5,000m record with a personal-best and NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 14:06.94 ... Ran the lead leg for the Jags' first-place distance medley relay team at  the SBC Champioships that  finished with a championships record-breaking time of 10:10.41 ... Placed second in the one mile run at the SBC Championships with a season-best time of 4:17.70 ... (Outdoor) Won the 5,000m at the SBC Championships with a time of 14:14.33 ... Qualified for a NCAA Regional in the 5,000m with a SBC-best time of 13:56.76 at the Mount SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. ... Won the 1,500m at the USA Invitational with a team-best time of 3:51.00 ... finished second in the 10,000m at the Louisiana Classics with finish of 33:13.13 ... Earned five top-five finishes on the season ... Named to 2009 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team

2008: (Alabama)  (XC) Received SEC All-Freshman selection ... Helped team capture the SEC Championship and NCAA South Regional ... Also helped team win pre-national meet at Terre Haute, Ind. ... Helped the Tide earn a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Ran a season-best 24:59 in the 8K at the SEC Championship. (Indoor) Lettered in indoor track and redshirted during the outdoor season ... Competed in four races during his freshman season ... Ran a personal-best 8:14.88 in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Invitational.

High School: Lettered in track and cross country for four years ... Holds the school record in the mile (4:24.50), two mile (9:19) and 5K (16:01) ... Won the 2006 VHSL Outdoor Two-Mile championship ... Finished second at the Southern Track Classic in 2006 and eighth at the Nike Outdoor National 5K ... Captured runner-up finish in the 2005 VHSL Indoor Mile.

Personal: Born Aug. 12, 1987 ... son of Bryan and Michelle Edwards ... has one brother and one sister ... father, Bryan, was a three-time NAIA All-American at The Kings College (N.Y.) ... lists Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall as his favorite athletes. 

Major: Criminal Justice.

Personal Records
Event Time
1,500m 3:51
3,000m Indoor 8:14.88
5,000m 13:56.76
5,000m Indoor 14:06.94
8,000m (XC) 24:08.90
10,000m 30:08

 

 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Distance
    6'2"
  • 2010-11Junior

    Distance
    6'2"