Zach Wiles

Weight:
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Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Defiance, Ohio
High School:
Defiance HS

2012 & 2013 NCAA Outdoor First Round Qualifier - 3000m Steeplechase

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY - Ran in five meets...placed 20th at the Utah Open...39th at the Bill Dellinger Invite...42nd at the Mountain West (MW) Championships...78th at the NCAA Regionals...ran an 8K best of 24:28.64 at the Pre-Nationals placing 81st.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced in five meets...won the Boise State Invite 5K (15:40)......led the Broncos in two meets, the Boise State Invite (1st overall) and the Charles Bowles Invite (7th overall)...also competed at the Roger Curran Invite, 2012 Pre-Nationals meet and Mountain West (MW) Championships...INDOOR - Ran the Mile and 3000m...had a best of 4:14.90 in the Bronco Classic Mile to place fourth...won the Boise State Team Challenge 3000m in 8:32.28...16th at the MW Championships in the 3000m (8:38.02)...All-MW in the DMR...a member of the third-fastest DMR in school history (10:02.45)...OUTDOOR - Ran the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase...clocked 4:01.04 to place ninth in the 1500m at the All-Idaho Cup...won the Stanford Invite (Section 2) steeplechase in 8:54.13...seventh at the Mt. SAC Olympic Development/Elite steeplechase (9:02.83)...fourth in the MW steeplechase...an NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier in the steeplechase, placing 42nd.

2011-12: INDOOR - Ran in five meets...ran 1:57.95 in the Jacksons Invite 800m...had a best of 4:22.03 to place seventh in the Blue and Orange Invite Mile...third at the Boise State Team Challenge in the 3000m (8:32.53)...24th at the MW Championships in the 3000m (8:57.29)...15th in the MW 5000m (15:31.22)...OUTDOOR - Raced in the 3000m steeplechase at five meets...had a best of 9:05.25 to place seventh at the Oregon Twilight meet...ran 9:12.65 to place fifth at the MW Championships...third at the All-Idaho Cup and WAR V meets.

2010-11: CROSS COUNTRY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR - Redshirted.

2009-10: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced in six meets on the season...highest finish was eighth at the Roger Curran Invitational in a time of 19:14.40 (6K)...fastest 8K race was at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite where he ran a time of 25:36.00...also ran at the Bob Firman Invite, Charles Bowles Invite, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships and NCAA West Region Championships...INDOOR - Raced in five meets in the Mile and 3000m distances...ran 8:48.60 in the WAC 3000m, placing eighth...second at the United Heritage Invite (4:24.60)...OUTDOOR - Raced in five meets in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m...placed eighth in the WAC steeplechase...placed 12th in the WAC 5000m (15:17.36)...ran 9:14.09 in the steeplechase at Oregon Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL - Earned four varsity letters in both cross-country and track and field at Defiance High School...was a member of both an indoor and outdoor state championship 3,200m relay team...earned all-state honors four times, all-region and all-district honors five times and all-conference honors seven times...named academic all-state twice.

MAJOR - Sociology

CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
5K - 15:40
6K - 19:14.40
8K - 24:56.0
10K - 33:35.09

Indoor
800m - 1:57.96
Mile - 4:14.90
3000m - 8:32.28
5000m - 15:31.22

Outdoor
1500m - 4:01.034
3000m steeplechase - 8:54.13
5000m - 15:17.36