Zach Conant

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westwood, Mass
High School:
Westwood

2022-23: Indoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Claimed sixth place in the 5,000-meter run in 15:07.81 at the New England Championship (2/2-3) … Captured fifth place in the one mile run with a time of 4:20.35 at the Beacon Invitational (12/10) … Claimed fourth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:47.35 at the Alden Invitational (12/3) Cross Country: Ran in five meets, scoring in two … Took 25^th (15:27) as UMass’ No. 3 runner at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/21) … Placed sixth (26:18) in the sub varsity race at the New England Championships (10/8) … Completed the Paul Short Run (9/30) in 25:54.7 (370^th) … Rounded out the UMass top-five in 17^th overall (26:41.30) at the UVM Invitational.

2021-22: Outdoor: Claimed bronze in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:32.19 and competed in the 1,500-meter run at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:25.48 at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Was the runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:23.09 at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Took sixth in the 1,500-meter run in 3:59.33 at the UMass Invitational (4/03). Indoor: Did not compete. Cross Country: Raced in three meets, scoring once … Scored as UMass’ No. 5 runner at the New England Championships (10/9), taking 93^rd in 26:50.7.

2020-21: Outdoor: Placed third in the 5,000-meter run in 15:24.14 at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03).

2019-20: Indoor: Did not compete. Cross Country: Ran in three meets, including the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/15).

Before UMass: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field at Westwood High School … Earned 12 total letters … Member of the Cross Country Tri-Valley League Championship team in 2016 … Member of the Indoor Track and Field Tri-Valley League Championship team in 2017 … Named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team in 2017 … Named to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team in 2017 and 2018 … Named Tri-Valley League MVP in 2017 … Named a Tri-Valley League All-Star from 2015 to 2019 … Was an honor roll student … Member of National Honor Society … Earned the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy

Personal: Born Zach Conant … From Westwood, Massachusetts … Son of Debbie and Jeff Conant … Brother of Sarah, Emily, and Hannah … Sister Sarah is a member of the UMass Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams … Intends to double major in Biology and Managerial Economics