Red Wolves - IU East

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Became first Indiana University East men's cross country runner to qualify for NAIA National Championships. ... Finished 172nd at NAIA National Championships on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. ... Qualified for NAIA National Championships with 12th-place finish at NAIA National Championships Qualifying Meet on Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn. ... ... Finished second among Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference runners at NAIA National Championships Qualifying Meet. ... First IU East men's cross country runner named to All-KIAC team.  ... Set school record with 8K time of 26:35 at Wilmington College Invitational on Oct. 16. ... Earned highest individual placing for any IU East cross country runner with fourth-place finish at Earlham College Invitational on Oct. 3. ... KIAC Runner of the week for week of Sept. 7, week of Oct. 5, week of Oct. 19 and week of Nov. 9. ... First IU East men's cross country runner to earn KIAC Runner of the Week honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time IHSAA track and field regional qualifier. … Qualified for IHSAA state track and field meet in the 800. … Four-time all-conference cross country runner. … Four-year IHSAA regional qualifier in cross country. … Three-year IHSAA semistate qualifier in cross country. … Made one appearance in IHSAA cross country state finals.

ALL ABOUT ZACH

AREA OF STUDY: Computer Graphics

WHY ZACH CHOSE IU EAST: Campus is small and personal; saved money.

MOST MEMORABLE CROSS COUNTRY/DISTANCE RUNNING MOMENT: The feeling of making it out of semistate and going to the state cross country finals as a sophomore; training with coaches Ron and Todd.

PARENTS: Emily Burns and Richard Burns

SIBLINGS: Steve, Chris and Heather

FAVORITE FOOD: Pasta

FAVORITE TV SHOW: "Futurama"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math

FAVORITE IU EAST CLASS: CGT courses

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Stepbrothers" and "Without a Paddle"

FAVORITE SONG AND ARTIST/GROUP: "Last Resort" by Papa Roach

HOBBIES: Running, biking, swimming, drawing, reading and playing games.

ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: Steve Prefontaine

DID YOU KNOW: Zach's favorite quotes are, "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift," (Steve Prefontaine) and, "If cross country were easy, it would be called football."