2018-19 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Long, Zach
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Zach Long
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rutledge, Tenn.
- High School:
- Grainger
Bio
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 4 Mile: 21:00.20 (2016)
- 6K: 17:43.99 (2018)
- 8K: 23:38.40 (2018)
- 10K: 30:56.0 (2016)
Indoor Track
- 800m: 1:54.28 (2016)
- Mile: 4:05.98 (2019)
- 3000m: 7:59.15 (2018) - SCHOOL RECORD
- 5000m: 13:56.12 (2018)
Outdoor Track
- 800m: 1:50.51 (2017)
- 1500m: 3:43.09 (2019)
- 3000m: 8:23.24 (2016)
- 5000m: 13:39.22 (2018) - SCHOOL RECORD
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2018 - 8K - 22nd - 23:38.68
- 2017 - 8K - 10th - 24:06.2
- 2016 - 8K - 26th - 25:10.0
- 2015 - 8K - 53rd - 24:56.9
Indoor Track
- 2019 - 3000m - 3rd - 8:03.69
- 2019 - 5000m - 5th - 14:15.93
- 2018 - 3000m - 6th - 8:03.92
- 2018 - 5000m - 4th - 13:56.12
- 2017 - Mile - 7th - 4:06.17
Outdoor Track
- 2019 - 1500m - 4th - 3:49.76
- 2019 - 5000m - 5th - 14:01.42
- 2018 - 1500m - 3rd - 3:47.53
- 2017 - 5000m - 4th - 13:54.49
HONORS
- 2019 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-American - 5000m
- 2019 Indoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2018 Ed Murphey Award (Men's Team MVP)
- 2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Region
- 2018 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-American - 5000m
- 2018 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2017 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Region
- 2017 Cross Country All-SEC Second Team
- 2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American - 5000m
- 2016 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Region
- 2015 Cross Country Freshman All-SEC
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Wrapped up his historic career at UT by racing in the 5000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/8) and finished 21st with a time of 14:52.83
- Raced in the 5000m at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships and finished eighth with a time of 14:15.65 to qualify for the next round
- Finished third in the 3000m at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) with a time of 8:03.03
- Ran the men's elite 3000m at the Camel City Invitational, clocking a converted time of 8:08.85
- Tabbed a PR in the mile at the Hokie Invitational in 4:05.98
- Opened his season on the final leg of UT's DMR win at the UAB Blazer Invite, as the Vols combined for a meet-record mark of 10:06.20
- Raced in two events during the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), including a fourth-place finish in the 1500m (3:49.76) and fifth in the 5000m (14:01.42), which totaled nine points towards UT's team scoring
- Competed in two events at the Penn Relays (4/27), including a third-straight first-place finish in the 1500m (3:47.25) and fourth in the 4x800m relay (7:44.63)
- Clocked another first-place title in the 1500m at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) with a time of 3:43.09 and a second-place finish with the DMR crew in 9:45.79
- Ran the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational (3/30) and finished 15th with a time of 13:56.56
- Finished first in the 1500m with a time of 3:57.61 at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23)
2018 CROSS COUNTRY
- Ran in six meets during the cross country season, finishing as the Vols' No. 1 runner in four of the races
- Represented Tennessee at the NCAA Championships with a time of 31:46.3 to place 204th
- Finished second at the NCAA South Regional Championships to secure an automatic bid to Nationals, completing the 10K in 31:11.5
- Took 22nd place at the SEC Championships with a career-best 23:36.40 over the 8K course
- Opened the season with his first career cross country victory, winning the 6K Auburn Invitational in 17:43.99
2018 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Put together best SEC meet of his career to date, placing fourth in the 5000m (13:56.12) and sixth in the 3000m (8:03.92)
- Took on the nation's best distance runners at Washington's Husky Invite (2/10), placing 24th in the 3000m in 8:03.96
- Broke Glenn Morgan's 1990 school record and became the first Vol to run a sub-eight-minute indoor 3000m at Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational, clocking 7:59.15
- Made season debut at Indiana-Tennessee Dual (1/6), winning the 3000m in 8:11.06
- Finished 2nd/1st team at the NCAA South Regional in the 10K (31:11.5).
- Placed 23rd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5000m, clocking in at 14:28.97
- Finished third at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) in the 1500m in a time of 3:47.53 and 13th in the 5000m with a 14:33.66 mark
- Ran a personal best 1500m time at the National Relays (4/27), tallying a time of 3:45.46 and a fourth place finish
- Placed first at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) in the 1500m with a time of 3:45.51
- Set a school record and claimed a win in the 5000m at the Stanford Invite (3/30) in a time of 13:39.22
2017 CROSS COUNTRY
- Enjoyed a stellar 2017 junior campaign, earning All-SEC Second Team honors
- Ran in five of UT's six races during season and was the Vols' top runner in each race
- Ran a 31:30.80 10K and finished 21st at NCAA South Regional (11/10)
- Earned All-SEC status with 10th-place showing at SEC Championships (10/27), finishing in 24:06.20
- Took 36th in Pre-Nationals 8K Red race, crossing the line in 23:47.60
- Posted an impressive 10th-place finish in competitive 8K at Paul Short Run (9/29), clocking in at 23:50.00
- Made season debut at Bulldog SEC Preview, finishing second in the 8K in 25:22.40
2017 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Scored two points for the Vols as he set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:06.17 at the SEC Indoor Championship
- Notched a 3000m PR by nearly 20 seconds as he finished 26th out of 90 with a time of 8:11.79 at the Husky Classic
- Finished eighth at the Razorback Invitational with a mile time of 4:07.81
- Posted a PR in the Mile as he finished in 4:06.63 while taking 10th place at the Commodore Invitational
- Scored three points with a second place finish in the 3000m with a time of 8:37.64 at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual
- Finished in 12th place at the NCAA Championship with a time of 14:42.94 as he earned Second Team All-America honors and became the Vols' first All-American in the event since 1995
- Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 5000m race as he recorded a time of 14:17.14 and finished third in his heat
- Lowered his 5K personal best by almost a minute as he took fourth place at the SEC Championship with a time of 13:54.49 and scored five points for the Vols
- Notched an event win at the Tennessee Challenge as he claimed the 1500m race with a time of 3:48.99
- Claimed a third place finish at the SEC Relays with a time of 3:49.75 in the 1500m competition
- Posted a time of 3:50.27 as he took 35th place in the 1500m race at the Virginia Challenge
- Won the 800m competition at the Tennessee Rust Buster with a time of 1:50.51, setting a personal best
- Claimed a fourth place finish in the 1500m competition at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 3:46.45
2016 CROSS COUNTRY
- Ran his fastest 10K at the 2016 NCAA South Regional competition with a mark of 30:56.0
- Finished in 26th place and led the Vols at the SEC Championship 8K race, marking 25:10.0
- Paced the Volunteers and earned seventh overall at the Crimson Classic with a time of 24:51.50
- Led the Big Orange to a 19th place team finish at the Greater Louisville Classic, posting a time of 25:04.49
- Paced the Vols at the Commodore Classic with a time of 25:34.80
- Earned second overall at the Tennessee Dual, recording a mark of 21:00.20
2016 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Ran first leg on the distance medley relay team that posted a 11th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:57.42
- Finished 21st at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 1600 meters with a personal best time of 4:14.53
- Also only competed in the 800 meters once all season - at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Jan. 30, where he posted a personal best time of 1:54.28 and finished 14th
- Competed in the 3000 meters for the only time all season at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual on Jan. 9, finishing in sixth with a personal best time of 8:31.45
- Finished 26th in the 5000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships (14:53.11)
- Finished 12th in the 1500 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Personal best in the 1500 meters came when he finished eighth in the prelims of the SEC Outdoor Championships (3:47.86)
- Ran a personal best in the 800 meters (1:52.89) while placing seventh at the Seminole Invitational on April 15
- Notched first collegiate win at the Shamrock Invitational on March 19, posting a personal best time of 8:23.24 in the 3000 meters
2015 CROSS COUNTRY
- Finished the NCAA South Regional 10K race with a personal best of 32:54.45
- Was the first Vol to cross the line at the SEC Championships clocking in at 24:56.90
- Ran a personal best of 24:49.40 at the 8K Pre Nationals race
- Represented Tennessee at the Louisville Class in October finishing in 78th
- Opened collegiate cross country career at the Commodore Classic with a time of 25:51.50
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Alf Holmberg Scholarship Endowment and the Ed Murphey Men's Track/Cross Country Athletic Endowed Scholarship
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