Personal Bests
Indoor
Mile: 4:16.32
3000m: 8:38.91
5000m: 14:38.37
Outdoor
1500m: 3:54.03
1600m: 4:16.41
3200m: 9:19.45
5000m: 14:40.17
At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2009 Cross Country || Placed 59th overall and fourth for Penn State at the conference championships. || 2008 Outdoor || Finished 20th in the 5000-meters. || 2008 Indoor || Placed 22nd in the 5K. || 2007 Cross Country || Took 61st overall, running as the Nittany Lions[apos] fifth finisher.
On the Course ... || 2009 Cross Country || Competed in five races, placing 10th at the Lock Haven Dolan Duals, and 12th at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational. || 2008 Cross Country || Ran at the Dolan Duals, Iona Meet of Championships, Oregon Dellinger Invitational, and Penn State National ... Highest finish was second at Lock Haven. || 2007 Cross Country || Enjoyed an outstanding freshman campaign, finishing as the Lions[apos] number one runner at the Iona Meet of Champions and Penn State National ... Highest individual finish was second at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational ... Finished 44th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships ... Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week during the season.
Around the Track ... || 2010 Indoor || Competed in the 3,000-meters on two occasions, placing 13th at the Penn State National, and 17th at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. || 2009 Outdoor || Placed ninth in the 3000 at the Jim Click Shootout ... Took 11th in the 1500 at the Bison Outdoor Classic. || 2009 Indoor || Placed fourth in the mile run at the Penn State Open, finishing in 4:16.81 ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the 3000 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, running 8:38.91 ... Took 11th in the 5000 at the Penn State National in 14:50.62 ... Was a member of the second-place 4xMile team at the Penn State Relays. || 2008 Outdoor || Ran a PR 14:40.17 to finish 12th in the Penn Relays 5,000 ... Finished third in the 1500 at the Bucknell Team Challenge with a career-best 3:54.03 ... Finished ninth in the 5K at the Oregon Pepsi Challenge. || 2008 Indoor || Finished third in the mile at the Penn State Open ... Placed third in the 5000 at the Penn State National, and seventh at the Tyson Invitational.
|| High School || Won the PIAA AA state cross country title in 2006 ... Also won the District VII cross country title as a senior, leading his team to a district win ... Finished third in the 1600 at the PIAA state meet as a junior, running a personal-best 4:16.41 ... Placed third in the mile at the Pa. indoor championships, clocking 4:16.32 ... Also competed in the mile at Penn Relays.
|| Personal || Son of Daniel and Janice Zarzeczny ... Born November 30, 1988 ... Majoring in Economics.