BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: DEC – 5,720, PENT – 3,387
Attended Vernon Township High School where he was an exceptional multi-event athlete…Earned 13 NJSIAA section medals…Set six school records during his time at Vernon Township…Also played soccer and earned multiple All-State honorable mentions for his efforts on the pitch…Was his class salutatorian and earned National High School Coaches Association Academic All-America honors twice.
PERSONAL
Son of Kristin and Eric Mountain…Has two brothers, Ty and Drew…Zack’s great-grandmother, Ella Heacock played basketball and volleyball at Penn State from 1922-25…Five additional relatives attended Penn State…Studying chemical engineering at Penn State…Enjoys playing soccer, golfing, and hiking in his free time…Chose Penn State “because of the combination of all that it offers: good academics, great athletics, the fact that it’s a large school, and because it feels like home.”