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2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster

Paul Zeman

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Distance
  • Hometown Belvidere, Ill.
  • High School Belvidere HS

Biography

2016

Track & Field

  • Academic All-Big Ten

2015

Cross Country

  • Placed 50th overall at Big Ten Championships with a time of 24:40.0
  • Finished second on the team and twelfth overall with a mark of 25:27 in the Bluegrass Invite 8k

2015

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Set a personal-best 1,500m mark (3:51.47) at Big Ten Championships, finishing 14th
  • Finished fifth in the 3,000m at the Illini Twilight
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 3,000m
  • Won the 3,000m at the Border Battle
  • Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:10.02 at the Husker Invite
  • Set a new personal-best 3,000m mark at the Iowa State Classic (8:11.41).

2014

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Placed third in the 5,000m at the Illinois Twilight
  • Clocked a personal-best 5,000m time of 14:53.97 at the Drake Relays
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Recorded two top-10 finishes in the 5,000m, including a fourth-place finish at the Rod McCravy Memorial
  • Placed second in the 3,000m at the Orange & Blue Open

Cross Country

  • Finished sixth for Illinois and 74th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional
  • Was the fifth runner for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, notching a personal-best time of 24:42.7
  • Finished fourth for the Orange and Blue at the Wisconsin adidas Invite in a season-best time of 25:08
  • Third for Illinois at the Roy Griak Invite, taking 47th overall in a time of 25:55
  • Earned top-five finishes at both the Portland Dual and the Illini Challenge, finishing first for the Illini in both races

2013

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Finished second in the 3,000m at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invite with a time of 8:33.39
  • Ran the 1,500m at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic with a time of 3:56.33

Indoor

  • Was part of the Big Ten Championship squad, running in the 5,000m
  • Finished with a lifetime best mile time of 4:15.61 at the Illini Classic
  • Ran a career best 5,000m time of 14:32.19 at the Spire Invite

Cross Country

  • Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional, where he finished seventh for the Illini with a 10K time of 32:31
  • Finished 53rd overall and sixth for the squad at the Big Ten Championships
  • Set a personal-best 8K time of 25:06 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational
  • Placed 14th overall and finished third for the Illini at the Boilermaker Invitational
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2012

Track & Field

Indoor/Outdoor

  • Redshirt season

Cross Country

  • Finished 11th overall and second on the team at the Illinois Intercollegiate, setting a personal-best 8K time of 25:15
  • Scored points for the Illini in three of the four meets this season

2011

Cross Country

  • Ran unattached in all three races
  • Placed fifth overall with a 6K time of 19:02 at the Illini Challenge
  • Placed seventh overall with an 8K time of 25:55 at the Illini Open
  • Finished 61st overall with a 8K time of 26:17 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invite

High School

  • Ran anchor leg of IHSA state champion 4X800 relay as a senior
  • Was state champion in the 1600m in 2011
  • Was a part of two cross country state championships (2009, 2010)
  • Three-time cross country, one-time track MVP at Belvidere North High School

Personal

  • Son of RaNae and David Zeman
  • Born October 26, 1992
  • Has one sister, Klea
  • Hobbies include playing basketball
  • Majoring in Sports Management

Personal Bests

Track & Field

Outdoor
1,500m: 3:51.47 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
3,000m: 8:33.09 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
5,000m: 14:53.97 - Drake Relays (4/24/14)

Indoor
Mile: 4:10.02 - Husker Invite (2/7/15)
3,000m: 8:11.41 - Iowa State Classic (2/14/15)
5,000m: 14:30.60 - Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24/14)

Cross Country

6K: 18:43 - Illini Challenge (8/29/14)
8K: 24:40.0 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/15)
10K: 31:17.5 - NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14/14)
5 Miles: 25:26 - Notre Dame Invitational (9/28/12)
4 Miles: 19:54.24 - Portland Dual (9/6/14)

Updated March 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
  • 2013-14Freshman

    XC - Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance