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2012 Track and Field
Indoor: Competed in the 60m ... Took second at the Illini Open with a time of 6.98 ... Competed at the Tyson Invitational and ran a 7.14.
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Ran in the 100m, 200m, and 400m...Ran a personal-best in the 100m at Tom Botts Invitational with 10.90...Ran another personal-best in the 200m at Tom Botts Invitational with 21.89...Ran a personal-best in the 400m at SEC/Big Ten Challenge with 50.74...Ran in the 4x00m relay team, helping them beat the school record with 38.72 at NCAA Championships...Placed first in the 4x100m relay at the Big Ten Championships and at Drake Relays
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Competed in the prelims of the 4x100m relay at the Big Ten Championships and helped the squad advance to the final, but suffered an injury and missed the remainder of the season ... Part of the 4x100m relay that timed the fourth-fastest mark in school history of 39.76 in its third-place finish at the Drake Relays ... Competed in the 100m and 200m at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... Clocked a personal-best 200m time of 22.21 at the Pepsi Invitational.
Indoor: Posted a personal-best time of 6.96 during the prelims of the 60m at the Big Ten Championships ... Also competed in the prelims of the 200m at the Big Ten Championships ... Ran the 60m at five regular season meets, recording three top-five finishes ... Clocked a season-best 200m time of 22.20 at the Iowa State Classic ... Ran the second leg of the distance medley relay that captured the event title at the Iowa State Classic.
High School
2009 state champion in the 200m at the Illinois Class 3A meet ... Four-time all-state selection ... Won eight state medals, with six in track and two in wrestling ... Holds school record in the 200m (21.56), 4x200m (1:27.59) and 4x400m (3:20.87) ... Earned 11 varsity letters, with four in track , four in wrestling and three in football ... Hobbies include playing any sport, spending time with family and playing video games ... Member of the high honor roll and National Honor Society.
Personal
Born Feb. 26, 1991 ... Parents are Timothy and Catherine Zinzer ... Has three brothers ... His father most influenced his athletic career because he got him into sports at a young age and made him a competitor ... Majoring in kinesiology.
Zinzer's Personal Bests
Outdoor
100m: 10.90 - Tom Botts Invitational (4/9/11)
200m: 21.89 - Tom Botts Invitational (4/9/11)
400m: 50.74 - SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/26/11)
Indoor
60m: 6.96 - Big Ten Championships (2/27/10)
200m: 22.20 - Iowa State Classic (2/13/10)
Updated October 2011
