Zach Dahleen

Class: Junior Hometown: Orland Park, Ill. High School: Carl Sandburg

Event: Distance/Cross Country Birthdate: 06/21/1990

Updated July 28, 2011

2010-11: Earned All-MVC honors in the 1 mile and Distance Medley Relay...Placed first in the 800m at the GVSU Invitational with a time of 1:52.48...Notched a second place finish in the 1 Mile at the MVC Indoor Championships with a time of 4:13:00. During the outdoor season earned two first place finishes in the 1500m at the Joey Haines and War Eagle Invitational...Participated in the 800m and 1500m MVC Outdoor Championships...Event Champion as part of the Distance Medley Relay Team at the MVC Indoor Championships.

2009-10: Won the MVC outdoor title in the 1500m and indoor title in the distance medley...Earned all-MVC honors in the 1500m and qualified for the USATF Junior Championships in Des Moines, Iowa...Competed in 13 events during the 2009-10 season, where he compiled 10 top ten finishes during the season...Won the 800m race at the McDonald's Invitational with a time of 1:55.09...Finished in seventh place in the 1500m at the USATF Junior Championships with a time of 3:54.97.

High School: Four-time all-conference, two-time all-region and all-sectional and two-time all-state honoree during prep career...Set a personal-best mark in the three-mile run with a time of 14:33 during senior season...Was the state runner-up in 2009 in the 1600m...Ran a 4:10 mile and a 1:54 half-mile...Captured regional and sectional titles as a junior and senior...Also played basketball as a freshman.

Personal: Majoring in information systems technology...Son of Victor and Darcie Dahleen...Has one brother.