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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Zachary Zajdel 2017-18 Track and Field Roster

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Class Junior
Hometown Syracuse, NY
High School Christian Brothers Academy
Zachary Zajdel - Track and Field - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

TFRRS

AS A SENIOR

  • PRed in the 100m dash at the ACC Championships (10.79 seconds).
  • Set a PR in the 60-meter dash (6.89) at the Meyo Invitational.
  • Crossed the finish line in third place in the 60-meter dash (6.94) at the Notre Dame Invitational.
  • Placed fourth in the 400-meter dash (50.78) at the Gene Edmonds Open.
  • First-place finisher in the 200-meter dash (22.10) and added a third-place result in the 60-meter dash (6.99) at the Blue and Gold Invitational.

AS A JUNIOR

  • Secured a fourth-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay (3:25.74) at the Louisville Invitational.
  • Set a PR in the 400-meter dash (48.70) at the ACC Indoor Championships.
  • Logged a third-place result in the 400-meter dash (50.44) at the Indiana University Relays.
  • Placed third with the 4×400-meter relay (3:22.08) at the Michigan Wolverine Invitational.
  • Runner-up in the 200-meter dash (22.45) and with the 4×400-meter relay (3:21.42) at the Blue and Gold Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE:

  • Set a personal best time of 6.93 in the finals of the Illini Classic 60m (indoor).
  • Recorded a PR of 21.84 in the 200m at the ACC Indoor Championship.
  • Was a member of the top 4x400m relay team in 2017, recording a time of 3:11.81 at the ACC Indoor Championships.
  • Marked a PR performance of 10.72 in the 100m at the Louisville Invite (outdoor).

AS A FRESHMAN:

  • Was a member of the Men’s Soccer team practice squad.
  • Did not participate in Track and field.

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • Graduated from Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, NY) in spring of 2015.
  • Participated in Soccer (3 varsity letters) and Indoor/Outdoor track (5 varsity letters combined) in high school.
  • Listed as a 4-star soccer recruit (TopDrawerSoccer) and ranked twelfth best recruit in region (TopDrawerSoccer) in high school.
  • Participated in US Olympic Development Academy during his junior and senior year.
  • Full name is Zachary Robert Sames Zajdel.
  • Son of Robert Zajdel and Carol Sames.
  • Has two older sisters (Melissa, Rachel) and a younger brother (Christopher).
  • Father Robert ’80, Sister Rachel ’15, and Uncle William ’86 attended Notre Dame.
  • Mother Carol ran track at Oklahoma (All American in DMR); Sister Melissa ran track at Princeton.
  • Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and double majoring in Finance and Economics.