2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Joey Zayszly Track and Field Roster

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Class Graduate
Hometown Pensacola, FL
High School University of Oklahoma
Joey Zayszly - Track and Field - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

TFRRS

AS A GRADUATE (2023-24)

  • Finished eighth with a PR and the seventh best time in program history in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships
  • Recorded a PR and the fourth best result in program history in the Heptathlon (5297) and PRs in the pole vault (4.27) and the 1000m (2:43.24) at the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships
  • Logged a first place finish with a PR in the 60m at the Michigan Invitational (7.02)
  • Recorded a PR in the shot put at the 2024 Notre Dame Invitational (13.50)
  • Posted a third place finish with a PR in the 300m at the 2023 Blue & Gold Invitational (34.71)

AS A JUNIOR AT OKLAHOMA (2022-23)

  • Finished 11th in discus with a 110-5 (33.67m) at the Island Relays Bahamas
  • Scored eighth in the heptathlon with 4,726 points (PR in SP), took 12th in the 60H with a 8.36 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
  • Placed ninth in the 60H with a 8.16 at the Windy City Invite
  • Claimed third with a PR of 5,155 points in the heptathlon (PR’s in the 60m, LJ, 60H, 1000m) at the New Mexico Classic
  • Finished 18th in long jump at the JD Martin Invitational, marking 20-7.25 (6.28m)
  • Took ninth in the 60H (8.17) and 12th in the 200m (PR 22.02) at the Arkansas Invitational

AS A SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA (2021-22)

  • Scored a PR of 6,818 points in the decathlon at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships
  • Cleared a PR height at 6-3.5 (1.92m), clocked a 14.61 in the 110-meter hurdles for 10th and ran a PR at 11.14 in the 100-meter dash at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
  • Placed 12th in the 110-meter hurdes, clocking a 14.52 at the Texas Relays
  • Ran a PR at 48.79 in the 400-meter dash for seventh, leaped 20-3.5 (6.18mw) (2.7) for 11th at the TCU Invitational
  • Placed 12th in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, scoring 4,953 points
  • Finished 21st in long jump with a 19-11.5 (6.08m) and ran a 7.23 in the 60-meter dash at the Texas Tech Shootout
  • Scored 4,433 points for 15th in the heptathlon at the Texas Tech Open & Multis
  • Grabbed first in the 4×400 (3:22.77), eighth in pole vault (4.15m) and 13th in high jump (1.85m) at the J.D. Martin Invite
  • Placed ninth in shot put with a 39-10 (12.14m) and ran a 7.21 in the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational

AS A FRESHMAN AT SOUTH ALABAMA (2020-21)

  • Claimed second in the 110m hurdles (15.52s) and placed seventh in the long jump (5.83m) at the Jaguar Opener
  • Recorded a 5.42m distance in the long jump at the Jaguar Invitational
  • Crossed the line at 8.70s in the 60m hurdles and posted a 5.42m distance in the long jump at the Jaguar Invitational

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Lettered four years in track and field at Tate High School
  • Upon graduating was the school record holder in the decathlon and the 400m
  • Was two-time district champion and state qualifier in the 400m
  • Finished twelfth at the 2018 Junior Olympics in the decathlon
  • Full name is Joseph Francois Zayszly
  • Son of Joe and Fran Zayszly
  • Has three sisters, Val, Josie, and Giselle
  • Exercise science major