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2022-23 Track and Field Roster

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Zach Gehm

Zach Gehm

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Harmony, Pa.
  • High School:
    Seneca Valley
  • Major:
    Industrial Engineering

Summary

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022 Outdoor (Junior): Competed in the NCAA East Prelims in the discus...placed in the top three in all throwing events at the Horizon League Championships...was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet...won the discus with a throw of 57.27m...placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 55.64m...earned a third-place finish in the shot put with a heave of 15.43m...at the Jesse Owens Classic, was second in the discus (57.09m), fourth in the hammer (56.51m) and eighth in the shot put (16.03m)...placed second in the discus at the Tennessee Relays with a school-record throw of 58.02m.

2022 Indoor (Junior): Placed second in the weight throw and third in the shot put at the Horizon League Indoor Championships...had a heave of 18.07m in the weight throw and a personal-best mark of 17.20m in the shot put at the HL meet.

2021 Outdoor (Sophomore): Tallied a new personal-best and school record in the men's discus throw with a 55.54m mark at the Northeast Ohio Quad...recorded a season-best throw in the shot put at the NEO Quad meet with a mark of 16.31m. 

2021 Indoor (Junior): Tabbed a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the Horizon Legaue Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.91m...placed sixth in the weight throw with a 16.43m mark...both were season-best throws.

2020 Indoor (Sophomore): Finished as the runner-up in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 18.51m...placed seventh in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships...recorded the fifth furthest weight throw in school history at the league meet...had season-best shot put mark of 15.79m. 

2019 Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the discus for Team USA at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships...Won the discus title at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 60.31m...Placed 20th in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round while extending his school-record mark with a throw of 54.67m...finished second in the discus with a throw of 50.30m at the Horizon League Championships...was the runner-up in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 16.87m...broke an 18-year old school record in the discus with a throw of 54.17m at the Ashland Alumni Open (4/20)...finished the season with the program's sixth furthest mark in the shot put...was named the Freshman of the Year in the field events at the league championship...was named the Horizon League Male Field Athlete of the Week on April 23. 

2019 Indoor (Freshman): Finished fourth in the shot put with a season best toss of 16.16m and placed sixth in the weight throw with a throw of 16.08m at the Horizon League Championships. 

HIGH SCHOOL: The discus state champion at the 2018 PIAA Track and Field Championships...holds the discus school record with a throw of 194'8"... also threw the javelin and shot put...selected to first-team all state...also competed in golf.

Personal: Son of Craig and JoAnne...has a sister and a brother...majoring in industrial engineering.

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