The University of Akron Athletics
2009-10 Track and Field

Zach Harper
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Solon, Ohio
- High School:
- Solon HS
MAC CHAMPION
Personal Records
60mH (Indoor).......................... 8.05
200m (Indoor)......................... 22.93
High Jump (Indoor)............... 6-08.25
110mH (Outdoor)..................... 14.11
200m (Outdoor)....................... 22.70
High Jump (Outdoor)............... 6-8.00
as a Senior (2010 Indoor):
- Battled injury much of the indoor season, preventing him from competing in the high jump and forcing him to compete solely in the 60m hurldes ... Started the year winning the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.09 and ran 8.07 in a runner-up finish two weeks later in the UA-KSU Dual meet.
- Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoors (8.18).
as a Junior (2009):
- Was the MAC Outdoor 110m hurdles champion, winning with a time of 14.11 ... The time is third on the UA all-time list and qualified Harper for his first NCAA Mideast Regional berth.
- Earned second team All-MAC honors in the 60m hurdles, running 8.13 at the 2009 MAC Indoors ... Also scored in the high jump at the MAC Indoors, placing fifth with a clearance of 6-08.25.
- Ran 14.16 in the preliminary at the NCAA Mideast Regional, placing 10th.
- Named the MAC Male Track Performer of the Week for the first time in his career (May 13) ... He started the Campbell-Wright Invitational running events by posting an NCAA Regional time in the 110m hurdle preliminaries (14.29) ... In the final, he bettered that, placing second behind unattached runner Reggie Rucker (13.96), with a time of 14.17 ... Harper also placed second in the high jump with a leap of 6-6.
as a Sophomore (2008):
- Set a UA record with a time of 8.05 in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Indoor Championships, earning second team All-MAC honors.
- Won the 60m hurdles three times during the indoor season, including the Zips Invitational (8.09), UA vs "The Michigans" quad meet (8.31) and the Roo Town Invitational (8.32).
- Placed third at the MAC Outdoors in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.84.
- Had the Zips' best time in the 110m hurdles of 14.39.
- Won the 110m hurdles at the Northeast Ohio Quad (14.86) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (14.78).
as a Freshman (2007):
- Scored at both the MAC Indoor and Outdoor in both the hurdles and high jump.
- At the MAC Indoor, placed fourth in the high jump (6-8) and was fifth in the 60mH (8.29).
- At the MAC Outdoors, was fifth in the 110mH (14.49) and eighth in high jump (6-6.75).
- Won the 110mH at the All-Ohio Championships (14.89).
- Won the 110mH (14.93) and high jump (6-8) at the Sparky Adams Invitational.
at Solon High School:
- Earned first team All-Ohio honors in the 110mH and the high jump, finishing second in the hurdles and eighth in the high jump at the state meet.
- As a senior, posted a personal record of 14.04 in the 110 hurdles and 6-7 in the high jump. Additionally had a leap of 21-6 in the long jump while also competing in the 300 intermediate hurdles as well as the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
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