Natalie Zidd

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Highland
Hometown:
Hinckley, Ohio

2017 Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor campaign...2017 Indoor: Competed in five meets for Akron, including placing 17th in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24) with a time of 2:20.13...won the 800 meters, while placing second in the mile at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) with times of 2:14.01 and 4:59.21...won 800 meters at Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) on strength of season-best time of 2:11.09...ran mile in 5:09.80 at the Penn State National (Jan. 28)...2016 Cross Country: Competed in the final four races and finished 74th at the MAC Championships with a time of 23:27.6...ran time of 22:42.3 (141st) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional...posted times of 23:41.0 (85th) and 23:14 (132nd) at the All-Ohio Championships and Penn State National...named an Academic All-MAC selection and a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honoree.

2015-16: Outdoor: Garnered four top-10 efforts in the 800 meters, including placing eighth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14)...registered the third-fastest time (2:07.60) in the 800 meters in program history en route to finishing second at the Ricardo Romo Invitational (March 31)...won the 800 meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) in 2:12.49...placed fifth in the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays (April 2) in a season-best time of 4:24.34...member of 4x400 relays at the Texas Relays (April 1) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) and for the 4x800 relay at the Raleigh Relays (March 26)...Indoor: Earned first-team All-Mid-American Conference accolades capturing the 800-meter title at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27) in the third-fastest time (2:07.89) in program history...finished first in the 800 meters at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 6) posting times of 2:13.92 and 2:09.52...registered season-best time of 4:58.29 en route to winning mile at Kent State Dual (Jan. 22)...member of second-place distance medley relay squad at Spire Invitational (Feb. 12)...Cross Country: Ran in four races for Akron, including placing 73rd at MAC Championships crossing the line in 23:23...turned in season-best 6K time (23:05.32) in fall debut at All-Ohio Championships...finished 108th at NCAA Pre-Nationals in 22:26.80.

2014-15: Indoor: Turned in three top-five performances in the mile, including winning the race at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9) and at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) in 5:02.90 and 5:01.94, respectively...finished eighth in the mile (4:59.91) at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28)...earned MAC Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 20 after contributing a pair of victories for the Zips against the Golden Flashes in the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) capturing the mile in a time of 5:01.94 before capping her night winning the 800 in a time of 2:10.90, the then sixth-fastest time in the country during the indoor campaign...placed fourth in 800 meters at Penn State National in a season-low time of 2:09.58...member of second-place 4x400 relay team (4:03.62) at Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9)...Outdoor: Finished 15th in 1,500 meters at MAC Championship (May 15) in 4:52.77...placed second and third, respectively, in 800 meters (2:17.39) and as member of 4x400 relay (3:58.22) at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2)...garnered fourth-place effort in the 800 meters at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) with a time of 2:17.21...recorded a season-best time of 2:14.66 in the 800 meters at the Mt. Sac Relays...Cross Country...Competed in five races, including crossing the line second among Zips at the MAC Championship in 22:33 for 50th place...best finish was 15th at the Tommy Evans Invitational in 19:56.00...placed 33rd in 18:02.60 at Bluegrass Invitational.

2013-14: Cross Country: Competed in four races, including the MAC Championship (Nov. 2) ... was the Zips' fifth runner at the league championships, placing 68th overall with a 6K time of 23:32.33 ... was UA's fifth runner at the All-Ohio Championships (Oct. 4) as well, coming in 63rd with a time of 24:04.97 ... Indoor: Ran the third-fastest 800m time in school history, winning the event at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a time of 2:09.76 ... also took first at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) with a mark of 2:13.11 ... also finished fourth at the Penn State National (Feb. 1), running a time of 2:11.05 ... finished runner-up in the mile at the Kent Dual (Jan. 17) with a time of 5:02.27 ... member of the Zips' DMR relay team that placed seventh at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28) with a collective time of 11:49.75 ... Outdoor: Did not compete.

2012-13: Outdoor: Placed third in the 800m at the LSU Relays (March 23), running a time of 2:11.79 ... it was the Zips' second-fastest time on the season and the 10th-best mark in the MAC ... placed ninth in the 1,500m at the Raleigh Relays (March 29), crossing the line in 4:38.85 ... competed in the 800m at the MAC Championships (May 10).

at Highland HS: Won the state championship in the 800-meters as a sophomore in 2010, running a school-record time of 2:10.36 ... placed eighth at the New Balance National meet the following season ... was the district champion in the 1,600-meters in 2011 with another school-record breaking time of 5:02.25 ... was also a member of 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams that set school records ... also played on the varsity soccer team.

Personal: Born March 24, 1994 ... parents are James and Bonnie Zidd ... has a younger sister, Samantha ... father played linebacker at the University of Kansas and was a fifth-round draft choice of the New York Jets in 1980 ... loves the outdoors and sports ... enjoys crafting ... intends to major in geology.