Zackary Richards

Position:
Throws
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Monroe
Hometown:
Monroe, Wash.

Awards & Honors:
All-Big 12: Hammer throw (2010, 2012, 2013)

2012-2013: OUTDOOR: Threw 192-08 in the hammer throw at the NCAA West Regional ... earned All-Big 12 Honors throwing a personal best toss of 204-10 placing second in the hammer throw at the Big 12 championships ... threw a mark of 191-08 in the hammer throw at the Mt. SAC Relays ... earned second in the hammer throw at the Jim Duncan Invite with a throw of 195-01 ... placed sixth in the hammer throw with 191-03 at the Sun Angel Classic ... finished with a mark of 188-03.00 in the hammer throw at the Stanford Invite. INDOOR: Cleared a mark of 54-04.75 in the wight throw at the ISU Classic ... threw a mark of 54-01.75 in the weight throw at the New Balance Invite ... placed ninth in the weight throw with a mark of 55-07.00 at the Bill Bergan Invite ... earned fourth in the weight throw at the ISU Open ... threw a mark of 53-05.50 in the weight throw placing eighth at the Holiday Preview.

2011-2012: OUTDOOR: Placed second in the hammer throw at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 202-00, setting a personal best ... Threw a mark of 195-00 placing seventh in the hammer throw at the Arizona State Invite ... INDOOR: Finished 15th in the weight throw at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... threw a season best 54-04.75 in the weight throw at the ISU Open ... competed in the weight throw at the Bill Bergan Invitational and the ISU Classic.

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Redshirted the outdoor track and field season ... competing unattached, recorded a personal best mark in the hammer throw (201-07) at the Musco Twilight ... competed unattached in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays and Central Invitational INDOOR: Finished 17th in the weight throw (53-08.50) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... threw a personal best mark in the weight throw (56-07.50) at the Bill Bergan Invitational ... competed in the weight throw at the ISU Open (55-01), the Husker Invitational (54-08.25) and the NCAA Qualifier (54-00.50).

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Third-place finish in the hammer throw (200-01) at the 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a personal best ... competed in the hammer throw (188-06) at the Drake Relays ... fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (188-03) at the Kansas Relays ... runner-up in the hammer throw (194-08) at the Sun Angel Track Classic ...runner-up in the hammer throw (187-06) at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational. INDOOR: Competing unattached, finished eighth in the weight throw (50-8 ¾) at the Holiday Preview ... competing unattached, finished 12th in the weight throw (51-3) the ISU Open.

2008-2009: OUTDOOR: Ninth-place finisher in the hammer throw (180-5) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... 11^th-place finisher in the hammer throw (182-2) at the Drake Relays ... runner-up in the hammer throw (180-4) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... third-place finisher in the hammer throw (179-9) at the Kip Janvrin Open ... fourth-place finish in the hammer throw (178-11) at the Mount Sac Relays ... finished fifth in the hammer throw (182-1) at the Arkansas Twilight. INDOOR:Placed 10^th in the weight throw (55 ¼) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... 25^th-place finish at the ISU Classic in the weight throw (52-11 ½) ... third-place finish at the Hilltop Invitational in the weight throw (51-7 ¾).

Before Iowa State: Placed first at the 2008 Washington state hammer championships ... placed second at the 2007 and 2006 Washington state hammer championships ... eighth-place finish at the 2008 USATF junior national outdoor championships in the hammer throw ... personal bests in the 12 lb hammer throw (224-4) and 16 lb hammer throw (182-2).

Personal: Born November 7, 1989 ... son of Lisa and Terry Richards ... an open major.