Zach Perkins

Height:
6-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alameda, Calif.
High School:
Alameda

JUNIOR YEAR | 2013-14: Mountain West champion in the 800-meter run...qualified to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (West Preliminary) in the 1500-meter run...impacted the Academy record book in three events...clocked the sixth-fastest 800-meter time in Academy history (1:50.40, adjusted for altitude) to win the conference title at the MW Indoor Championships...became the first Falcon to claim MW titles in three different events at three consecutive meets...all-conference honoree...led off the distance medley that set an outdoor Academy record at the Penn Relays (9:40.12)...anchored the indoor DMR that posted the program[apos]s fifth-fastest time (9:43.39) at the Iowa State Classic...won the 1000-meter run (career-best 2:27.33) at the Holiday Inn Invitational...also participated in the mile (4:09.63, Iowa State Classic) and 3000-meter run (8:59.15a, MW Championships) once during indoor season...competed in the 1500-meter run during three outdoor meets, including the conference championships...clocked a season-best time of 3:44.43 to finish sixth at the Stanford Invitational...that was the fastest time on the team in 2014...ran the 800-meter run twice, posting a season-best time of 1:51.64 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational. SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2012-13: NCAA runner-up in the 1500-meter run...All-American...set Academy record at that distance (3:41.46) during the national semifinal...two-time Mountain West champion (indoor mile, outdoor 1500-meter run)...two-time all-conference honoree...received the program[apos]s Most Outstanding Competitive Athlete Award...entered the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ranked 20th among the 24 semifinalists...finished second with a time of 3:50.39...became the Academy[apos]s first-ever All-American in that event...placed third in quarterfinal of the 1500-meter run (3:45.05) at the West Preliminary to earn an automatic berth into the national meet...clocked a time of 3:44.38 to become the Academy[apos]s first Mountain West champion in that event...set a new MW Championship-Meet record with that time...it is also the third-best time in Air Force history and a new Sophomore Class Record...also competed in the 1500-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational (seventh, 3:45.54) and at the Stanford Invitational (sixth, 3:46.09)...participated in the 800-meter run on three occasions during the outdoor season...clocked the 10th-fastest time in Academy history (1:50.63) during the qualifying heat of the MW Championships...ran on the 4x800-meter relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in Academy history (7:35.07) at the Drake Relays...also competed on the distance medley relay that finished second (9:47.19) at that meet...won the mile at the MW Indoor Championships with a time of 4:08.23...bettered the field by two seconds at the conference meet...also won the mile at Nebraska[apos]s adidas Classic with a time of 4:09.54...clocked an altitude-adjusted mile time of 4:05.12 at the New Mexico Classic...that time is ranked seventh on the Academy[apos]s all-time list...it is also a new Sophomore Class Record...ran on the distance medley relay team that clocked the second-fastest time in Academy history (9:34.51) at the Alex Wilson Invitational...received 'Standout' distinction from the team during six meets. FRESHMAN YEAR | 2011-12: All-conference selection in the 1500-meter run...placed third at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships in that even with a time of 3:48.53 (adjusted for altitude)...set the program[apos]s Freshman Class Record in that distance (3:48.09a) during winning performance at the Front Range Classic...that time was ranked second on the team...competed in the 800-meter run once, clocking a time of 1:57.21 at the Beach Invitational...ran on the 4x1600-meter relay that finished fifth at the Drake Relays (16:52.98)...also ran on the outdoor distance medley relay team that finished second at the Air Force Relays (10:31.02)...competed in the 800-meter run and mile once during the indoor season...clocked an 800-meter time of 1:58.53a at the Air Force Team Challenge...recorded a mile mark of 4:18.33a at the New Mexico Classic...earned top-10 finishes in both...ran the leadoff leg of the two-mile relay that won the Air Force Blue-Silver Open (8:09.65)...also ran the first leg of the distance medley relay that took fourth at the New Mexico Classic (9:54.82a). HIGH SCHOOL: Alameda High School...earned the MVP award for the track team...also named Most Improved for cross country...member of the soccer team...served as team captain. PERSONAL: Full first name is Zachary, but goes by Zach...nickname is 'Snakebite'...son of Randy and Alyssa Perkins...father served in the Army and Coast Guard...has a twin brother, Charlie, who graduated from the Academy in 2014...also has one older brother, Randy, who is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy...majoring in management...'once retiring from the Air Force as a fighter pilot/doctor, I have plans to own a Build-A-Bear workshop and create a chocolate factory named after my brother'...named to the Athletic Director[apos]s List...served as Honor Officer...worked Basic Cadet Training over the summer, serving as Squadron Medical Officer (first session) and Confidence Course Cadre (second session)...attended the Academy[apos]s Prep School...hobbies include 'the art of the spoken word, turtle herding, astrophysics, biochemistry and anything that has to do with having a [apos]Big Brain[apos]'...named the track and field team[apos]s Most Outstanding Competitor in 2013...member of Cadet Squadron 06.