2023-2024: Cross Country – off to a strong start to his inaugural season finishing 45 th  in the Texas A&M
Invitational with a season best 8K time of 25:28, he suffered a slight injury mid-season that hampered
his development. Still finished 65 th  (#5 ACU finisher) at the WAC Championship run at ACU’s Zoe Park
course and finishing the season by finishing 125 th  (#6 ACU finisher) at the South Central Region meet.
Indoors – competed in 2 meets indoors, including finishing 3 rd at the JD Martin Invitational in Norman,
OK, in the 3K with a PR time of 8:57.01. He did not compete at the WAC indoor championships.
Outdoors – fought through nagging injuries all year, but was able to compete in 4 outdoor meets,
placing 6 th at the Corky Crofoot Shootout at Texas Tech in the 1500, with a PR time of 4:06.86

Before ACU: Running for McKinney Boyd, Zach went to state in XC during his senior year and finished
46 th  in the 6A championship. In the spring of his senior year, he finished 4 th  in the District 5-6A 3200 (in a
PR time of 9:21.61) and 7 th  in the 1600 in one of the top distance running districts in Texas. He was a 3-
year team captain; Academic All-state in both XC and T&F; Texas Cross Country Coaches Association All-
State; and the McKinney Boyd Male Athlete of the Year in 2022. He left his high school as the XC record
holder in the 2-mile, 3-mile and 5K.

Personal: Graduated from McKinney Boyd in the spring of 2023, where he was a member of the
National Honor Society and an AP Scholar. At ACU, he is a is a Secondary History Education major. His
parents are Jeff & Susan Martin and he has one sister, Sydney.

Why did you choose ACU: "I chose ACU for its unique academic opportunities and athletics program. The
team and its culture played an essential role in why I wanted to represent their program."