Allie Zealand

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Forest, Va.
Prev School:
Home Schooled

TFRRS Profile
World Athletics Profile

Conference USA Cross Country Championship (6K)
2024 (Oxford, Ala.): 3rd place, 20:08.1 (1st Team All-Conference)

NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (6K)
2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 20th place, 21:08.5 (All-Region)

2025 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Placed 23^rd in the 1,500 prelims at the NCAA Championships as one of only two freshmen to advance to Eugene in the event
Qualified to Eugene with a 4:09.76 1,500 at the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet, shattering her mother’s program record from 2002 by five seconds and making her the eighth U.S. U20 women’s runner ever to break 4:10
CUSA 1,500 champion and sixth-place 800 finisher
Her 2:07.31 800 at The Hill City Twilight set a Liberty freshman record and sits No. 8 in program history.
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2024-25 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

CUSA Freshman of the Meet after winning the mile, placing fourth in the 3K and taking fifth in the 800 (indoor best 2:10.64, No. 9 all-time at Liberty)
VaSID first team all-state (mid-distance)
Two-time CUSA Women’s Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21 and Feb. 18)
Set two program records (9:07.33 3K at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and 11:21.25 DMR at Penn State National Open)
Also set Liberty freshman standards for the 1,000 (2:45.63 at Virginia Tech Invitational) and mile (4:36.68 at David Hemery Valentine Invitational). Both marks rank No. 2 in program history.

2024 Cross Country (Fr.)

Became the third Lady Flames freshman ever to earn all-region honors, placing 20^th overall (fifth among freshmen) at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
Clocked a 6K personal-best 20:08.1 for third place at the CUSA meet and first team All-CUSA honors, crossing the finish line just 2.8 seconds behind the race winner
2-time CUSA Women’s Runner of the Week (Sept. 24, Oct. 8)
3-time CUSA Women’s Freshman of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 24 and Oct. 8)
Served as Liberty’s No. 1 runner in back-to-back races (seventh place at adidas XC Challenge and 16^th at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational)
Liberty Challenge runner-up in her collegiate debut, one week before turning 18
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Prep

Home schooled
Three-time Foot Locker Cross Country national finalist, placing eighth in 2022 and second in 2023
2023 NXR Southeast Region cross country champion in 16:34, the third fastest 5K time in Virginia history
Part of the USA U20 girls’ squad at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships, helping Team USA claim the bronze medal in 2023
Ran the second fastest outdoor mile time in high school history (4:30.38) at the 2024 HOKA Festival of Miles
Won the 2024 Brooks PR Invitational 2-mile in an outdoor high school-record time of 9:41.76
2024 New Balance Indoor Nationals 2-mile champion

Personal

Daughter of Josh and Heather Zealand
Both parents ran cross country and track at Liberty, with her mother becoming Liberty’s first NCAA Division I national champion (2002 women’s mile)
Mother is Liberty’s women’s distance coach
Cousin Jessie Zealand was formerly her teammate on the Liberty cross country and track squads
Birthday is Sept. 7
Civil engineering major

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Being at a place where I could grow in my faith through athletics and academics is really important to me.

Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents inspire me because they have always been an example to me of how to live my life and use my talents to serve God.

What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
Holding the national record in the outdoor mile for fifteen minutes.

If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I would choose 7 because it is my lucky number.

Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My parents both ran for LU's Cross Country and Track team as well as several of my uncles. One of my aunts played soccer for LU.

Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
I love lasagna or any type of spaghetti.

What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
My Garmin app

What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I love traveling and hiking.

Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
I have a dog named Mickey.

Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
My mom.

What is your dream vacation spot and why?
I want to go to Italy to eat the food, and I want to go to France to see Paris and hike in the mountains.