Zac Edwards

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Roanoke, Va.
Prev School:
South Alabama

2011 Cross Country (R-Jr.): Tabbed Big South Men's Runner of the Year after winning the Big South individual title by 18 seconds … his winning 8K time of 23:56 set a new course record at Coastal Carolina's Quail Creek Golf Club and was the third-fastest time ever recorded by a Liberty runner at the Big South meet … earned all-region distinction with his 23rd-place finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship … won individual titles at the Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview and Charlotte Invitational … placed second to teammate Josh MacDonald in his first-ever Liberty competition, the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational … named Big South Runner of the Week on Sept. 21 and Oct. 5 … tabbed ECAC Runner of the Week on Sept. 20 and Nov. 1.

Previous School (South Alabama): Spent two years (2009-11) at South Alabama … enjoyed a stellar 2009 cross country season … qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division I South Regional Cross Country Championships … won the 2009 Sun Belt cross country title and placed 20th in his race at Pre-Nationals … also excelled on the track in 2009 … scored 30.5 points at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning the 3K, 5K and distance medley relay while placing second in the mile … captured the 2009 Sun Belt outdoor 5K title and posted a personal-best outdoor 5K time of 13:56.76 at the Mt. SAC Relays …served as the South Alabama S.A.A.C. president for the 2010-11 academic year.

Previous School (Alabama): Opened his collegiate career at Alabama … athletic highlight for the Crimson Tide was the 2008 cross country season … earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors … helped Alabama win team titles at the Pre-Nationals, SEC and NCAA South Regional meets and place 10th at the 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships … also clocked an indoor 3K time of 8:14.88 at the Razorback Invite.

Prep: Graduated from Northside High School … placed eighth in the 5K at the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals … earned numerous top finishes at the VHSL Group AA meet throughout his career … won the state 3,200-meter run title in 2006 by more than seven seconds … placed as the state 1,600-meter runner-up in 2005.

Personal: Son of Bryan and Michelle Edwards … graduated from South Alabama in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice/sociology … pursuing a master's degree in executive leadership/human services at Liberty … birthday is on Aug. 12.

Big South Individual Titles (1)
2011 Cross Country

All-Big South Honors (1)
2011 Cross Country – 1st