Zach Gilroy

Class:
Senior
Position:
Decathlon
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
Prev School:
Ravenwood High School

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 7.68 (Indoor)
100 - 12.13
400 - 54.77
1,000 - 2:44.23 (Indoor)
1,500 - 4:35.03
60H - 9.20 (Indoor)
110H - 16.54
LJ - 20-4.5 (6.21m) (Indoor)
HJ - 6-5 (1.96m) (Indoor)
PV - 15-5 (4.70m) (Indoor)
SP - 38-4.25 (11.69m)
DISC - 118-10 (36.22m)
JAV - 151-2 (46.08m)
HEP - 4,827 (Indoor)
DEC - 6,026

Big South Individual Titles (1)
2016 Indoor Heptathlon

All-Big South Honors (4)
2014 Indoor Heptathlon - 3rd
2015 Indoor Heptathlon - 3rd
2016 Indoor Heptathlon - 1st
2017 Indoor Heptathlon - 3rd

Career
• At the time of his graduation, ranked No. 10 in program history for the indoor heptathlon (4,827)

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Closed out his collegiate career by placing fourth in the Big South pole vault and fifth in the decathlon on a gimpy ankle
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Earned his fourth straight All-Big South heptathlon honor with a third-place finish and a season-best score of 4,433 points
• Placed 15^th in the IC4A heptathlon
• Season-best 14-9 pole vault came during the Big South heptathlon

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Finished fifth in the Big South decathlon with a season-best score of 5,995 points
• Also tied for ninth in the Big South pole vault final

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Captured his first Big South title in the heptathlon, thanks to a season-best 4,820 points and aided by a 15-5 pole vault clearance
• Added a seventh-place showing in the Big South pole vault and an eighth-place effort in the high jump
• Ended up seventh in the IC4A heptathlon

2015 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• At the Big South meet, placed seventh in the decathlon and 10^th in the high jump
• Improved his decathlon best to 6,026 points at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational

2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Placed third in the Big South heptathlon for the second consecutive season
• Scored a season-high 4,709 points to finish 11^th in the IC4A heptathlon competition

2014 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Came in fifth in the Big South decathlon with a season-best score of 5,973 points
• Shared sixth place in the Big South pole vault final
• Vaulted a season-best 15-3 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier

2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed third in the Big South heptathlon final as a freshman, thanks to boosting his personal best from 4,440 points to 4,827
• Effort in the Big South heptathlon was aided by personal-best performances in the high jump (6-5) and pole vault (15-5)
• Placed 10th in the IC4A heptathlon competition

Prep
• Graduated from Ravenwood High School
• Scored 6,097 points to place second in the decathlon at the 2013 Tennessee AAA state meet, highlighted by a 14-6 pole vault clearance
• Also played football

Personal
• Son of Mark and Amy Gilroy
• Birthday is July 25
• Exercise science major