Allie Zealand

The Conference USA Track and Field Indoor Championship is held in the Liberty Indoor Track and Field facility on March 01, 2025. (Photo by: Emily Cuthrell)

The Conference USA Track and Field Indoor Championship is held in the Liberty Indoor Track and Field facility on March 01, 2025. (Photo by: Matt Reynolds)

The 2024 Liberty Challenge Cross Country race is held August 30, 2024. (Photo by: Matt Reynolds)

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

TFRRS Profile
World Athletics Profile

CUSA Individual Titles (2)
2025 Indoor Mile
2025 Outdoor 1,500

All-CUSA Honors (3)
2024 Cross Country - 3rd
2025 Indoor Mile - 1st
2025 Outdoor 1,500 - 1st

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 is her teammate on the Liberty cross country and track squads
Birthday is Sept. 7
Undecided on a 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.