2020-21 Track & Field Roster
David Zeller
- Position:
- XC/Mid-Distance
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Warrenville, Ill.
- High School:
- Wheaton Warrenville South HS
2024-2025:
Cross Country (Sr): Ran in five meets for the Golden Eagles ... ran a 6k PR of 20:46.5 at the Vic Godfrey Open.
2023-24:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Cross Country (Sr.): Ran in all six meets for the Golden Eagles … Ran best overall for Marquette in two races including the Bradley Intercollegiate 8k, and the Platte River Run 8k … Recorded a time of 25:13.4 at the Bradley Intercollegiate 8k, placing 19th.
Indoor (Sr.): Ran in one event ... Finished 19th in the 3000m at Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) at 8:39.67.
Outdoor (Sr.): Ran in four events ... Set a PR in the 1500m at Wisconsin Private College Championships (April 6) at 3:57.74.
2022-23:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Appeared in two meets ... Clocked a personal est of 14:35.87 in the 5000m at the Wash U Distance Carnival (Apr. 1) ... Finished 17th in the 5000m at the BIG EAST Championships (May 11-13).
Indoor (So.): Ran in four meets … Took first in the 3000 meters at the GVSU Big Meet on Feb. 10 with a time of 8:22.73 … Achieved a personal best in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:31.18 at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 24, No. 6 in school history. Clocked a PR of 8:22.56 in the 3000 meters at the conference championships.
Cross Country (So.): Competed in seven meets for the Golden Eagles … Finished 11th at the Phoenix Invitational (Sept. 9) with a time of 27:45.9 … The top finisher for MU at the Joe Piane Invite (Sept. 30) with a 5-mile time of 25:10.5, finished 25th overall … Ran a PR of 24:42.7 at the Bradley ‘Pink’ Classic (Oct. 14) to finish 72nd overall … Placed 37th at the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 29) with a time of 25:24 … The top MU finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) with a 10k PR of 31:41.3, placed 75th.
2021-22:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Fr.): Saw action in four meets … Clocked a PR of 30:54.29 in the 10K at the Wash U Distance Carnival (Apr. 1), finished 22nd … Ran a personal best in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13) with a time of 14:48.71.
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in four meets running distance events … Finished third in the 3K at the Lake Michigan Open (Jan. 22) clocking a time of 8:41.75 … Ran a PR in the 3K at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4) with a time of 8:25.52, finishing eighth overall … Finished the 5K at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) in a personal best time 14:55.16 … Scored a point at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 25) as a member of the 4x800 team (8:02.44) that took eighth place.
Cross Country (Fr.): Took 43rd with a time of 25:42.3 at the Redbird Invite (Sept. 17) ... Set a personal record at the Live in Lou Classic (Oct. 2) with a time of 25:22.3 to finish 154th ... Finished 87th at the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Oct. 15 (8k; 25:18.9) ... Placed 68th at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29 (27:30.7).
2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor: Ran the 5k at the UWM Panther Tune-Up on Feb. 14 but did not finish.
Outdoor (Fr.): Ran the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Redbird Invitational on April 2 and placed 19th in 15:48.66.
Cross Country: Zeller led the MU men's squad at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships in Cary, North Carolina with an 8k time of 24:37.1 to place 35th overall.
Prior to Marquette: Earned three letters each in cross country and track & field at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School under head coach Chris Kuntz ... A 2019 All-State selection, Zeller helped his team to a cross country state title in 2018 as a junior and a runner-up finish as a senior in 2019 ... He also led his team to a third place finish at state in 2017 and a conference title in 2018 ... His 3-mile personal best is 14:39 while his 5k best is 15:41 ... On the track he holds PR's of 1:58 and 4:26 in the 800 and 1600-meter events, respectively ... He competed for the Wheaton South XC Club in addition to his high school team, where he participated in two Nike Cross Nationals events (2018 and 2019) ... His club finished in 13th place nationally in 2018 and ninth place in 2019.
Personal: Zeller was born on Nov. 5, 2001 in Warrenville, Illinois to Allison and Matt Zeller ... Has one brother, Peter, and two younger sisters, Olive and Esther ... Plans on studying civil engineering at MU.
