University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2012 Men's Track & Field Roster
Zachary France
- Position:
- PLAYER
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Slidell, La.
- High School:
- Slidell
2009-10 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2010 Outdoor: Earned five podium finishes during the season...Won the 5,000-meter run at the USA Invitational (April 10) with a time of 15:45.25...Tallied a second place finish in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:28.25...Placed second in the Cole Lancon Twilight (April 30) with a run 8:58.50 in the 3,000-meter run...Tallied a time of 4:14.84 in the 1,500-meter run at the Southern Miss Golden Eagle Classic (April 24)...Also earned second in the LSU Alumni Gold 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:31.67.
2010 Indoor: Participated in five different events (3K, Mile, Distance Medley, 4,400 yd Distance Medley and 5,000 meter run)...Ran the Mile in 4:39.20 at the Jeff Davis McNeese Invitational (Feb. 5), placing fourth overall...Recorded a time of 9:11.25 in the 3,000-meter run at the Houston Multi-Events Invitational (Jan. 29-30)...Finished 15th 5,000-meter run with a mark of 15:41.54 at the Sun Belt Championships (Feb. 27-28)...Placed ninth at the Sun Belt Championships in the 4,400-yard distance medley with a time of 11:09.53.
High School: Lettered in soccer, cross country and track ... Was part of the 7-5A district championship team in 2008 ... Was named all-district in 2007 and 2008 ... Named to the all-state team in 2008.
Personal: Was born on July 8, 1990 in Lubbock, Texas ... Guardians are John and Mary O'Neil ... Majoring in accounting with a minor in economics ... He plans on being a CPA at a large public firm or an internal auditor.
