Val Zajac Season 2004-05

Personal Bests:
Indoors: 3,000m, 10:52.50
Outdoors: 3,000m, 10:47.52; 5,000m, 19:06.72

Honors:
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2005, 2006); Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2004, 2005; Fall 2004)

2006: Val Zajac, also a member of the Nebraska cross country program, made consistent strides indoors as a sophomore in the 3,000-meter run, but was unable to compete during the outdoor season due to a stress fracture in her leg... set personal-best marks three times in the 3,000, including a mark of 10:52.50 at the Prairie Wolf Invitational... placed third in the mile at the Nebrsaka Wesleyan Twilight... also competed in the 5,000 (19:41.11) at the Holiday Inn Invite. 2005: Zajac made improvement during her first year of competiton as a Husker... lowered her indoor 3,000-meter time to a then-personal-best 11:06.91 at the Husker Invite... concluded the indoor season by running a career-best 5,000-meter time of 19:06.72 at the Prairie Wolf Invite... recorded a career-best 10:47.52 in the 3,000 meters outdoors at the John Jacobs Invite. 2004: Zajac redshirted during the 2004 season with a stress fracture she suffered in the fall... competed unattached twice during the outdoor season and once indoors. High School: Zajac took a fifth-place finish in the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:16.47 at the 2000 Ohio Division II state meet... was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: High school coach was Keith Gorby... major is pre-medicine... parents are John and Penny Zajac... born Oct. 3, 1984.