Zach Perrin

Photo by: Gary Breedlove

Photo by: Ken Moreland

Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Kalispell, Mont.
High School:
Flathead

2017: Perrin had another good season for the Buffs, racing six times. He started the season off with a sixth place finish at the Colorado State Invitational. Perrin went on place 43^rd at the Joe Piane Invitational and was 63^rd at pre-nationals. He improved to 16^th overall at the Pac-12 Championships and moved up to ninth overall at the regional championship to earn all-region recognition. At the NCAA Championships, Perrin placed 107^th overall to finish his career.

2016: Perrin had a strong start to his junior campaign, finishing third at both the Colorado State Invitational and Rocky Mountain Shootout. At pre-nationals, Perrin placed 30th overall, coming in fifth for the Buffs. His best finish of the season was at Pac-12s where he was fourth overall (CU’s No. 2) and earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors while helping the Buffs win their sixth straight Pac-12 title. He again earned all-region recognition after placing 16th at regionals before finishing 125th at nationals.

2015: Perrin won the Colorado State Invitational to start the season and then placed fourth at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. He was 68^th for the Buffs at NCAA Pre-Nationals before improving to 38^th at Pac-12s. Perrin recorded all-region honors with an 18^th place finish. He ended the season with a 195^th place finish at NCAAs.

2014: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2013: Perrin quickly earned a position on the varsity roster as a true freshman, running fifth overall (unattached) at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. His first varsity race in uniform for the Buffs was NCAA Pre-Nationals where he finished 114th overall. Perrin’s next race was Pac-12 Championships, where he helped CU claim its third straight team title. Perrin placed 37th overall as CU’s No. 8 runner. He served as the alternate at regionals, but was back in action at NCAAs where he took 107th (CU’s No. 6 scorer), helping CU win the team championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Perrin won four Montana State High School Championships. He won the 2012 cross country championship after a runner-up finish his junior year. Perrin raced in the Foot Locker West Regional and took eighth overall before placing 10th at the Foot Locker Nationals in 2012. On the track, Perrin brought home three state championships in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. He won the 1,600 and 3,200 as a senior and the 3,200 as a freshman. During his sophomore season, Perrin was second in both the 1,600 and 3,200. He also ran the best time by a Montana high school runner in 2012 in the 3,200 at the Arcadia Invite (8:55). Perrin earned a top-20 national cross country ranking in 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 1:54; 1,600-meters: 4:09; 3,200-meters: 8:55.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Perrin is majoring in environmental studies and geography.

PERSONAL: Zachary Michael Perrin was born on January 25, 1995 in San Diego, Calif. He is the son of Mike and Lisa Perrin of Lakeside, Mont. He also has three siblings, Jake, Ben and Hannah. Perrin enjoys playing the guitar, rock-climbing and kayaking.