| Zack Bilderback |
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 | Hometown:
Celina, Texas
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| High School:
Celina
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 177
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| Event:
Sprints
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| Experience:
Fr./Fr.
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• Two-time All-Big 12
2012-13
Indoor (Freshman):
Earned a pair of all-league honors ... finish seventh in a career-best 1:11.31 in the 600 yards and ran the third leg of the seventh place (3:18.30) 4x400-meter relay at the Big 12 Championships ... recorded career bests in the 200m (22.14) and 500m (1:03.81) at the Armory Collegiate Invitational ... took eighth in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational with a personal-best 47.60, a time that ranks 10th on the UT all-time performers chart ... also ran the second leg of the distance medley relay at that meet ... that unit (also Patrick McGregor, Kyle Thompson and Joe Stilin) posted a time of 9:31.82, the fourth-best mark in school history and one which led the nation until the final weekend of the regular season ... finished second (48.16) in the 400m at the Arkansas Dual Meet.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 31 in the nation and No. 6 in the state in the 400 meters following his senior campaign ... won the 400m at the 2012 state championship with his prep-school record time of 47.27 ... was a member of the two-time state champion 4x400m relay ... helped the Bobcats to a second-place finish at the 2011 state meet by participating in three events; 4x400, the 4x100, and the open 400 ... also helped the team win the 2012 state meet with a record point total ... lettered four years in track and field and football ... named track and field most valuable player during his senior year and co-MVP as a junior ... received honorable mention all-state honors as a defensive back as a junior ... also played basketball and was a second team all-district choice as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born in Plano, Texas ... full name is Zachery Dwayne Bilderback ... parents are Brent and Misti Bilderback ... has a younger sister, Megan (10) ... received academic letters, participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of the BETA as a prepster ... graduated in the top-10 percent of his class with distinguished honors ... was a class officer in high school as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... majoring in undergraduate studies ... member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor:
• 200 Meters - 22.14, Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/1/13)
• 400 Meters - 47.60, Tyson Invitational (2/8/13)
• 600 Yards - 1:11.31, Big 12 Championships (2/24/13)
Outdoor:
• 200 Meters - 21.77, Texas State Elite Meet (3/23/13)
• 400 Meters - 46.08, Big 12 Championships (5/5/13)
BIG 12 SCORING
Indoor:
• 2013: 600 Yards - 7th (1:11.31)
• 2013: 4x400-Meter Relay - 7th (3:18.30)
Outdoor:
• 2013: 400 Meters - 3rd (46.08)
• 2013: 4x100-Meter Relay - 6th (40.62)
• 2013: 4x400-Meter Relay - 7th (3:16.74)
Note: Bios updated after 2013 indoor season; career bests are current
