Presbyterian College

PERSONAL RECORDS
XC 5K: 17:25.9 (Carolina Challenge, 8/31/19)
XC 8K: 27:02 (Royals Challenge, 10/11/19)
XC 10K: 35:47.2 (NCAA D1 Southeast Regionals, 11/15/19)

Fall 2021: Finished 35th at the Eye Opener with a 28:44.7… led the Blue Hose at the Winthrop Adidas Invite with a finishing time of 29:54.07… finished the Big South Championship at 29:18.7…

Spring 2021: Opened the season with a 28:47.2 at the Winthrop Invite… finished third for the Blue Hose at the Big South Championship with a 27:35.6… posted a 2:09.85 in the 800 meter at the Weems Baskin Relays… also added a 4:25.12 in the 1500 meters at the Weems… finished with a 4:28.08 at the Winthrop Quadrangular… record a PR at the USC Open in the 400 meters at 54.69… named to Big South All-Academic Team…

2019-20: Ran a team best 17:25.9 at the Carolina Challenge while he finished in 20^th place… Finished eighth in the Big South Preview as he posted a 28:26.62… Ran a team best 28:01 at the Queen City Invite… Posted a PR at the Royals Challenge with a 27:02… Led the team with 28:02.32 in the Big South Championships… Posted a 10k personal record at the NCAA DI Southeast Regionals with a time of 35:47.2…

2018-19: Ran 29:42 (47th) in his first collegiate race at the Eye Opener ... Improved to run a season's best 27:32 (96th) and lead the team at the Queen City Invite ... Ran 28:35 (89th) at the Vertcross Invite ... Ran 28:55 (51st) at the Big South Championship ... Ran 36:02.8 (222nd) in the 10k at the NCAA Division I SE Regionals ... Competed in one indoor track meet ... Ran 2:06.74 (800m) and 4:46.32 (mile) at the Carolina Challenge ... Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Ran 4:28.50 (1500m) and was a member of the 4x800m team that ran 8:25.77 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational ... Ran 4:24.84 (1500m) and 2:08.13 (800m) at the CIU Invitational ... Ran 54.97 (400m) at the Gamecock Invitational.

High School: Ran six seasons of cross country and track at Irmo HS for coach Jeremy Lewis … Team captain his senior year … Two-time All-Region … Ran a PR of 16:27 at the Mike Moore Lake Murray Invitational his senior year … Ran 16:49 at the 2017 SCHSL 5A State Meet to finish 26th and lead the Yellow Jackets ... Standout student who was a member of the National Honor Society … Earned Honorable Mention at the District Science Fair.

Personal: Zachary Kochert … Son of Tony and Lane Kochert … Has one sibling, Jessie … Intends to major in physics.