Zach Kinne

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Freshman Zach Kinne racing in the 8k Cavalier Classic

Year:
3
Hometown:
Sewickley, Pa.
High School:
North Allegheny

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Academic Accolades

Cross Country All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2021)

Career Accolades

2x ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Week (2019)

2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor

Ran 5000m personal best (13:55.58) at the ACC Championships; Also competed in the 10,000m
Took third in the 5000m (14:18.34) at the Virginia Grand Prix Invitational
Ran 1500m personal best (3:48.54) at the Duke Invite
Opened the season with a 10,000m personal best (29:20.61) at the Raleigh Relays

Indoor

Ran 3000m personal best (8:12.01) at the ACC Championships; Also competed in the 5000m
Ran 5000m personal best (14:20.68) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
Clocked a personal best in the mile (4:09.03) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
Took fifth in the DMR (9:57.32) at the Hokie Invitational

Cross Country

Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional and finished the 10K course in 30:24.1
Clocked 24:44.9 at the ACC Championships
Ran 8K personal best (24:21.5) at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals
Took 13th at the Battle of Beantown with a finish of 24:31.7
Ran 6K personal best (17:56.5) and took second at the Elon Opener

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Outdoor

Ran a 10,000m personal best (29:21.37) at the ACC Championships
Took fourth in the 10,000m (29:34.13) at the Virginia Challenge

Indoor

Competed in the 5000m at the ACC Championships

Cross Country

Competed in three meets during the regular season
Clocked 29:21.37 in the 10K and helped the Duke men finish 16th overall at the NCAA Championships
Ran an 8K personal best (23:41.0) at the ACC Championships
Took ninth overall at the Virginia Tech Invitational and the Panorama Farms Invitational

2019-20 (Freshman)
Outdoor

Did not compete - season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

Did not compete

Cross Country

Ran in six races
Tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Team
Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional and clocked 31:28.9 in the 10K
Earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors following a season-best time in the 8K at the Pre-National Invite (24:40.4) and a 10th-place finish at the Roy Griak Invite (25:04.4)
Ran 6K personal best (18:32.1) to place fifth at the Elon Opener

Prior to Duke: Attended North Allegheny High School … led his team to the Pennsylvania State Championship in cross country with a second-place individual finish … prior to North Allegheny, attended Neuqua Valley, where he was a top distance runner … during the spring of his junior year, clocked a personal-best time of 9:03.55 in the 3200m at the State Championships, securing second-place.