Zach Layton
Distanced
Height: 6-1
Weight: 125
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Platte City, Mo.
Major: Social Science
2008-09
Ran an indoor season-best time of 8:59.88 in the 3,000-meters at the Nebraska Invite (1/16) … did not compete in the outdoor season ... led the Bearcats in every race except one during the cross country season … ran a season best time of 26:08.53 at the MIAA Cross Country Championships (10/24) to finish in tenth place … placed the highest at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/7) than any other Bearcat with a twelfth place finish and a time of 32:00.03 in the 10K race
West Platte High School
Won the district cross-country championship his junior and senior year ... Won the 3200-meter run at districts and placed fifth at state both his sophomore and junior seasons ... An academic honor student.
Personal Bio
Son of Tony and Carol Layton ... born May 5, 1990
Career Highs| Indoor | |||
| Mile | UCM Mule Relay | 2/5/10 | 4:36.79 |
| 3,000m | Central Missouri Classic | 2/19/10 | 8:53.92 |
| 5,000m | Nebraska Wesleyan Inv. | 1/22/10 | 15:40.65 |
| Cross Country | |||
| 8K | MIAA Championships | 10/22/09 | 25:50.19 |
| 10K | NCAA South Central Regional | 11/8/08 | 32:00.3 |
| Outdoor | |||
| 3,000m | Bearcat Open | 4/30/10 | 8:42.76 |
| 5,000m | Kip Janvrin Open | 4/22/10 | 15:06.77 |
| 10,000 | Northwest Open | 4/3/10 | 32:27.74 |
