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2026 Track and Field Roster

Zephan Deal

Zephan Deal

  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Crozet, Va.
  • High School:
    Tandem Friends
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • Events:
    Sprints

Summary

Biography

Two-time member of the AD Honor Roll

2026 Outdoor: Competed in six meets, focusing primarily on the high jump toward the end of the season … High jump runner-up at the Denison Big Red Invitational (Apr. 24) with an outdoor-best 5 feet, 9.75 inches … Also ran as part of the third-place 4x400 relay (3:43.29) at the Denison meet … Posted a 100 collegiate best of 12.32 at the Bob Kahn Invitational (March 27-28) … Went 25.70 in the 200 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 19-21).

2026 Indoor: Competed in seven meets … Won the high jump at the Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 20) with an indoor-high tying 5 feet, 8.75 inches … Was the high jump runner-up with the same mark at both the season-opening Wooster Invitational (Jan. 17) and the Ohio Wesleyan Open (Feb. 13) … On the track, had a collegiate best 60 time of 7.79 at the Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 7) and season-best 200 time of 26.09 at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 24).

2025 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets … Placed 12th in high jump at the NCAC Championships (May 2-3) with a top collegiate height of 5 feet, 10.75 inches … Had back-to-back top-10 finishes in high jump to start the outdoor season … Finished ninth at multi-divisional Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 20-22) and seventh at the Bob Kan Invitational (March 28-29) with identical marks of 5 feet, 7 inches … Posted collegiate bests of 12.41 in the 100 and 25.35 in the 200 at the Bob Kahn meet as well.

2025 Indoor: Competed in six meets … Competed in high jump at the NCAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) … Top indoor high jump mark of 5 feet, 7.75 inches came in season-opening home Wooster Invitational (Jan. 18) … Runner-up in high jump during dual meet with Denison (Jan. 30), clearing 5 feet, 7 inches … Went 26.54 in the 200 at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 25).

2024 Outdoor: Made five starts … Top height of 5 feet, 7.25 inches was cleared at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 13) … Posted a 12.41 time in the 100 at Denison Invitational (Apr. 26).

2024 Indoor: Made five starts … Only competed in high jump in the indoor season … Cleared 5 feet, 7 inches at home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 20) for first collegiate mark … Improved to 5 feet, 5.75 inches twice, once during dual meet vs. Denison (Jan. 250 and once at Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 16) … Placed fourth in high jump at both those meets.

Prior to Wooster: High jump and 4x100 relay record holder at Tandem Friends School … Two-time all-conference selection in basketball and helped team to second-place conference finish in 2022 … Member of the basketball, lacrosse, soccer, and track & field teams … Coached by Sarana Hyatt in track & field.

Personal: Parents are David Deal and Elizabeth Stewart … Mother is a Wooster alumna … Psychology major.
 

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