2005: Won the indoor mile at the Boilermaker Invite with time of 4:24.79. Season and career best mile time of 4:18.13, earned him fourth place at the Indiana/Ohio State Triangular ... Winner of the outdoor 5K at the at the Indiana Intercollegiates, recording a personal best of 14:59.08 ... Career best outdoor 1500 mark of 3:59.95 gave him fifth place at the Indiana State Pacesetter Invitational.
High School: Graduated from Woodford County High School in 2004 ... was part of two track and field regional championship teams and a cross country regional championship club ... four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field, cross country and swimming ... four-time regional track champion in the 3,200-meter run ... has won three regional championships in the 1,600 ... as a senior, won regional titles in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 ... at the 2004 state championships won the 1,600 title and was runner-up in the 800 ... was second in the 3,200 at the 2003 state meet ... had great success on the cross country circuit, being selected as his class[apos] Runner of the Year as a Sophomore and Junior ... was a cross country state champion as a senior and was named Runner of the Year (all classes) ... placed fifth at the 2003 state cross country championships as a junior ... cross country and distance coach was Danny Haynes ... recipient of the school[apos]s Michael C. Wallace award, which is given to the best all-around senior ... was a two-time state qualifier in swimming.
Personal: Given name is Christian Zachary Wilder ... born Jan 28, 1986 ... son of Phillip and Rebecca Wilder ... has one sister Jessie, who is Purdue alumna and a former member of the Boilermaker track and field and cross country teams ... intends to major in engineering.
Zach Wilder Season 2005
Height6-0
ClassSophomore
HometownVersailles, Ky.