2023 Men's Track & Field Roster
Joshua Zeller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wokingham, England
- High School:
- The Henley College
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Major:
- Economics
Last modified: August 5, 2022
At Michigan
• World Championships Finalist (110 meter hurdles, 5th place, 2022)
• Commonwealth Games Finalist (110 meter hurdles, 4th place, 2022)
• British Championships silver medalist (110 meter hurdles, 2022)
• Big Ten Champion (Indoor 60 meter hurdles, 2022)
• Big Ten Champion (Outdoor 110 meter hurdles, 2022)
• First-Team All-American (Outdoor 110 meter hurdles, 2022)
• Second-Team All-American (Indoor 60 meter hurdles, 2022)
• Big Ten Record-Holder, outdoor 110-meter hurdles (13.19, +1.6m/s)
• School Record-Holder, outdoor 110-meter hurdles
Career Bests
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
Senior (2022-23)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 7.79 in the 60 meter hurdles for 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25); ran 7.72 for 2nd in the prelims
• Ran 7.77 in the 60 meter hurdles for 9th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran 7.83 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan, 27-28)
• Ran 22.07 in the 200 meter dash for 21st at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan, 27-28)
• Ran 7.69 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 7.13 in the 60 meter dash for 7th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
• Ran a career-best 22.03 in the 200 meter dash for the win at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
Junior (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 13.39 [+0.9m/s] for 4th in the final at the Commonwealth Games (August 2-4) after running 13.35 [+1.2m/s] for 3rd in the semifinals.
• Ran 13.33 [+1.2m/s] for 5th in the final at the World Athletics Championships (July 16-17) after running 13.41 [+0.4m/s] for 9th in the prelims and 13.31 [-0.6m/s] for 10th in the semifinals.
• Won the silver medal and earned a spot at the World Championships by running 13.31 [+3.8m/s] for 2nd in the final at the British Championships (June 25) after running 13.43 [+4.6m/s] for 2nd in the semifinals.
• Won the bronze medal and earned first-team All-America honors by running 13.26 [+0.0m/s] for 3rd in the final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8-11) after running 13.45 [-0.2m/s] for 4th in the 110 meter hurdles semifinals.
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships by running 13.39 [-1.9m/s] for 2nd in the 110 meter hurdles quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28) after running 13.47 [+1.2m/s] for 3rd in the first round.
• Ran a school-record 13.19 [+1.6m/s] for the win in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) after running 13.46 [+1.1m/s] for 1st in the prelims. Ran a leg of the 8th-place 4x100 relay in 40.61
• Ran 13.79 (-1.8m/s) for the win in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Drake Relays (April 28-30) after running 14.13 (-2.5m/s) for 1st in the prelims. Ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x100 relay in 41.14
• Ran 13.71 (-1.4m/s) for 3rd in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16) after running 13.70 (+1.7m/s) for 2nd in the prelims.
• Ran 13.54 (+1.5m/s) for the win in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Duke Invitational (April 7-9). Ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x100 relay in 40.56
• Ran a school-record 13.42 (+1.6m/s) for the win in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (March 26). Also ran a career-best 21.77 for 8th in the 200 meter dash final.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 7.85 for 16th in the 60 meter hurdles prelims for second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12).
• Ran a career-best 7.67 for the win in the 60 meter hurdles final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26) after running 7.79 for 4th in the prelims.
• Ran a career-best 7.68 for the win in the 60 meter hurdles final at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 18) after running a career-best 7.70 for 1st in the prelims.
• Ran 7.77 for the win in the 60 meter hurdles final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12) after running 7.82 for 1st in the semifinals.
• Ran 7.80 in the 60 meter hurdles for 2nd at the Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 28-29), after running 7.88 in the semifinals and 7.81 in the prelims.
• Ran a career-best 7.04 in the 60 meter dash for 10th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22)
• Ran a career-best 7.76 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15) after running 7.83 in the prelims.
Sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Competed in the 110-meter hurdles semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-11), but did not finish due to a fall. Earned USTFCCCA Honorable Mention status.
• Ran a career-best 13.60 (+2.4m/s) in the 110 meter hurdles for 9th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 26 & 28) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Champioships, after running 13.68 (+2.2m/s) in the first round.
• Ran a career-best 13.64 (+1.2m/s) in the 110 meter hurdles for 4th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
• Ran 13.73 (+3.2m/s) in the 110 meter hurdles for the win at the B1G Jesse Owens Classic (April 30-May 1) after running 13.81 (+2.9m/s) in the prelims.
• Ran a career-best 13.72 (+2.2m/s) in the 110 meter hurdles for 4th at the B1G Husker Invitational (April 16-17) after running 14.10 (-1.6m/s) in the prelims. Also ran a leg of the ninth-place 4x100 relay.
• Ran 14.04 (-0.6m/s) in the 110 meter hurdles for 2nd at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9), and also finished 9th at 200 meters in 22.12 (+0.6m/s).
• Ran 10.99 (+1.1m/s) in the 100 meter dash for 6th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #1 (March 26-27)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 7.82 in the 60 meter hurdles for 5th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27), after running a then-career-best 7.85 in the prelims.
• Ran 7.91 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 19), after running 8.02 in the prelims.
• Ran 7.91 in the 60 meter hurdles for 2nd at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13) after running 8.02 in the prelims.
• Ran 7.95 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23), and also clocked 22.44 for third over 200 meters.
• Ran 8.16 in the 60 meter hurdles for 4th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16) after running 7.98 in the prelims.
Freshman (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 7.92 in the 60 meter hurdles for 7th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29) after running a career-best-tying 7.86 in the prelims. Scored two points for the team.
• Ran 7.94 in the 60 meter hurdles for 10th at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational (Feb. 14-15). Also ran 7.93 in the preliminaries.
• Ran a career-best 7.86 in the 60 meter hurdles preliminaries at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8). Also ran a time of 8.06 in the semifinal round.
• Ran 7.92 in the 60 meter hurdles for 7th at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 24-25). Also ran a time of 7.94 in the semifinals and a time of 7.96 to qualify.
• Ran 7.90 in the 60 meter hurdles for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), making his debut the fastest by a freshman in Michigan history and moving him to a tie for No. 2 on the all-time performers list in school history. Also ran 7.91 in the prelims.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranks No. 5 worldwide among U20 athletes in the 110-meter hurdles in 2019 ... Ranks No. 2 all-time in British history among U20 athletes in the 110-meter hurdles ... Ranked No. 8 worldwide among U20 athletes in the indoor 60-meter hurdles in 2019 ... Faster in 2019 than all American high school seniors in the 110-meter hurdles and all but two in the 60-meter hurdles ... Two-time British U20 champion in the 60-meter hurdles and 2019 110-meter hurdles champion ... Represented Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships ... Will represent Great Britain at the 2019 European U20 Championships
High School Career Bests
60m -- 7.46i
100m -- 10.69 (+0.9m/s)
200m -- 22.07 (+1.3m/s)
60H (U20) -- 7.70i
110H (U20) -- 13.26 (+1.8m/s)
Career-Best Performances (College)
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