2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
Zane Forist
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Carson City, Mich.
- High School:
- Carson City-Crystal HS
- Position:
- Throws
- Major:
- Applied Exercise Science
At Michigan
• Second-team All-America (2024 outdoor discus)
Collegiate PR | Indoor: SP - 17.89m (58'8.5"); WT - 19.70m (64'7.75") | Outdoor: SP - 17.79m (58'114.5"); DT - 57.73m (188'1")
High School PR | SP - 67'5"; DT - 206'0"; WT - 74'3"/p>
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
Junior (2024-25)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 56.42m for 14th in the discus throw at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
• Threw 17.82m for 13th in the shot put and 56.97m for seventh in the discus throw at the Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Threw 17.64m for seventh in the shot put and 56.41m to win the discus throw at the Duke Twilight (May 4)
• Threw 17.30m for 15th in the shot put and 57.29m for sixth in the discus throw at the 44 Farms Team Invitational (April 11-12)
• Threw a career-best 57.73m to win the discus throw at the Spartan Invitational (April 4)
• Threw 17.71m for fourth in the shot put and 56.36m for fourth in the discus throw at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22)
Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 17.31m in the shot put for 16th and 17.63m in the weight throw for 31st at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Threw 17.05m in the shot put for third and 17.82m in the weight throw for ninth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Threw a career-best 17.89m to win the shot put and 18.91m in the weight throw for second at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)
Sophomore (2023-24)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 57.38m in the discus throw for 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 5-8)
• Threw 56.32m in the discus throw for 12th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 22-25)
• Threw 17.55m in the shot put for 14th and 53.90m in the discus throw for 12th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Threw a career-best 17.79m in the shot put for fifth and 54.36m in the discus throw for second at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 3)
• Threw a career-best 57.34m in the in the discus throw, the No. 3 mark in program history, for second at the Len Paddock Open (April 27)
• Threw a career-best 17.05m in the shot put for fourth and 55.00m to win the discus throw at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 12-13)
• Threw a career-best 55.61m in the discus throw, the No. 5 mark in program history, at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)
• Threw 18.04m in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Threw 16.90m in the shot put for ninth and a season-best 18.94m in the weight throw at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
• Threw 17.53m in the shot put for fourth and 18.55m in the weight throw for fifth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Threw 17.20m in the shot put for second and 18.80m in the weight throw for third at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Freshman (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 54.17m in the discus for 24th at the NCAA Championships (June 7-10)
• Threw a career-best 55.57m in the discus for 11th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-27)
• Threw 55.01m in the discus for eighth and 16.98m in the shot put for 23rd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Threw a career-best 55.24m in the discus for second and 16.58m in the shot put for second at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 5)
• Threw a career-best 54.84m in the discus for 8th at the Beach Invitational (April 14-15)
• Threw a career-best 52.71m in the discus for the win at the Florida Relays (March 30- April 1)
• Threw a career-best 16.64m in the shot put for 5th at the Florida Relays (March 30- April 1)
• Threw a career-best 19.70m in the weight throw for 12th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)Finals
• Threw 16.83m (55-2.5) in the shot put for 16th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)Finals
• Threw a career-best 18.78m (61-7.25) in the weight throw for 9th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Threw a career-best 18.30m (60-0.5) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Threw a career-best 17.76m (58-3.25) in the shot put for the win at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 7)
• Threw a career-best 18.11m (59-5) in the weight throw for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 7)
High School
2022 Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year for Michigan ... Won the shot put and finished fourth in the discus at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals, and finished second and fifth in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, at the 2022 Nike Indoor Nationals ... Won The Outdoor Nationals 2021 titles in both the shot put and the discus … Won the weight throw at the 2021 adidas Indoor Nationals and finished ninth in the shot put ... Swept the MHSAA Division 4 State Finals titles in the shot put and the discus in 2021 and 2022, to go along with 2022 MITS indoor titles in the shot put, discus and weight throw… Ranked No. 4 among high schoolers nationally in the outdoor shot put and indoor weight throw for the 2022 season, to go along with No. 5 for the indoor shot put and No. 9 for the discus ... Michigan high school state record holder for the indoor shot put and indoor weight throw, and No. 2 in the discus and No. 3 in the outdoor shot put.
