The 5-foot-3 senior distance talent set a state record in the mile at the HOKA Festival of Miles this past season. Zealand’s time of 4:30.38 ranked No. 2 nationally among girls high school competitors this spring and No. 2 in prep history. A two-time Virginia Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year, she won the 2-mile at the Brooks PR Invitational with a U.S. No. 1 prep time of 9:41.76, and she earned All-American honors by taking second in the mile at New Balance Nationals Outdoor. She also ranked No. 4 nationally in the 1500-meter run (4:17.78) and No. 29 in the 800-meter run (2:07.06) in 2024.
Zealand has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Liberty University this fall.
Zealand has volunteered locally as a youth track coach and she’s donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.