Girls Track & Field - Virginia

“The daughter of her future collegiate coach (at Liberty University), who was herself an NCAA champion, Zealand’s own success during a golden era of prep distance running has been predicated upon her discipline along a path less-traveled. She flourished in a college-like setting, balancing a limited competitive schedule with quality training cycles while avoiding injury. Riding a rhythmic yet powerful gait, she often appeared to toy with race fields until it was ‘go’ time.”