Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Michigan

Gatorade Player of the year

Zacchaeus Brocks

Hurdles
DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL HS
NOVI, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st, 12.98 seconds

USATF Under-20 Championships - 110m Hurdles

1st

MHSAA LP Division I State Meet - 110m Hurdles

1st

MHSAA LP Division I State Meet - 300m Hurdles
“Great hurdling at the prep level is a marriage of speed and power. Add next-level precision to that union and great becomes the greatest ever. Zacchaeus Brocks fused those three traits in becoming the GOAT of prep hurdling. Just under 13 seconds during an unprecedented display of pure power and perfection. That mark will be very hard to top.”
Rich Gonzalez
Editor - PrepCalTrack.com

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 165-pound senior hurdler broke the tape and set a national prep record in the 110-meter hurdles at the USATF Under-20 Championships earlier this month, edging a freshman from the University of Georgia in a photo-finish lean at the line with a time of 12.98 seconds. Brocks also swept the 110 and 300 hurdles at the MHSAA LP Division 1 State meet, leading the Shamrocks to second place as a team. The 2026 MITCA Athlete of the Year and a 2026 New Balance Nationals Indoor champion, he clocked a personal-best time of 36.23 in the 300 hurdles as well this spring, which ranked No. 12 among prep boys competitors. He’s an eight-time national champion and 16-time All-American in the context of indoor and outdoor high school track as well as AAU competition.

Academic Achievement

Brocks has maintained a 3.19 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete on scholarship at The Ohio State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Brocks has performed more than 60 hours of community service in association with DCC, volunteering locally for the homeless and underprivileged in a variety of capacities and raking leaves for neighbors in need.