Career Report for Zachary Spain
Class of 2024
Cross Country Career
The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.
Course-Specific Personal Bests
Below is a listing of Zachary Spain's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.
| Course | Distance | Time | Pace | All-Time Rank | PR Date | PR Event | # of Races on Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylands Park | 3.1 | 16:47.8 | 5:25 | 22 | 9/20/22 | SCVAL Meet #1 | 6 |
| Bol Park | 2.18 | 10:48.4 | 4:57 | 9 | 10/24/23 | PA City Championship | 5 |
| Crystal Springs | 2.95 | 16:09.8 | 5:29 | 24 | 10/3/23 | SCVAL #2 | 7 |
| Golden Gate Park | 2.13 | 12:30.5 | 5:52 | 2 | 9/11/21 | Lowell Invitational | 1 |
| Golden Gate Park | 2.78 | 14:28.3 | 5:12 | 5 | 9/10/22 | Lowell Invitational | 2 |
| Los Altos HS | 2.1 | 12:55.9 | 6:09 | 21 | 2/20/21 | SCVAL #1 | 1 |
| Los Gatos HS | 2.2 | 12:44.2 | 5:47 | 17 | 2/27/21 | SCVAL #2 | 1 |
| Newhall Park | 3 | 16:21.5 | 5:27 | 3 | 9/17/22 | De La Salle Nike Invitational | 1 |
| Orange County Great Park | 3 | 15:19.7 | 5:07 | 3 | 9/16/23 | Woodbridge Cross Country Classic | 1 |
| Woodward Park | 3.1 | 16:27.4 | 5:19 | 22 | 10/7/23 | Clovis Invitational | 2 |
Distance-only Personal Bests
This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).
| Standard Distance (Mi) |
Time | Pace | Date | Event | Course | # of Races at Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:19.7 | 5:07 | 9/16/23 | Woodbridge Cross Country Classic | Orange County Great Park | 2 |
| 3.1 | 16:27.4 | 5:19 | 10/7/23 | Clovis Invitational | Woodward Park | 8 |
Career Summary
Below is a summary of each season run by Zachary Spain.
| Year | # of Races | Average Pace | Improvements / Chances | Rank on Team | Best # Std Dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fr | 4 | 5:57 | 0/0 | 20 | 0.65 |
| So | 5 | 5:52 | 3/3 | 9 | 1.26 |
| Jr | 8 | 5:27 | 3/5 | 4 | 1.45 |
| Sr | 10 | 5:21 | 6/9 | 2 | 1.64 |
| Palo Alto Career | 27 | 5:33 | 12/17 |
Complete Race and Improvement History: Table
The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.
| Date | Event | Course | Distance | Division | Place | # Std Dev |
Time | Pace | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/23 | Central Coast Section Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 19/125 | 1.02 | 16:12 | 5:29 | You ROCK! (LY, LR) |
| 10/31/23 | SCVAL Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 7/84 | 1.46 | 16:14 | 5:30 | |
| 10/24/23 | PA City Championship | Bol Park | 2.18 | V | 2/22 | 1.64 | 10:48.4 | 4:57 | You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP) |
| 10/18/23 | SCVAL Meet #3 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | V | 21/130 | 1.37 | 17:06.4 | 5:31 | |
| 10/7/23 | Clovis Invitational | Woodward Park | 3.1 | V | 102/187 | 1.05 | 16:27.4 | 5:19 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR) |
| 10/3/23 | SCVAL #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 8/140 | 1.55 | 16:09.8 | 5:29 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR) |
| 9/19/23 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | V | 13/118 | 1.41 | 16:52.5 | 5:27 | You ROCK! (LR) |
| 9/16/23 | Woodbridge Cross Country Classic | Orange County Great Park | 3 | V | 11/255 | 1.15 | 15:19.7 | 5:07 | You ROCK! (DPR) |
| 9/9/23 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park | 2.78 | V | 32/216 | 1.11 | 14:58.8 | 5:23 | |
| 8/30/23 | Gunn Alumni Scrimmage | Bol Park | 2.18 | V | 5/30 | 1.39 | 11:22.8 | 5:13 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR) |
| 11/12/22 | Central Coast Section Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 49/128 | 0.62 | 17:06 | 5:48 | |
| 10/18/22 | SCVAL Meet #3 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | V | 14/112 | 1.32 | 16:57.6 | 5:28 | |
| 10/8/22 | Clovis Invitational | Woodward Park | 3.1 | V | 117/166 | 0.91 | 16:55.8 | 5:28 | |
| 10/4/22 | SCVAL #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 8/108 | 1.36 | 16:15.2 | 5:31 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR) |
| 9/20/22 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | V | 13/106 | 1.44 | 16:47.8 | 5:25 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP, DPR) |
| 9/17/22 | De La Salle Nike Invitational | Newhall Park | 3 | V | 27/280 | 1.31 | 16:21.5 | 5:27 | |
| 9/10/22 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park | 2.78 | V | 42/222 | 1.21 | 14:28.3 | 5:12 | |
| 9/1/22 | Gunn Alumni Scrimmage | Bol Park | 2.18 | V | 7/23 | 1.30 | 11:23.9 | 5:14 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) |
| 11/2/21 | SCVAL Finals | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | F/S | 2/123 | 0.93 | 17:35.6 | 5:58 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) |
| 10/27/21 | PA City Championship | Bol Park | 2.18 | F/S | 2/46 | 0.88 | 11:45 | 5:23 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) |
| 10/5/21 | SCVAL #2 | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | So | 2/71 | 0.86 | 17:59.6 | 6:06 | |
| 9/21/21 | SCVAL Meet #1 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | F/S | 2/186 | 1.12 | 18:10.6 | 5:52 | You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR) |
| 9/11/21 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park | 2.13 | So | 10/150 | 1.26 | 12:30.5 | 5:52 | You ROCK! (SBP) |
| 3/25/21 | SCVAL #5 | Baylands Park | 3.1 | V | 43/66 | 0.30 | 19:00.6 | 6:08 | |
| 3/20/21 | SCVAL #4 | Bol Park | 2.18 | F/S | 2/39 | 0.65 | 12:21 | 5:40 | You ROCK! (SBP) |
| 2/27/21 | SCVAL #2 | Los Gatos HS | 2.2 | F/S | 10/104 | 0.59 | 12:44.2 | 5:47 | |
| 2/20/21 | SCVAL #1 | Los Altos HS | 2.1 | F/S | 16/93 | 0.40 | 12:55.9 | 6:09 |
Glossary:
- LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
- LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
- PR = Set a new course-specific PR
- PG = Beat personal goal
- SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
- DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
- # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.
All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.
Track Results
Season Records
| Season | Grade | Pts | 800m | 1600m | 1 mile | 3200m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Outdoor | Fr | 2:16.44 | 5:00.81 | - | 11:30.13 | |
| 2022 Outdoor | So | - | 4:40.94 | 4:45.33 | 10:21.06 | |
| 2023 Outdoor | Jr | 2:09.05 PR | 4:37.00 | 4:40.83 | 10:09.11 | |
| 2024 Outdoor | Sr | - | 4:32.50 PR | 4:31.72 PR | 10:02.35 PR |
By Event
800m
| Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/21 | Los Gatos @ Paly | 2:24.48 | F/S | 1 | ||
| 4/24/21 | Paly @ Gunn | 2:21.45 | F/S | PR (Δ=3.03,2.1%) LR (Δ=3.03,2.1%) |
2 | |
| 5/1/21 | Lynbrook HS @ Paly | 2:16.44 | F/S | PR (Δ=5.01,3.5%) SR LR (Δ=5.01,3.5%) |
5 | |
| 5/8/21 | Homestead HS @ Paly | 2:21.73 | F/S | 2 | ||
| 3/1/23 | Homestead@Palo Alto | 2:09.05 | V | PR (Δ=7.39,5.4%) SR LR (Δ=12.68,8.9%) |
5 |
1600m
| Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/21 | Los Gatos @ Paly | 5:14.10 | F/S | 2 | ||
| 4/24/21 | Paly @ Gunn | 5:06.57 | F/S | PR (Δ=7.53,2.4%) LR (Δ=7.53,2.4%) |
2 | |
| 5/8/21 | Homestead HS @ Paly | 5:13.88 | F/S | 2 | ||
| 5/14/21 | Palo Alto @ Los Altos | 5:00.81 | F/S | PR (Δ=5.76,1.9%) SR LR (Δ=13.07,4.2%) |
3 | |
| 5/22/21 | Los Gatos @ Milpitas | 5:02.33 | F/S | 2 | ||
| 3/3/22 | Palo Alto@Los gatos | 4:54.17 | F/S | PR (Δ=6.64,2.2%) LR (Δ=8.16,2.7%) |
1 | |
| 3/9/22 | Milpitas @ Palo Alto | 5:00.25 | F/S | 1 | ||
| 3/12/22 | K-Bell Track and Field Classic | 4:46.73 | F/S | PR (Δ=7.44,2.5%) LR (Δ=13.52,4.5%) |
5 | |
| 3/15/22 | Palo Alto @ Lynbrook | 4:44.40 | F/S | PR (Δ=2.33,0.8%) LR (Δ=2.33,0.8%) |
1 | |
| 3/29/22 | Palo Alto @ Homestead | 4:40.94 | F/S | PR (Δ=3.46,1.2%) SR (Δ=19.87,6.6%) LR (Δ=3.46,1.2%) |
2 | |
| 4/14/22 | Gunn @ Palo Alto | 4:43.16 | F/S | LY (Δ=30.94,9.9%) | 1 | |
| 4/21/22 | Los Altos @ Palo Alto | 4:50.35 | F/S | LY (Δ=16.22,5.3%) | 1 | |
| 4/28/22 | SCVAL/DAL Finals | 4:43.20 | F/S | LR (Δ=7.15,2.5%) LY (Δ=23.37,7.6%) |
2 | |
| 3/2/23 | Rustbuster Invitational | 4:47.61 | V | LY (Δ=6.56,2.2%) | 9 | |
| 3/16/23 | Palo Alto @ Milpitas | 4:37.00 | V | PR (Δ=3.94,1.4%) SR (Δ=3.94,1.4%) LR (Δ=10.61,3.7%) LY (Δ=7.40,2.6%) |
2 | |
| 3/25/23 | Lynbrook Invitational | 4:42.44 | V | 3 | ||
| 4/18/23 | Palo Alto @ Los Altos | 4:37.23 | V | LR (Δ=5.21,1.8%) LY (Δ=5.93,2.1%) |
3 | |
| 3/23/24 | Lynbrook Invitational | 4:32.50 | V | PR (Δ=4.50,1.6%) SR (Δ=4.50,1.6%) LR (Δ=4.73,1.7%) LY (Δ=9.94,3.5%) |
6 |
1 mile
| Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/19/22 | Saint Francis Invitational | 4:45.33 | F/S | SR | 1 | |
| 3/18/23 | Saint Francis Invitational | 4:40.83 | V | PR (Δ=4.50,1.6%) SR (Δ=4.50,1.6%) LR (Δ=4.50,1.6%) LY (Δ=4.50,1.6%) |
14 | |
| 3/16/24 | Saint Francis Invitational | 4:31.72 | V | PR (Δ=9.11,3.2%) SR (Δ=9.11,3.2%) LR (Δ=9.11,3.2%) LY (Δ=9.11,3.2%) |
6 |
3200m
| Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/21 | Lynbrook HS @ Paly | 11:30.13 | F/S | SR | 3 | |
| 5/22/21 | Los Gatos @ Milpitas | 11:42.01 | F/S | 2 | ||
| 3/3/22 | Palo Alto@Los gatos | 10:55.09 | F/S | PR (Δ=35.04,5.1%) LR (Δ=46.92,6.7%) |
1 | |
| 3/5/22 | Rustbuster Invitational | 10:31.12 | F/S | PR (Δ=23.97,3.7%) LR (Δ=23.97,3.7%) |
2 | |
| 3/12/22 | K-Bell Track and Field Classic | 10:22.10 | F/S | PR (Δ=9.02,1.4%) LR (Δ=9.02,1.4%) |
4 | |
| 3/15/22 | Palo Alto @ Lynbrook | 10:36.90 | F/S | 1 | ||
| 3/29/22 | Palo Alto @ Homestead | 10:32.84 | V | LR (Δ=4.06,0.6%) | 5 | |
| 3/29/22 | Palo Alto @ Homestead | 10:32.84 | F/S | LR (Δ=4.06,0.6%) | 1 | |
| 4/21/22 | Los Altos @ Palo Alto | 10:22.09 | F/S | PR (Δ=0.01,0.0%) LR (Δ=10.75,1.7%) |
1 | |
| 4/28/22 | SCVAL/DAL Finals | 10:21.06 | F/S | PR (Δ=1.03,0.2%) SR (Δ=1:09.07,10.0%) LR (Δ=1.03,0.2%) LY (Δ=1:09.07,10.0%) |
2 | |
| 3/1/23 | Homestead@Palo Alto | 10:31.60 | V | 2 | ||
| 3/16/23 | Palo Alto @ Milpitas | 10:37.88 | V | 3 | ||
| 3/23/23 | Lynbrook&Gunn @ Palo Alto | 10:09.11 | V | PR (Δ=11.95,1.9%) SR (Δ=11.95,1.9%) LR (Δ=28.77,4.5%) LY (Δ=23.73,3.7%) |
2 | |
| 3/9/24 | SCVAL Quad Meet (Homestead, Los Gatos, Lynbro | 10:02.35 | V | PR (Δ=6.76,1.1%) SR (Δ=6.76,1.1%) LR (Δ=6.76,1.1%) LY (Δ=35.53,5.6%) |
1 | |
| 4/10/24 | Palo Alto vs Gunn HS | 10:16.41 | V | 1 |
Distance Medley 12-4-8-16
| Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/19/22 | Saint Francis Invitational | 11:42.34 | F/S | |||
| 3/29/24 | (3/29-3/30) Stanford Invitational | 10:36.84 | 4 |