2008: Named the Conference USA Freshman-of-the-Year, Second-Team All-C-USA, team most valuable runner and ECU's top freshman ... Finished in 13th-place with a season-best 8K time of 25:14 at the C-USA meet ... Was the Pirates' top finisher in all five of his meets ... Time of 32:52.7 at the NCAA Regionals was the 15th-best 10K performance in program history ... Began the season with a time of 15:41 at the N.C. State Wolfpack Invitational, the fifth-best 5K time in ECU history ... Highest finish of the year was eighth at the N.C. State Wolfpack Invitational ... Had three top-15 finishes. High School: Cross Country: First-team all-league selection (2005-07) ... First-team all-state in 2007 ... Led team to state championship in 2007 ... Track and Field: All-America indoor selection in the 4x800-meter relay (2006-08) ... Helped lead 4x800-meter relay team to indoor national championship in 2008 ... At the 2008 Penn Relays, the 4x800-meter relay team ran a U.S. fastest time of 7:44.39 ... 4x800-meter relay ran a 7:38.79 at the Pennsylvania Outdoor State Championship, the 20th-fastest 4x800-meter relay in U.S. history ... Earned first-team all-league 11 times and all-state status eight times. Personal: Intended academic major is history, secondary education ... Son of David and Judy Garcia ... Has four sisters and three brothers ... Full name is Zachary Issac Montijo ... Honor roll selection for every marking period. |
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