Michael Zika

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Durand High
Hometown:
Durand, Wis.

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Redshirted the outdoor track and field season … competing unattached, threw a season best in the hammer throw (167-03) at the Central Invitational … competed unattached in the hammer throw at the Musco Twilight and the Kip Janvrin Open. INDOOR: Redshirted the indoor season … competing unattached, threw a personal best mark in the weight throw (59-01.25) at the NCAA Qualifier … competed in the weight throw (58-00.50) at the Husker Invitational … competing unattached, finished fifth in the shot put with a personal best mark (50-07.25) at the ISU Open … competed unattached in the weight throw at the ISU Classic (57-11), ISU Open (57-10.50) and the Holiday Preview (54-07.50) … competed in the shot put at the Holiday Preview (48-08.25).

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Set a personal best mark in the discus (172-00) competing in the US Junior Championships … competed in the discus (151-06) and the hammer throw (172-04) at the 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... ninth-place finish in the discus (161-00) at the Drake Relays … finished eighth in the hammer throw (178-07) and the discus (156-10) at the Kansas Relays, a personal best in the hammer throw … competed in the discus (164-10) at the Sun Angel Track Classic … sixth-place finish in the hammer throw (164-04) and 20th-place finish in the discus (126-10) at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational. INDOOR: Placed fourth in the weight throw (55-3 ½) at Cyclone Open, a personal best mark … placed seventh in the weight throw (55-1) at the NCAA Indoor Qualifier … finished ninth in the weight throw (50-1 ¾) at the Holiday Preview … finished ninth in the weight throw (52-00) at the ISU Open … finished 11th in the weight throw (54-8 ¾) at the Bill Bergan Invitational … competed in the weight throw (55-1 ½) at the ISU Classic.

2008-2009: OUTDOOR: 11th-place finish in the discus (172) and 20th in the hammer (176-7) at the USA Junior Championships ... 14th-place finish in the hammer (162-3) and 16th-place finish in the discus (155-5) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... throwing unattached, finished third in the discus (160-5) and first in the 12lb hammer throw (203-9) at the Kip Janvrin Open. INDOOR: Second-place finish in the weight throw at the Hilltop Invitational (51-11) ... finished 11th in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Qualifier (52-6 ¾)..

Before Iowa State: State qualifier in shot put 2006-2008 ... 2007 state champion in the discus ... state qualifier in discus 2007-2008 ... holds school record in discus (172-3) ... personal bests in shot put (54-8), and discus (172-3).

Personal: Born April 14, 1990 ... son of Mary and Robert Zika ... criminal justice major.