Zach Verzani

Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawton, Iowa
High School:
Lawton-Bronson

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F22)

Personal Records

Hammer Throw	213-4 (65.03m)	2025 Outdoor
Weight Throw	63-9 3/4 (19.45m)	2025 Indoor

2024-25
Outdoor: Took second-straight trip to NCAA West Prelims and finished 32nd competing through the rain with a hammer mark of 202-0 (61.58m) ... scored at Big 12 Championships taking fifth (209-6, 63.86m) ... went out to the second-best hammer performance in Iowa State history with 213-4 (65.03m), taking bronze at Kansas Relays ... took sixth in the championship hammer at Drake Relays (206-2, 62.85m) ... also threw at the Desert Heat Classic (195-4, 59.54m).
Indoor: Just missed scoring at Big 12 Championships taking ninth in the weight throw with 61-4 (18.69m) ... had a weight throw PR of 63-9 3/4 (19.45m, No. 7 ISU) for third at the Cyclone Open ... also threw at the Tyson Invite, Iowa State Classic, Bill Bergan Open and ISU Holiday Invite, all with marks over 60 feet.

2023-24
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims and finished 28th in the hammer with 204-4 (62.28m) ... scored with a fifth-place hammer finish of 207-3 (63.16m) at Big 12 Championships ... jumped up to second in Iowa State history with a hammer personal best of 211-9 (64.55m) set at the ISU Alumni Invite ... won the hammer at the Jim Duncan Invite (202-1, 61.60m) and placed second at the John McDonnell Invite (200-9, 61.20m) ... took 10th at Drake Relays (196-0, 59.75m) ... opened season with 199-0 (60.66m) for fifth at the Hurricane Invite.
Indoor: Put up the 10th-best weight throw performance in Iowa State history with 61-5 3/4 (18.74m) placing 10th at the Iowa State Classic ... also threw over 60 feet in the weight throw at the Tyson Invite (60-8 3/4, 18.51m) and the Hawkeye Invite (60-0 1/2, 18.30m) ... competed in the weight throw at the Cyclone Open (59-7 3/4) and Razorback Invite (59-6 3/4).

2022-23
Outdoor: Threw the hammer at six meets … set a personal best of 199-0 (60.65m) for third at the Iowa State Alumni Invite, the sixth-ranking mark in Iowa State history … placed ninth at Big 12 Championships with a throw of 186-8 (56.89m) … also competed at the Kip Janvrin Open, Beach Invite, Dutch Invite and UCF Invite.
Indoor: Competed in the weight throw at six meets … placed ninth at Big 12 Championships with a weight throw personal best of 61-1 1/4 (18.62m), the ninth-best mark in ISU history … also threw over 60 feet at the Iowa State Classic (61-0 1/4, 18.60m) and the Cyclone Open (60-8 1/2, 18.50m) … also competed at the Snowshoe Open, Razorback Invite and the ISU Holiday Invite.

2021-22
Outdoor: Redshirted … competed unattached in the hammer throw at four meets … recorded personal best 192-0 (58.54m) to finish fifth at the Kip Janvrin Open … took fourth at the Jim Duncan Invitational (176-7, 53.82m) … also competed at the South Dakota Challenge and South Dakota Twilight.
Indoor: Redshirted … competed in the weight throw at three meets … posted personal best 50-2 (15.29m) at the Iowa State Classic … also competed at the Cyclone Open and Mount Marty Invite.

High School
Two-time Iowa High School state champion for Lawton-Bronson as a senior in the shot put, throwing a personal-best 58-11 1/4 in the finals as a senior … also finished third in the discus and qualified as a member of the 4x100m relay team for the state championships as a senior … finished third in the shot put at the 2021 Drake Relays … also qualified for state championships as a sophomore in the discus and as a freshman in the shot put.