Zach Panning

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Zach Panning
Personal information
Birth nameZach Panning
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-03-29) March 29, 1995 (age 29)
Home town Fort Wayne, Indiana
Alma mater Grand Valley State University
Sport
Event(s) 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, 5K, 15K, 10K, mile, 10-mile, half marathon, Marathon
ClubHansons-Brooks ODP
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:53.61
3000m: 8:01.12
3000m Short Track: 8:07.31
5000m: 13:36.87
5000m Short Track: 13:36.87
10,000m: 27:51.20
5K Road: 14:12
15K Road: 43:32
Mile: 4:07.90
Mile Short Track: 4:15.80
Half Marathon: 1:01:25
Marathon: 2:09:16

Zach Panning (born March 29, 1995) [1] is an American long distance runner and marathoner. He ran collegiately at Grand Valley State University where he won an NCAA Division II Cross Country championship in 2018. [2] He ran for team USA at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. [3] Panning Qualified for the 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials following the Chicago Marathon, at the trials he finished 6th after leading for the majority of the race. [4]

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Running career

High school

Panning attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. [5] [6] At the 2013 IHSAA state xc meet, Panning lead for most of the race but when he was 100m from the finish he fell and lost his lead ultimately finishing in 22nd before getting medical attention. [7] That spring, he finished 4th in the state in the 3200m. [8]

College

Panning originally committed to Temple University, but the school cut their track program shortly after. Instead, Panning attended Grand Valley State University where he ran Cross Country and Track. His first season with the Lakers - in 2015 - he redshirted. Following his redshirt year - in his first collegiate track season, Panning received U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors for both the indoor and outdoor 5,000 meter races. In his junior and senior year he established himself among the upper echelon of Division II collegiate running, winning national titles in the outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meter races, as well as the team awarded Mike Lynch award. In 2018 GVSU won the D2 Cross Country national championship. In the championship race Panning placed second overall, despite falling in the first 30 meters, finishing the 10k course in 31:53.6 as the first scoring member on his team and second overall. [2] [9] [10]

Professional

Panning is a member of the Hanson Brooks Original Distance project - based in Rochester Hills, Michigan where he is coached by Keith and Kevin Hanson. [11] [12] [13] He ran at the 2022 Chicago Marathon where he placed second among Americans and qualified for the 2024 Olympic trials. [14] He won the 2023 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8000 meter run. [15] Panning competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. There he was the leading American in the marathon, finishing with a time of 2:11:21 and 13th place. Moving up from 39th place halfway through the event. [13] [16] During the 2024 Olympic trials Panning made an early move and upped the pace on the sixth mile. He would ultimately lead the men's race for the majority of the 26.2 miles, only to fade on the twenty third mile and drop to third place - still in place to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, he would be passed again on the 25th mile before ultimately falling to sixth place. [17] [18] [19] Following the race Panning was praised for upping the ante and increasing the excitement of the race. [20] [21]

Notable marathon results

Taken from World Athletics Profile

YearRacePlaceTime
2021 Chicago Marathon 11th2:15:04
2022 Chicago Marathon 11th2:09:28
2023 World Athletics Championships 12th2:11:21
2024 United States Olympic trials 6th2:10:50
2024 Chicago Marathon 10th2:09:16

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