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Illinois State University Athletics

2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Zach Fiser

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Benton, Ky.
  • Highschool Marshall County HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

2020-21 OUTDOOR (So.): Competed in the javelin and the hammer throw during his second outdoor season as a Redbird...Threw a personal-best mark of 49.37 meters (162-0 ft.) in the hammer throw at the Ole Miss Classic...Won the javelin twice and placed in the top-three on four occasions this season...Threw a personal-best mark of 51.94 meters (170-5 ft.) to place third in the javelin at the Joe Walker Invite...Won the javelin at both the Redbird Invite and the Illinois State Invite...Scored a point for the 'Birds at the MVC Championships, placing eighth with a throw of 49.33 meters (161-10 ft.).

2020-21 INDOOR (Jr.): Did not compete.

2019-20 OUTDOOR (So.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 INDOOR (So.): Threw the weight throw at four meets this season...Recorded a personal-best mark of 13.96 meters (45-9.75 ft.) at the EIU Friday Night Special...Posted a mark above 13 meters at three out of the four meets he competed at (Coughlan-Malloy Cup, Notre Dame Invitational, EIU Friday Night Special).

2018-19 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Scored a point for the 'Birds in the javelin at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12), finishing eighth with a throw of 50.08 meters (164-4 ft.)...Recorded personal bests in the hammer throw and the javelin, finishing with a mark of 43.54 meters (142-10 ft.) in the hammer throw and a mark of 51.16 meters (167-10 ft.) to place second in the javelin at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)...Placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 50.01 meters (164-1 ft.) at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27)...Competed in the hammer throw and the javelin at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20), finishing fourth in the javelin with a mark of 45.03 meters (147-9 ft.)...Notched a third place finish in the javelin with a throw of 49.04 meters (160-11 ft.) and a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.77 meters (140-4 ft.) at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Opened the season at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30), competing in the hammer throw and the javelin.

2018-19 INDOOR (Fr.): Did not compete.

MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL: Finished fifth in the discus at the 2018 Kentucky Class AAA State Track Meet...crowned the Class AAA Area 1 and Region 1 champion in the discus in 2018, punching his ticket to the state finals...holds the second-best discus mark (44.07m/144-07) in school history...also qualified for the 2018 Kentucky State Track Meet in the shot put...member of the Duke TIP program.

PERSONAL: Born September 28, 1999, in Paducah, Kentucky...son of Brent and Charisa Fiser...father, Brent, played football at Georgetown College, and mother, Charisa, was a javelin thrower at Murray State University...has one younger brother, Benjamin...plans to major in Kinesiology with career aspirations of becoming a chiropractor.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior