Ziel's Career-Best Marks:
Mile (I) - 5:31.23
5,000m (O) - 18:16.31

Career Honors:
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (April 10, 2007)

2006-07:
Primarily ran in the outdoor 5,000-meter run during her freshman year ... placed third or better in three of her four races at that distance ... won the event at the Penn Invitational (18:21.09) ... recorded season-best time in her first-collegiate outdoor race, the Navy Invitational (18:16.31) ... also competed in the event at the Patriot League Championship, placing 15th overall ... ran in four cross country races during the fall ... ranked among the team's top-seven runners in two meets.

High School:
Attended Swan Valley High School ... earned four letters in track and cross country ... named all-state in track as a senior ... broke the school record in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:17.16 ... also selected team captain and team MVP of the track team during her senior campaign ... four-time member of the all-conference team in cross country ... served as cross country team captain from 2004-05 ... helped cross country team to four-consecutive Tri-Valley Conference titles and two Saginaw County championships.

Personal:
Daughter of Jeffrey and Barbara Ziel ... born June 5, 1988, in Saginaw, Mich. ... majoring in oceanography.