The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Zack Bilderback
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Celina
- Hometown:
- Celina, Texas
• NCAA Champion - Indoor 400m
• 2015 & 2014 USTFCCCA First All-American - Indoor 400m
• 2015 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - Outdoor 400m
• 2015 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - Indoor 4x400m Relay
• 2016 USTFCCCA Second All-American - Outdoor 4x100m Relay
• 2014 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - Outdoor 400m
• Five-time Big 12 Champion (2016 outdoor 4x100 relay; 2015 & 2014 indoor 400m, 2014 indoor 4x400m; 2014 outdoor 400m)
• School Record-Holder: Indoor 400m
CAREER BESTS
Indoor
200 Meters: 20.79 - School Record
400 Meters: 45.27 - School Record
600 Yards: 1:11.31
Outdoor
200 Meters: 20.76
400 Meters: 45.53
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Won the 4x100 relay as a member of the Texas A team that earned their first Big 12 title since 2003, finishing with a team time of 39.24
• Finished 5th in the 400m final (46.55) and 7th in the 200m final (21.59) at the Big 12 Championships
• Ran a leg of the Texas A 4x100 (40.00) and 4x400 (3:05.51) relays at the 107th Drake Relays, winning both events
• Was a member both the 4x100 (39.25) and 4x400 (3:06.06) relay teams that finished 3rd at LSU Alumni Gold
• Participated in the 4x100 relay team that placed 2nd at the Texas Invitational with a time of 39.22, the no. 6 time in school history
• Member of the 4x400 Texas A relay team that finishing second in the Cleburne Price, Jr. Invitational 4x400 relay with a team time of 3:02.18, breaking the previous school record of 3:03.33 set in 1983
• Finished 2nd in the Clyde Littlefield 4x100 relay as a member of the Texas A team, finishing with a mark of 39.18, the fourth best performance in school history
Indoor:
• NCAA Champion in 400m with time of 46.03
• Member of 4x400 relay team that placed 4th at NCAA Indoor Championships with a team mark of 3:05.26
• Set a new school record in the 400m with a time of 45.27, finishing 1st in the event at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished 1st in the 200m with a time of 20.79 at the Big 12 Championships, a career best and a school record
• Ran a leg of the 4x400 relay final for Texas A, finishing 2nd with a team mark of 3:05.17
• Member of the 4x400 Texas A relay team that won the event with a school record time of 3:04.41 at the Tyson Invitational, which is also the 13th all-time best time in the NCAA
• Was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 2nd with a time of 3:06.36 at the Power Five Invitational
• Finished 2nd in the 400m with a time of 46.73 at the Power Five Invitational
• Ran a personal-best 21.17 in the 200m at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Finished 6th in 400m at NCAA Championships in 46.50 seconds, ran personal best 45.53 during semifinals.
• Ran leg of 4x100m relay that finished 14th at NCAA Championships in 36.76 seconds.
• Member of the 4x100m relay team that placed 3rd with a time of 39.82 at the Big 12 Championships
• Runner-up in 400m at Big 12 Championships in 45.99 seconds.
Indoor:
• Ran 46.49 in the 400m to place 6th at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed 3rd at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a school record time of 3:06.56.
• Earned 2nd place in the 400m with a time of 46.70 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet.
• Placed 2nd in the 400m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a time of 46.50.
• Set a personal record and broke the school record in the 400m with a time of 45.98 at the Tyson Invitational. Moved to No. 5 in NCAA this season.
• Won the 400m with a time of 46.31 (over-sized) at the Big 12 Championships.
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that earned 2nd place at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 3:07.63.
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Finished 12th in the 400m at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Also competed on the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at that meet, earned honorable mention All-America honors for 19th and 21st finishes, respectively, on those two relays
• Big 12 Champion in 400m with time of 45.66 seconds
• First Longhorn to win Big 12 Outdoor 400m title
• 7th place in 200m at Big 12 Championships
• Finished 5th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to NCAA Championships
• Claimed 23rd at USA Championships
• Ran on 4x400m relay that finished second at prestigious Penn Relays
Indoor:
• Finished 8th in the 400m in 47.63 seconds at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships to earn first team All-America honors
• Big 12 Champion in 400m and 4x400m relay
• First conference title in 4x400m for Texas since 1977 Southwest Conference Championships
• Ran school-record 46.03 to win Big 12 400m title
• 6th place in 200m at Big 12 championships
• Took 3rd in 400m at Tyson Invitational in 46.47 seconds
• Won 400m at Bill Bergan Invitational
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Finished 21st in 400m in 47.24 seconds at NCAA Championships
• Ranked 3rd in the country among freshmen in the 400m during the regular season and was the top-ranked first-year performer in the field at NCAA Outdoor meet
• Qualified for NCAA Championships by placing 7th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
• Finished 3rd in the 400m at Big 12 Conference Championships
• Won 400m at the Jim Click Shootout and the Texas State Elite Meet
• Also recorded a personal-best 200m time of 21.77 at Texas State Elite Meet
Indoor:
• Finished 7th in a career-best 1:11.31 in the 600 yards and ran the third leg of the 7th place 4x400m relay at the Big 12 Championships
• Recorded career bests in the 200m (22.14) and 500m (1:03.81) at the Armory Collegiate Invitational
• Took 8th in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational
• Also ran on the distance medley relay that posted a time of 9:31.82, the fourth-best mark in school history
• Finished 2nd in the 400m at the Arkansas Dual Meet
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Lettered 4 years in track and field and football
• Ranked No. 31 in the nation and No. 6 in the state in the 400 meters following his senior campaign
• Won the 400m at the 2012 state championship with his prep-school record time of 47.27
• Was a member of the 2-time state champion 4x400m relay
• Helped the Bobcats to a 2nd-place finish at the 2011 state meet by participating in 3 events; 4x400, the 4x100 and 400m
• Also helped the team win the 2012 state meet with a record point total
• Named track and field MVP during his senior year and co-MVP as a junior
• Received honorable mention all-state honors as a defensive back as a junior
• Also played basketball and was a second team all-district choice as a sophomore
PERSONAL
• Son of Brent and Misti Bilderback
• Has a younger sister, Megan
• Received academic letters, participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of the BETA in high school
• Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class with distinguished honors
• Was a class officer in high school as a freshman, sophomore and junior
• Major is Computer Science with a minor in Business.
