The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Zola Golden
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Arlington
- Major:
- Sociology
• 2016 NCAA Outdoor Champion - 4x400m Relay
• 2017, 2016 USTFCCCA Outdoor First-Team All-America - 4x400 Relay
• 2016 USTFCCCA Indoor First-Team All-America - 4x400 Relay
• 2018, 2017, 2016 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America 4x100m Relay
• 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-America - 400m
• 2018 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American 4x400 Relay
• 2019 USTFCCCA Second Team Indoor All-American (4x400m Relay)
• 2019 USTFCCCA Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American (400m)
• 2019 USTFCCCA First Team Outdoor All-American (4x100m Relay)
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2018-19
Outdoor:
• Part of a pair of top-three relay finishes (1,600 SMR – 2nd; 4x400m – 3rd) at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
• Helped the Texas sprint medley relay team win gold at the National Relay Championships (3:46.22) in April.
• Also finished third in the 400 meters (52.88) and helped UT earn bronze in the 4x400-meter relay (3:36.57) at the National Relay Championships.
• Won a conference title with the 4x400-meter relay team (3:31.16) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in May.
• Placed eighth in the 400 meters (52.37), sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:34.40) and fourth in the 4x100-meter relay (43.70) at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Rounds.
• Earned USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors with the Texas 4x100-meter relay team after the quartet ran a 43.69 to finish eighth in the final.
• Finished 24th in the 400 meters and earned honorable mention All-America honors after posting a 55.74 mark at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Indoor:
• Texas made the podium all four times she ran with the 4x400-meter relay team.
• Ran a personal best in the 60 meters at the Big 12 Championships.
• Helped UT finish 10th in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
2017-18
Outdoor:
• Earned second team All-America honors in the 4x100 and 4x400 Relays
• Won the 400m at the Texas Inviational
• Helped the Longhorns 4x200 Relay team to a victory at the National Relay Championships
• Helped the 4x400 Relay team to a second place finish at Big 12 Championships
• Ran the 400m at National Relay Championships and LSU Alumni Gold
• Also ran on the 4x400 Relay team at LSU Alumni Gold
• Ran on the 4x100 Relay at Texas Relays and National Relay Championships
Indoor:
• Finished 8th at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in the 200m, setting a personal best time of 23.87
• Competed in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 54.18
• Ran a leg in the 4x400m relay at the Tyson Invitational, placing 5th overall
• Placed 19th in the 60m, 15th in the 200m, 13th in the 400m, and 8th in the 4x400m relay at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
• Competed in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships, placing 8th
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Helped 4x400 relay team finish 5th at NCAA Championships in season-best 3:27.27
• Ran on 4x400 relay team that won Big 12 Championship in 3:29.13, and 4x100 that finished 3rd
• Finished 2nd in 400m at Big 12 Championship and 3rd in 200m
• Finished 14th at USATF Championships, ran personal best 52.02 in prelims
• Set a personal best mark of 52.28 in the 400m, winning the Texas Invitational
• Ran as a member of 4x400 relay team that finished 3rd at the Texas Invitational with a time of 3:40.64
• Was a member of 4x100 relay team that finished 2nd at the Texas Invitational with a time of 44.41
• Helped team finish 3rd in the Sanya Richards-Ross 4x400m Relay at Texas Relays
• Ran a leg of the Carlette Guidry 4x100 Relay at the Texas Relays, finishing in 3rd with a time of 43.99
• Won the 100m with a career best time of 11.71 and the 200m with another career best time of 23.26 at the Victor Lopez Classic
• Was a member of the 4x100 team that finished 1st with a time of 44.64 at the Victor Lopez Classic
Indoor:
• Came in 7th in the 400m final at the NCAA Championship with a time of 52.90
• Finished in 2nd in the 400m final with a time of 52.11 and 6th in the 200m final with a time of 24.01 at the Big 12 Championship
• Placed 2nd as a member of the 4x400 at the Big 12 Championship, finishing with a time of 3:33.59
• Set a personal best in the 400m Invitational with a time of 52.80 at the Tyson Invitational
• Ran a leg of the 4x400, winning and setting a new meet record at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a time of 3:33.71
• Competed in the 400m at the Frank Sevigne Invitational, placing 2nd with a time of 53.77
• Ran a personal best 7.52 to place 5th in the 60m at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
• Finished 8th in the 200m at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational with a personal best time of 24.05
• Placed 7th in the 400m at Rod McCravy Memorial with a time of 53.12
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Member of victorious 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Championships, finishing with a time of 3:27.64 to earn first team All-America honors
• Finished 10th on 4x100m relay at NCAA Championships to earn second team All-America honors
• Ran on winning 4x100m relay that ran 44.05 and finished 7th as a member of 4x400 relay at the Big 12 Championship
• Placed 4th in 400m at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 53.20
• Finished 1st as a member of the 4x100 relay team with a time of 44.47 and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 2nd at the 107th Drake Relays to help Texas tie for the Hy-Vee Cup
• Helped 4x400 relay team win the LSU Alumni Gold with a team time of 3:27.29
• Finished 2nd as a member of the distance medley relay at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing with a total time of 11:33.10
Indoor:
• Finished 7th in 400m at the Big 12 Championship and as a member of the 4x400m relay team
• Set a career best time of 24.61 in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational
• Was a member 4x400 relay that finished second in special invitational section at the Husker Invitational, finishing 2nd with a time of 3:40.59
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Competed for the Gotham Spark Athletic Club
• 2014 USATF NY Girls 17-18 Athlete of the Year
• 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year for NY Track and Field
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Glendon and Belle Golden
• Has one sister, Malika
• Interested in majoring in psychology
