Zach Purcilly

Treston White

Sprints/Mid-Distance

/ Men's Track & Field

Position:
Throws
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Troy, Mich.
High School:
Avondale

EMU: Finished his career with the seventh-best indoor shot put mark in program history (17.29m)…2018-19: Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors…Saw action in seven meets in his final campaign with the Green and White…Finished sixth in the shot put at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11, clearing 16.23m…Recorded four top-10 performances throughout the season, including two fourth-place marks in the shot put at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 26-27, and the Len Paddock Open, May 3…Indoor: Named Academic All-MAC for the third straight season…Competed in six meets for the Eagles, exclusively in the shot put…Finished seventh in his specialty at the Mid-American Conference Championships, clearing 16.68m…Earned the shot put event title in back-to-back meets, clearing 16.77m at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 18, and marking a heave of 16.82m at the Can-Am International, Jan. 26…Closed the regular season with a second-place effort at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 8, throwing to a distance of 17.05m…Earned top-10 finishes in five of his six performances throughout the season…2017-18: Outdoor: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…Placed eighth in the shot put at the MAC Championships, May 10-12, throwing to a distance of 15.99m…Recorded the 10th-best outdoor shot put in program history at the Penn Relays, April 26-28, placing third with a distance of 16.87m…Captured second in the shot put at the Spartan Invitational, April 6-7, reaching a distance of 16.32m…Debuted in the discus and hammer throw at the Don Kleinow Invitational, April 20, marking distances of 42.65m and 39.98m, respectively…Indoor: Academic All-MAC honoree…Competed in six meets for the Eagles, including the MAC Championships, Feb. 23-24, where he placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 16.26m...Took first-place and marked a personal-record in the shot put (17.29m) at the Hillsdale “Wide-Track” Classic, Feb. 2-3...Earned a third-place finish in shot put at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 19, with a throw of 16.62m...2016-17: Outdoor: Competed in five meets...Academic All-MAC...Tallied an 11th-place finish in the shot put at the MAC Championships, May 11-13, with a launch of 14.94 meters/ 49 feet 0.25-inches...Took second in the shot at the Gina Relays, April 27-29, with a throw of 15.39 meters/ 50 feet 6-inches...Season-best throw of 15.64 meters/ 51 feet 3.75-inches in the shot put came at the Raleigh Relays, March 24-25, which was good for sixth...Indoor: Took part in six meets...Academic All-MAC...Took 10th in the shot put at the MAC Championships, Feb. 24-25, posting a mark of 15.64 meters/ 51 feet 3.75-inches...Nabbed a career-best shot put launch of 16.09 meters/ 52 feet 9.5-inches at the Hillsdale Classic, Feb. 3-4, which was good for fifth...Took fourth in the shot at the Doug Hansen Open, Jan. 20, with a mark of 15.39 meters/ 50 feet 6-inches... 2015-16: Outdoor: Competed in five meets...Earned Academic All-MAC honors...Consistently improved his shot put throughout the season...Broke the 16m mark in the shot put at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, finishing 11th with a career-best mark of 16.06 meters/ 52 feet 8.25-inches...Took fifth in the shot put at the Toledo Invite, May 5-6, posting a throw of 15.69 meters/ 51 feet 5.75-inches...Opened the outdoor season at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite, April 2...Indoor: Took part in a total of four meets...Academic All-MAC honoree...Notched a personal-best mark of 15.40 meters/ 50 feet 6.25-inches in the weight throw at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 23...Closed the indoor season at the Findlay Open, Feb. 12, competing in both the shot put and the weight throw...Donned the Green and White for the first time at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5, participating in both the weight throw and the shot put...2014-15: Outdoor: Did not compete…Indoor: Did not compete…HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in track and field and a three-time all-league honoree in the shot put and discus…Earned indoor all-state honors in the shot put and weight throw as a junior and senior...Regional champion in the outdoor shot put as a junior and senior, picking up the discus throw title as a senior…Qualified for the national meet in the indoor shot put during his senior season and took sixth in the discus at the Midwest Meet of Champions…Member of the Principal’s Honor Roll…PERSONAL: Full Name: Zachary Thomas Purcilly…Son of Gregg and Amy Purcilly…Has one brother, Adam, who played baseball for Saint Peters University…Major: Exercise science.

Track & Field at 2025 Spartan Invitational

Tuesday, April 08

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap

Wednesday, March 05

2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights

Saturday, March 01

2025 MAC Indoor Championships Hype Video

Wednesday, February 26

2025 USATF National Championships and Para Championships Story Graphic

Track & Field Alums Prep for USATF National Championships and Para National Championships

Wednesday, July 30

2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field

Track & Field Programs Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Distinction

Tuesday, July 22

Track & Field Earns 26 Academic All-MAC Nods in Outdoor Season

Friday, June 27

Men's Track & Field Alums Aim for USATF Championships Qualifying Marks at World Athletics Event

Thursday, June 12

Eastern Michigan Athletics

2018-19 Men's Track Roster

Roster

Elijah Barber

Sean Beckom II

Ronnie Brandal

Luke Brown

Taige Bryant

Ian Cook

Solomon Costa

Kendaruis Coward

Owen Day

Chris Devaney

Frank Douglas

Colin Etchen

Devonte Findlay

Hayelom Fitsum

Alec Frymier

Melika Ghali

Zach Harkey

Cameron Hart

Nick Herbert

Mike Hierholzer

Joe Ingram

Alex Jacobs

Derek Jones

Dan Kuhn

Skyler Lester

Baldvin Magnusson

Andy Payne

Noah Perrin

Micah Peters

Terrell Posada

Zach Purcilly

Owen Richardson

Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed

Carlos Sanchez Juan

Kalani Sheridan

Newlyn Stephenson

Ivan Suazo

Craig Thompson

Tyler Underwood

Dominic Valdes

Garrett Wade