Zach Wilder

Class: Senior Hometown: Versailles, Ky. High School: Woodford County Height: 6-0

Best Time: 8K: 25:54.2 (10-16-04).

Purdue: Was Purdue's second finisher at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 26:23.0; posted his best 8K time at the Pre-Nationals meet, running at 25:54.2; was the top Boilermaker runner at the Indiana State Invitational with a 26:35.2.

Big Ten Championships: 2004 - 26:23.0 (71).

High School: Lettered four years in cross country at Woodford High School; garnered State Runner of the Year accolades three times; won region champion as a sophomore and junior before claiming the state title as a senior.

Personal: Christian Zachary Wilder was born on Jan. 28, 1986, in Lexington, Ky.; is the son of Phillip and Rebecca Wilder.