University of California, Santa Barbara

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a time of 19:16.2 in the 3.4 mile course at the UC Riverside/UCLA Tri–Meet (Aug. 30).

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets… Helped earn first place in the 4x800m relay (7:54.98) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)… Earned fifth place in the 1500m (4:05.55) at the UCSB Invite  (Mar. 8)… Recorded a PR in the 3000m (9:10.55) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)… Recorded a PR in the 1500m (4:03.88) at the Fresno State Invite (Apr. 26-27)

2023 Track & Field
Finished eighth in the 800 open division at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 18) with a personal-best time of 1:56.52 … Took seventh in the 800 at the Challenge Cup Classic (Apr. 7), posting a time of 1:57.75.

2022 Cross Country
Ran his fastest 8k of the season at the UCR Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 17), finishing a season-best 23rd in 25:37.3.

HIGH SCHOOL
Went to Newbury Park High School in the Marmonte League … Ran for coach Sean Brosnan and earned four varsity letters … Named to 2019 All-League Third Track Team … Holds Calif. State record for DMR … Team won the 2019 National Cross Country Championships … Earned Seal of Biliteracy. 

PERSONAL
Zaki was born on September 28, 2004 in Danville, Ind. … Grew up in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … Son of Patrick and Rehana Blunt … Has younger sister Aalia and younger brothers Aydin and Zayne … Majoring in Biology at UC Santa Barbara … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Rams … Favorite sports moment is the first time he broke a 5 minute mile … Favorite movie is Cars … Favorite athletes are Barry Sanders and Kobe Bryant.