Zane Golpariani

University of California, Santa Barbara

2023 Men's Track and Field

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UC Santa Barbara

2022 Big West Conference All-Academic Team

2022 Track & Field

Competed at seven meets in the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase
Recorded his best time ever in the steeple at the Big West Championships, finishing 8th at 9:20.40
Took 2nd in the steeple (9:31.73) at the Aztec Invitational

2021 Cross Country

Ran in five meets, ending his year with trips to the Big West Championships and NCAA West Regionals
At the conference championships, set a new PR in the 8K with a 25:03.1, good for the 33rd-best time
In the 10K at regionals, he ran a 33:39.9 and finished 171st overall

2021 Track & Field

Ran at seven meets in both the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase
Set a personal-best in the 1500m (3:58.62) in a 5th-place finish at the Cal Poly 4-Way
Competed in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships, taking 8th with a season-best time of 9:38.42

2020 Cross Country

2020 Track and Field

2019 Cross Country

Redshirt season
Set a personal best 8k time of 26:21.9 at the Santa Clara University Bronco Invitational running unattached

Collegiate Bests

Big West Championships

2022 - Steeple, 8th, 9:20.40
2021 (XC) - 8K, 33rd, 25:03.1
2021 - Steeple, 8th, 9:29.76

NCAA West Regionals

2021 (XC) - 10K, 171st, 33:39.9

Prep

Graduated from Del Norte High School
He was a two time Division Two State Meet qualifier in cross country with his team and was part of four team titles in his league for cross
Golpariani was also a 2nd Team All-CIF finisher in the San Diego Section in cross country in 2018 and won the Palomar League Championships in 2019 for 1600m
Coached by Chris Jacobs.

Prep Bests

Personal

Parents are Kam and Lee Golpariani
Majoring in biology
Career goals are to eventually enter graduate school
Athletic goals are to score at the conference meet and run sub-3:50 in the 1500m
Hobbies include hiking, cooking, and running