Zach Berg
Zach Berg

Player Profile
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Tega Cay, SC

Height:
6-0

Event:
Throws

Major:
Health Science

Career Honors
• All-ACC, Weight Throw (2008)
• All-ACC, Hammer Throw (2008)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Hammer Throw (2008)
• USA Junior Championships Participant, Hammer Throw (2006)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks fourth on Clemson's all-time list in the hammer throw & fifth in the weight throw

2008-09 Outdoor Highlights
• Competed on just two occasions, including the ACC Championships
• Finished fifth at the conference meet in Miami, where his final hammer throw attempt provided a season-best mark of 182'3"

2008-09 Indoor Highlights
• Competed just once, where he posted a solid mark of 59'4.75" in the 35-pound weight throw at the Clemson Invitational

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Qualified for the NCAA East Region Championships with an All-ACC performance in the hammer throw
• Hit a mark of 188'6", fourth-best in school history, in the finals
• Won the hammer with a mark of 178'9" at the Solid Orange Classic

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• Earned first-ever All-ACC honor with a third-place finish in the 35-pound weight throw at the league meet in Chapel Hill, NC
• Had a mark of 57'0.75" in the prelims that carried over to the finals
• Top mark of his injury-plagued season was 58'6" at the Clemson Opener

2006-07 Highlights
• Did not compete outdoors due to injury
• Competed in the indoor weight throw, where his top mark of the season was 59'0.25" at the Clemson Invitational
• Also had a toss of 58'8.5" at the Clemson Opener
• Threw 56'4" and finished fifth at the ACC Championships, which was held in Clemson

2005-06 Highlights
• Red-shirted both the indoor and outdoor season

Fort Mill High School Highlights
• Earned four letters in track & field and wrestling, and also three in football
• Holds the school record for most wrestling wins in a season (56)
• Holds school record in the discus throw (169'10")
• Team captain in all three sports he competed
• State champion in the 215-pound wrestling class
• Team MVP of his wrestling and track & field squads
• State runner-up in the discus throw as a senior
• Three-time all-region in all three sports
• Region MVP in wrestling

Personal
• Born 2/2/87
• Majoring in health science
• Brother, Kyle, played football at Winona State
• Named to 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll

Collegiate Bests
• Weight Throw - 59'0.25"
• Hammer Throw - 188'6"

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