FEATURE: Robbinsville's Michon Hopes Summer Miles Bring Fall Smiles (Community News, May 2017)
FEATURE: Robbinsville Native Zach Michon Excels at Saint Joseph's (Community News, September 2018)
FEATURE: Leading by Example (The Hawk, September 2018)
FEATURE: Michon, Walker, Duffy Impress at Track A-10 Championships (The Hawk, March 2019)
FEATURE: Senior Cross Country Runner Sets St. Joe's Record (The Hawk, October 2019)
VIDEO: Michon Breaks SJU Program Record at Lehigh Paul Short Run (SJUHawks.com, October 2019)
VIDEO: Michon Wins Atlantic 10 Cross Country Title (SJUHawks.com, November 2019)
VIDEO: 2019 #A10MXC/#A10XC Championship Recap (Atlantic10.com, November 2019)
FEATURE: Michon Gets Gold at A-10 Championship (The Hawk, March 2020)
PODCAST: Kettle Club Podcast (SJUHawks.com, May 2020)
FEATURE: Bryant and Moscoe, Michon and Walker to Return in 2021 (SJUHawks.com, June 2020)
FEATURE: Michon's Mark (SJUHawks.com, September 2020)
Final PRs
5k • 15:24.6 • TCNJ Blue/Gold Classic • Rosedale Park • Pennington, N.J. • 2017
6k • 18:53.4 • Monmouth Kick-Off Invitational • Thompson Park • Lincroft, N.J. • 2018
8k • 23:53.3 • Lehigh Paul Short Run • Goodman Campus • Bethlehem, Pa. • 2019
5M • 25:10.3 • Atlantic 10 Championship • Pole Green Park • Mechanicsville, Pa. • 2018
5.2M • 25:40.8 • Penn State National Open • Blue/White Golf Course • State College, Pa. • 2019
7.993k • 25:45.5 • George Mason Invitational • Oatlands Plantation • Leesburg, Va. • 2017
8.4k • 26:19.2 • Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational • Blue/White Golf Course • State College, Pa. • 2018
10k • 31:14.5 • NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship • Goodman Campus • Bethlehem, Pa. • 2019
IC4A
2019 IC4A All-East Team (4th)
2017 IC4A All-East Team (18th)
Atlantic 10
2019 Atlantic 10 Individual Champion
2019 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team (1st)
2019 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
2018 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team (10th)
2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team (15th)
Three-time Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week (10/16/18, 10/8/19, 9/11/18)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (9/20/16)
Saint Joseph's
School Record Holder: Lehigh's 8k course (23:53.3)
2019-20 SJU Class of 1950 Award
2019 SJU Most Valuable Performer Award
2018 SJU Most Valuable Performer Award
2019: Turned in one of the most successful seasons in the history of Saint Joseph's men's cross country... Raced seven times, leading the Hawks in six races... Scored in all seven meets... Opened final cross country campaign with a fourth-place finish at the Monmouth Kick-Off Invitational 6k (18:57.0) to finish as SJU's #2 runner... Placed third at the George Mason Invitational 8k (25:52.6) as SJU's top runner... Flew through the Paul Short Run in 23:53.3 to turn in the fastest time by a Hawk on Lehigh's 8k course in program history... That performance was good for 21st overall... Placed seventh at the Penn State National Open 5.2M, crossing in 25:40.8 as SJU's top runner... Won the Atlantic 10 Championship 8k individual title in 25:02.7 to claim the gold medal in a field of 128... Paced by a 5:02.3 mile average, defeated the defending champion by 3.9 seconds... Was 18th at 3k and improved 14 places to sit fourth at 5k before picking runners from VCU, Richmond, and Dayton... Led squad to second-place team finish... Placed 39th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, leading the Hawks in the 10k with a collegiate-best time of 31:14.5... Closed extraordinary cross country career with a fourth-place finish at the IC4A Championship (25:04) to lead the squad to a third-place team finish.
Following his final collegiate cross country race: "After running for SJU cross country under Coach Glavin for four years, I have learned so much about myself as an athlete and a person. Running has become my passion and is always rewarding me through the good and the bad, and it has given me a strong sense of purpose. Coach Glavin is a huge reason for this, because he nurtures his athletes as people first, and then as athletes. Coach Glavin has turned my weakness in cross country into my strength, making me the athlete I am today, and I cannot thank him enough. Also, shoutout to all my teammates for being the best I could ever ask for."
Following his A-10 win: "I'm feeling awesome. It feels really good to come out as a senior and have something to put a title on after all of the work I put in this summer and this season. A little bit between 1k to go and the finish, I took the lead and noticed that [Ryan] Kutch fell three or four meters behind . . . I wanted to capitalize on that. Coming up the one-finger hill, he made a surge on me, and coming down the hill, I caught him but kept that momentum going all the way to the finish to consequently put a little bit of a gap in it. I'm so proud of everybody on the team. We had a lot of adversity that we had to face this season, but everybody really stepped up . . . I'm ecstatic for everyone. La Salle is a tough competitor and the A-10 is a really deep conference, and we really showed out today."
2018: Raced six times... SJU's top runner five times... Scored in all six meets... Opened season with a second-place finish at the Monmouth Kick-Off Invitational 6k, clocking in with a collegiate-best time of 18:53.4 to finish as SJU's #2 runner... Followed up with a collegiate-best 8.4k performance, crossing in 26:19.2 for eighth as SJU's top runner... Led squad to third-place team finish in statement performance... Placed 22nd at the Lehigh Paul Short Gold Run 8k (24:50.7) and 20th at the Princeton Invitational 8k (24:39.3) to lead the Hawks at both... Placed 10th at the Atlantic 10 Championship, leading all Hawks with a time of 25:10.3 over five miles... Closed season with a 43rd-place showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship 10k (32:25.2).
2017: Raced in seven meets and scored in all seven to turn in the most amount of scoring performances by a Hawk... One of five Hawks to race all three championship meets... One of three Hawks to score in all three championship races... Owned SJU's second-fastest 8k performance (24:55.1) and was one of just two total Hawks to go sub-25:00 for 8k on the season... Enjoyed a breakthrough sophomore campaign in which he set new collegiate-best times in the 5k, 8k, and 10k and finished as SJU's #2 runner five times... Opened season by winning the TCNJ Blue/Gold Invitational, crossing the 5k race in a collegiate-best time of 15:24.6 to claim the title in a field of 74... That time would stand as the fastest 5k time of the season by a Hawk... Followed up with a 13th-place showing in a field of 79 at the Rider Invitational, checking in with an 8k time of 25:42.4 as SJU's #3 finisher... Finished as SJU's #2 runner in his final five races of the season... Ran 25:45.5 for 7.993k to place sixth in a field of 87 and to lead SJU to the George Mason Invitational team title... Ran a collegiate-best 8k time of 24:55.1 to place 48th in a field of 205 at the Princeton Invitational heading into championship season... Ran 25:47.8 for 8k at the Atlantic 10 Championship to place 15th in a field of 117... Went on to take 52nd in a field of 180 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship 10k race, crossing in 31:30.2... Closed season with a five-mile time of 25:49.7, good for 18th in a field of 203 at the IC4A Championship.
2016: Raced four times... In collegiate debut, led all SJU runners with a 21st-place finish in a field of 129 racers at the Rider Invitational 8k, clocking in at 25:20.2... Followed up with a 41st-place showing in a field of 504 in the open race of the Paul Short Run (25:28.2) before posting fastest 8k time of the season at the Princeton Invitational (25:15.4)... Placed 74th in a field of 277 at Princeton... Finished 53rd at the IC4A Championship, clocking in at 27:36 for five miles to close the season.
High School/Personal: Three-time All-State selection for both cross country and track and field... Two-time 1600m medalist at the State Championship Meet of Champions... Four-time All Conference selection for both cross country and track and field... Three-time competitor at New Balance Outdoor Nationals... Four-time Sectional Champion... Earned multiple New Jersey Group II medals... Robbinsville 2016 Male Athlete of the Year... Capped high school career with personal records in the 400m (52.0), 800m (1:59), 1600m (4:13), 3200m (9:11), and 5000m (15:23)... Earned 12 varsity letters between cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track... Brother, Michael, runs cross country for Loyola (Md.)... Sister, Morgan, played soccer at Saint Joseph's... Father, Arthur, and mother, Diane, ran collegiately and continued to run post-collegiately... Graduated from Saint Joseph's in May 2020 with an undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary health services and minor in pharmaceutical marketing.
