Zacchaeus Brocks
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| Born | 7 April 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Zacchaeus Brocks (born 7 April 2008) is an American hurdler. In 2026, he became the first American high school athlete to run under-13 seconds for the 110 metres hurdles.[1]
Biography
From Michigan, he attended Detroit Catholic Central High School. After overcoming a stress fracture of his foot which ended his junior high school season early, in January 2026 Brocks competed in the 60 metres hurdles to tie for the fourth-fastest time by a high schooler, becoming the new Michigan state record holder with 7.57 seconds before later that year, lowering his best to 7.44 seconds. That year, he committed to attend Ohio State University to study engineering.[2][3]
Competing in June 2026, he broke the American high school record for the 110 metres hurdles in the preliminary round for the USATF U20 Championships, surpassing the record held by Wayne Davis, running 13.00 seconds. Brocks later became the first American high schooler to run under 13 seconds for the event, running 12.98 seconds in the final to win ahead of Le'Ezra Brown.[4][5] He was named the 2026 Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Player of the Year.[6][7] Competing at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, he qualified for the final of the 110 m hurdles having won his heat in 13.11 seconds and running 13.00 in his semi-final.[8][9][10] In the final he equalled his personal best of 12.98 seconds, winning the bronze medal behind Brown and Jeremy Koga of Japan.[11]
References
- ↑ "Zacchaeus Brocks". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Performance of the Week: Detroit Catholic Central's Zacchaeus Brocks". mhsaa.com. May 15, 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Bradley, Maxx (Jan 19, 2026). "National Boys Indoor Performer of the Week (Jan. 12-18)". Mile Split. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Denney, Jarrid. "Zacchaeus Brocks shatters high school hurdles record at Hayward". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "TATE TAYLOR, MIA MAXWELL WIN 100 METERS AT USATF U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Padilla, Roland. "Zacchaeus Brocks Named Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2025-26". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Kassim, Ehsan. "Ohio State commit named Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Player of the Year for 2025-26". USA Today. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Hansen, Chris. "Thrilling finishes highlight Day 3 of World Athletics U20 meet". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brown breaks North American U20 record on third morning in Oregon". World Athletics. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Italy break world U20 mixed 4x100m record to get gold in Oregon". worldathletics.org. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.