2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Tom Lynn

Jacob Zednik

  • Class Junior
  • Position Throws
  • Hometown Elmsford, N.Y.
  • High School Briarcliff High School
  • Instagram jacob_zednik

Biography

Honors: No.2 on the UW top-10 list in the javelin...2024 NCAA West qualifier
Personal Bests
Javelin  227-2 (69.25m)  4/11/25

2025 Outdoor Track: Placed 23rd in the javelin with a throw of 215-4 (65.64m) at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...placed seventh in the javelin with a toss of 224-5 (68.41m) at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 16-18)... won the javelin with a throw of 223-8 (68.19m) at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...ranks No. 2 in the javelin...won the javelin with a throw of 231-3 (70.50m) at the Texas Invite (April 24)...placed sixth in the javelin with a toss of 227-2 (69.25m) at the 44 Farms Team Invite (April 11)...won the javelin with a toss of 217-8 (66.34m) at the Mangrum Invite (March 28).

2024 Outdoor Track: Placed 10th in the javelin with a toss of 194-6 at the Big Ten Championships (May 11)...won the javelin with a personal best distance of 213-3 at the Badger Challenge (May 3)...placed fourth in the javelin throw with a personal best of 203-3 at the Texas Invitational (April 26)...placed 25th in the javelin throw with a distance of 193-11 at the beach Invitational (April 12)...runner-up in the javelin with a distance of 199-10 at the LA Twilight Open (April 11)...placed seventh in the javelin with a distance of 186-10 at the Battle on the Bayou (March 29)...finished fourth in the javelin with a personal best throw of 195-7 at the Keyth Talley Invitational

2022 Outdoor Track: Finished 11th with a toss of 185-5 in the Javelin at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 13-15)...won the javelin at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) with a personal best throw of 187-4 ... finishe second in the javelin with a throw of 169-7 at the Beloit Open (April 9)

2022 Indoor Track: Did not compete

High School: Two-time all-league ... as a senior, finished second at state and earned all-county honors ... also earned all-county and all-section honors in soccer ... two-year letterwinner in basketball ... four-year member of the high honor roll

Personal: Parents are Stefanie and Ralph Zednik ... father played football at Rhode Island for four seasons ... has two siblings - Bailey and Dylan ... born March 14 ... major is civil engineering

At the Big Ten Championships 
2024 - Outdoor
Javelin: 10th (194-6)

2022 - Outdoor
Javelin: 11th (185-5)

Why Wisconsin?

"I chose Wisconsin because of the variety of majors that UW offered and I really liked Madison."

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Javelin
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2023-24Junior

    Throws
  • 2024-25Junior

    Throws