2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

Darren Miller
Walt Middleton

Zach Lorbeck

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Multi-Events
  • Hometown Green Bay, Wis.
  • High School Bay Port
  • Height 6-2

Biography

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
 

Notables

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017, 2018)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree (2017, 2018)
  • Two-Time All-American
    • 2019 Second-Team All-American (Indoor Heptathlon)
    • 2018 Second-Team All-American (Indoor Heptathlon)

2020 Season

2020 Indoor: Took seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 6-8 3/4, ninth in the long jump with a mark of 23-2 and 15th in the 60 meter hurdles (premier) with a time of 8.51 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17-18)... placed sixth in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.63 at the Jack Jennett Open (1/24)... Won the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5,675 with marks of 6.89 / 23-2 (7.06m) / 46-6 1/4 (14.18m) / 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) / 8.42 / 14-5 1/4 (4.40m) / 2:56.09 at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/31-2/1)... Placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 23-6 1/4 (7.17m) and ran the 60 meter hurdles (prelims) with a time of 8.33 at the Music City Challenge (2/14)... Won the Big Ten title in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5833 with marks of 6.92 / 24-3 3/4 (7.41m) / 48-8 (14.83m) / 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) / 8.25 / 14-9 (4.50m) / 3:00.11 and placed second in the long jump with a personal best jump of 24-5 3/4 (7.46m) at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29)

2019 Season

2019 Outdoor: Took eighth in the decathlon at the Big Ten Championship (5/10-12) with a season high 6,982 points... finished eighth in the preliminary heat of the 110 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 14.97 and went on to take seventh in the finals with a time of 15.49 and also competed in the pole vault, placing 12th with a clearance of 13-11 (4.24m) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3) ... placed 12th in the Group 3 decathlon standings with 6,577 points at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18-19), earning marks of 10.91 / 23-7 ½ / 47-1 / 6-7 ½ / 51.73 / 15.01 / 109-5 / NH / 144-9 / 4:49.39, including personal bests in the 110 meter hurdles and the 1500 meters ... finished tenth in the premier section of the long jump with a mark of 22-1 (6.73m) and also competed in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 15.24 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6) ... took 11th in the javelin with a mark of 135-10 (41.41m) at the Aztec Invitational (3/23)
2019 Indoor: Placed 11th overall in the heptathlon with a season-best 5,581 points, posting marks of 6.92 / 23-0 1/2 / 46-1 1/2 / 6-6 3/4 / 8.43 / 14-3 1/2 / 2:54.27, including a personal best in the 60 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/8-9) ... finished fourth overall in the heptathlon with 5,530 points, earning marks of 6.96 / 22-6 1/4 / 49-9 1/4 / 6-7 1/2 / 8.45 / 13-7 1/4 / 2:56.61, with personal bests in the 60 meters and the shot put at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... competed in the heptathlon, earning marks of 6.98 / 22-4 ¼ /  47-6 ½ / 6-8 ¾ / 9.58 / 13-11 ¼ / DNS, including a personal best in the shot put before bowing out of the competition at the Power Five Invitational (2/1-2) ... took fifth overall in the preliminary heat of the 60 meter hurdles with a qualifying time of 8.41 and went on to finish eighth overall in the finals in 8.50 and also took third overall in the high jump with a mark of 6-6 (1.98m) at the Indiana Relays (1/25-26) ... finished eighth in the preliminary heat of the Olympic Development 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.47 and qualified for finals, where he took seventh in 8.40, competed in the long jump, where he took fifth overall with a mark of 23-2 1/2 (7.09m) and helped the Wisconsin "B" 4x400 relay squad to a sixth place finish with an overall time of 3:22.96 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18-19) ... took fourth in the preliminary heat of the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.30 and went on to finish sixth overall in the final heat with a time of 8.36 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)

2018 Season

2018 Outdoor: Took fourth overall in the decathlon with a personal best score of 7,341 thanks to PR's in the 400 meters, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, and javelin with marks of 10.91 / 24-2 ½ / 47-0 ¾ / 6-10 ¼ / 51.56 / 15.24 / 121-2 / 14-5 ¼ / 145-9 / 5:08.12 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-12) ... placed sixth in the preliminary heat of the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.14 and went on to finish sixth in the finals in 15.30, and also took a fourth place finish in the high jump with a mark of 6-8 (2.03m) at the Wisconsin Twilight meet (5/4) ... in his first decathlon, earned 6,529 points to finish 22nd overall, earning personal bests in almost every event with marks of 10.87 / 23-11 ¾ / 47-1 ¾ / 6-9 ½ / 52.18 / 15.06 / 121-11 / NH / 129-9 / 5:05.30 at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/18-19) ... finished eighth overall in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.50, took eleventh in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 22.42 and helped the Wisconsin 4X400 relay to a third place finish, coming in with an overall time of 3:25.69 at the Spec Towns Invite (4/7) ... placed 11th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.51, took fourth in the 110 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 15.25, and helped the Wisconsin 4X400 relay to a runner-up finish with their overall time of 3:19.70 at the California Collegiate Open (3/31)

2018 Indoor: Finished fifteenth overall in the heptathlon with a score of 5,395, earning a personal best in the 1000 meters with marks of 6.98 / 22-6 ½ / 46-3 ½/ 6-7 ½  / 8.40 / 13-11 ¾ / 2:53.96 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10) ... finished fourth overall in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5,663, which ranks sixth all-time in program history, with personal bests in the 1000 meters, long jump, and shot put with marks of  6.99 / 23-5 ½ / 47-5 ¾ / 6-9 / 8.40 / 14-3 ¼ / 2:55.34 at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/23-24) ... won the high jump with a personal best mark of 6-9 1/2 (2.07m) and took eighth overall in the pole vault, clearing 14-2 1/2 (4.33m) at the Wisconsin Shell Shocker (2/16) ... placed fourth overall in the heptathlon with 5,611, which ranks eighth all-time in UW history, earning personal bests in the 60 meters, 60 meter hurdles, 1000 meters, long jump, and shot put with marks of 6.97 / 23-1 ¾ / 47-3 ½ / 6-8 / 8.30 / 14-0 / 2:55.72 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/2-3) ... ran the 60 meter hurdles in 8.52 seconds in the preliminary round to place 15th overall at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26-27) ... finished fourth in the preliminary round of the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.44 and took a fifth place overall finish in the finals, clocking in with a time of 8.39, and also took tenth in the long jump with a mark of 22-9 (6.93m) at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (1/19-20) ... took fourth place in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.37 at The Dual (1/13)

2017 Season

2017 Outdoor: Jumped 6-7 1/2 (2.02m) in the high jump at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) to tie for 17th ... placed third in the high jump at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5) with a jump of 6-8 1/4 (2.04m) ... took third in the shot put of the decathlon at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22) with a toss of 42-2 1/4 (12.86m) ... placed ninth in the high jump with a height of 6-4 3/4 (1.95m) at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8)

2017 Indoor: Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championship (2/24-25) with a total of 5,260 points including fourth-place finishes in both the 60 meters (7.09) and the high jump (6-6 1/4) while also setting a new personal best in the pole vault at 14-5 1/4 (4.40m) ... notched two personal records at the Shell Shocker (2/17), taking second in the 60 meter hurdles (8.53) and sixth in the pole vault with a distance of 14-0 (4.27m)  ... took fourth in the long jump with a mark of 22-11 3/4 (7.00m), finished 13th with a distance of 6-4 3/4 (1.95m) in the high jump, and got 25th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 6.69 at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) ... placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) with 5,205 points including a second place finish in the 60 meters (7.09) and the high jump (6-8 1/4 (2.04m)), and a third-place performance in the shot put with a distance of 42-6 (12.95m) ... finished third in the high jump with a mark of 6-6 3/4 (2.00m), placed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.57, and came in sixth in the pole vault with a distance of 13-3 1/2 (4.05m) at The Dual (1/21) ... took third in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.68 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14) 

2016 Season

2016 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... 

2016 Indoor: Redshirt season ... Competed unattached at the Red and White Open (2/19) in the high jump where he would finish third 6-5 (1.96m) and also in the long jump, finishing seventh with a leap of 21-11(6.68m) 
 

High School

High jump and long jump state champion as a senior, leading Bay Port High School to the team title … also placed fourth in the 110 hurdles at the 2015 state meet … high jump and long jump first-team all-Conference as a senior … won the high jump and long jump at the 2015 WTFA Boys State Meet … placed sixth at state in high jump as a junior … state qualifier and first-team all-Conference in the 110m hurdles and placing eighth at state as a junior … sixth-place finish at state in high jump as a sophomore … all-Conference honorable mention and sectional qualifier in long jump as a sophomore … high jump conference honorable mention as a freshman … also played football and basketball. 
 

Personal

Parents are James and Colleen Lorbeck … has three siblings: Matt, Hunter and Abby … multiple-time honor roll student and high honor roll as a senior … major is Kinesiology
 

Why Wisconsin?

“They are a good academic school that offered a good kinesiology program and many of my cousins went here for school. Also their great athletic tradition and good history with the decathlon they have here and good facilities they offer.”

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
60 Meters 6.92 3-8-19 100 Meters 10.87 4-20-18
1000 Meters 2:53.96 3-10-18 200 Meters 22.42 4-7-18
60 Meter Hurdles 8.30 2-3-18 110 Hurdles 14.97 5-3-19
High Jump 6-9 1/2 (2.04m) 2-16-18 High Jump 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) 5-11-18
Long Jump 23-5 ½ (7.15m) 2-23-18 Long Jump 24-2 1/2 (7.38m) 5-11--18
Pole Vault 14-5 1/4 (4.40m) 2-25-17 Shot Put 47-1 3/4 (14.37m) 4-18-18
Shot Put 49-9 1/4 (15.17m) 2-22-19 Discus 121-11 (37.17m) 4-19-18
Multi-Events
Heptathlon 5,663 2-23/24-18
6.99 / 23-5 ½ / 47-5 ¾ / 6-9 / 8.40 / 14-3 ¼ / 2:55.34
Decathlon 7,341 5-11/12-18
10.91 / 24-2 ½ / 47-0 ¾ / 6-10 ¼ / 51.56 / 15.24 / 121-2 / 14-5 ¼ / 145-9 / 5:08.12    

At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 11th (6.92 / 23-0 1/2 / 46-1 1/2 / 6-6 3/4 / 8.43 / 14-3 1/2 / 2:54.27)

2018 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 15th (6.98 / 22-6 ½ / 46-3 ½/ 6-7 ½  / 8.40 / 13-11 ¾ / 2:53.96)

At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Outdoor
Decathlon: 8th, 6982 (10.83 / 22-8 / 45-7 3/4 / 6-6 3/4 / 53.59 / 15.33 / 111-7 / 13-9 1/4 - 134-5 / 5:13.42

2019 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 4th (6.96 / 22-6 1/4 / 49-9 1/4 / 6-7 1/2 / 8.45 / 13-7 1/4 / 2:56.61)

2018 - Outdoor
Decathlon: 4th - 7,341 (10.91 / 24-2 ½ / 47-0 ¾ / 6-10 ¼ / 51.56 / 15.24 / 121-2 / 14-5 ¼ / 145-9 / 5:08.12)

2018 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 4th (6.99 / 23-5 ½ / 47-5 ¾ / 6-9 / 8.40 / 14-3 ¼ / 2:55.34)

2017 - Outdoor
High Jump: 17th (6-7 1/2 (2.02m))

2017 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 9th (7.09 / 22-1 3/4 / 43-5 1/4 / 6-6 1/4 / 8.62 / 14-5 1/4 / 3:05.14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Multi-Events
    6'2"
  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    Multi-Events
    6'2"
  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    Multi-Events
    6'2"
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    Multi-Events
    6'2"
  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    Multi-Events
    6'2"