Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2014 [Junior]: Was selected to the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic team, and was AUM’s representative on the Musco Lighting Champion of Character team … was the first recipient of the AUM Army ROTC Award … became the first member of the men’s team to earn Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete honors … was the first individual medalist in AUM cross country history after winning the Saucony Invitational 8K at Truett-McConnell College on Sept. 13, posting a time of  29:12 … finished first for AUM in all nine events … opened up the season with a 16:53 finish at the Struts Season Opener 5K on Aug. 29 … posted a sub-30 minute 8K time in each of the seven events, including a personal best 26:36.71 at the Skyhawk Invitational on Oct. 3 … closed the season with a 23rd-place finish at the SSAC Championship on Nov. 8, finishing with a time of 27:33.22 … was selected to the Capital One Academic All District Team …  was the recipient of the AUM Men’s Scholar Athlete Award at Honors Day …  currently owns the top six 8K times in school history … was a member of the Provost Honor Roll during both semesters.

2013 [Sophomore]: Was selected a member of the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic team and AUM’s representative on the Musco Lighting Champion of Character team … was the first AUM student-athlete to earn SSAC Runner of the Week for the week of Sept. 16-22, after finishing ninth at the CIU/Falcon Invitational … was AUM’s top finisher in all seven meets … ran sub-30 times at the 8K distance in six meets, including a pair of sub-28 times … earned three top-10 finishes and posted top-25 showings in six events … opened the season with a 5K time of 17:15.69 to finish 21st at the PowerAde Invitational on Sept. 6 … finished eighth at the Point Invitational on Oct. 11 with a time of 28:14.20 … set the school-record in the 8K with a time of 27:15.10 at the Sand Shark Invitational on Oct. 26 … finished 23rd at the SSAC Championship on Nov. 9, with a time of 27:22.12 … earned Capital One Academic All-District First-Team honors … was a member of the Provost Honor Roll both semesters.

2012 [Freshman]: Was AUM’s top finisher in two meets last season, and placed in the top three in all nine events ... recorded a season-best time of 27:54.90 at the Sand Shark Invitational on Oct. 20 ... was AUM’s top finisher with a time of 25:35.48 at the Azalea City Classic on Sept. 15, and at the Warrior Invitational on Sept. 29 with a time of 29:02 ...posted a 28:50.54 at the Lee Invitational to start the year on Aug. 25 ... helped the Warhawks to a second-place finish by finishing ninth with a time of 30:10.1 at the Remembrance Run on Sept. 8 ... earned top-20 finishes at the Warrior Invitational (17th out of 65) and the Skyhawk Invitational on Oct. 5 (13th out of 78) ... ran sub-30 times in all but one meet ... was a recipient of the Army ROTC Athletic Achievement Award … was a member of the Provost Honor Roll in both the 2012 Fall and 2013 Spring semesters.

Prep: Graduated from Beauregard High School in Beauregard, Ala., where he lettered in cross country and track and field … earned AHSAA 4A All-State and all-conference honors in 2010 in cross country … also earned AHSAA 4A Section two All-Section honors … was coached by Glenn Copeland … ran a personal best of 18:00.43 in the 5K, 4:48 in the 1600m and 10:36 in the 3200m … was the Valedictorian of his class … named Beauregard High School Student Athlete of the Year … earned U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete and U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Awards.

Personal: Full name is Zachary Whitten Sollie ... born on March 6, 1994 … is the son of Glenn and Lena Sollie … has two sisters, Terri and Olivia, and a brother, Micah ... majoring in exercise science ... his uncle, Johnny Manzella, is a professional bowler … is a member of the AUM Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... was selected a member of the 2013-14 Red Cross/NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program.