Harding Zills
Harding Zills

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

High School:
Muscle Shoals HS

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 265

Event:
Throws

Personal Bests
Indoor
Shot Put	  45 (13.78)
Discus	  132 (40.19)
Outdoor
Shot Put	  48-03.00 (14.71)
Discus	  148-01 (45.14)
Hammer     140 (42.58)

2006-07: INDOOR - At the ASU Kickoff Classic, competed in the shot put throwing a distance of 12.15 and threw a distance of 12.87 in the weight throw ... At the Rod McCravy competed in the shot put and discus finishing with throws of 13.78 meters and 40.19 meters ... At the Gladstein Invitational had a distance of 14.08 meters in the weight throw ... Placed 8th at the Mc Donald's Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 13.64 meters ... Recorded two tenth place finishes at the C-USA Championships in the shot put and weight throw with distances of 12.56 meters and 12.79 meters. OUTDOOR - Placed sixth in the hammer at the Rhodes Invitational with a throw of 37.78 meters ... At the Lynx Invitational placed 6th in the hammer with a throw of 43.12 meters ... Competed at Mississippi State Bulldog Classic placing ninth in the shot put and 6th in the hammer with throws of 13.81 meters and 42.29 meters ...Placed seventh at the Ole Miss Invitational in the hammer with a distance of 40.44 meters ... Took second in the hammer at the ASU Mini Meet with a distance of 42.58 meters ... At the C-USA Championships placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 40.62.

2005-06: Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor campaigns in 2006.

PREP: Attended Muscle Shoals H.S. in Muscle Shoals, Ala....Earned three letters each in football and track and field, playing nose tackle in football and throwing the shot and discus in track...Won the discus and placed second in the shot at the 2005 Alabama Sectional Championships...Finished as runner-up in both events at the 2005 Alabama 5A State Championships...Voted as the Field MVP his sophomore season and the Most Dedicated his senior season...Track coach was Jonathan Shirah.

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1987 in Memphis, Tenn...Full name is Harding O'Neal Zills...Son of Randy and Rebecca Zills...Father is a teacher and mother is a marketer...Major is undecided...Would like to get his Traditional Chi Medicine degree after graduating...Enjoys martial arts, reading and movies...Chose the U of M because it is his hometown university and he wanted a good field program with a reputable coach.

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