Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler – Zach Hodges: The Path of Progress
Academic Honors
• 2022-24 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
As a Senior (2024-25)
• 2024-25 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Career Development Committee Chair
• Competed in four meets, scored at two
• Fifth Vanderbilt finisher (26:04.8) at the 8k Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
• Recorded an 8k personal-best and finished 86th overall (25:26.9) at the Southern Showcase
• Finished 18th (15:57.9) at the 5k Belmont Opener
As a Junior (2023-24)
• Competed in five meets, scored at four
• 94th overall (31:41.4) and a personal best at the 10K NCAA South Region Championships
• 84th overall (25:35.6) at the 8K SEC Championships
• 79th overall (25:58.8) in the Gold 5M at the Joe Piane Invitational
• 47th overall (25:22.2) at the 7.8K Mountain Dew Invitational
• Member of the 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
Track & Field
• Competed in one indoor meet
Cross country
• Finished top five among Vanderbilt athletes at five of five meets
• Competed in the NCAA South Region Championships
• 76th overall (25:32.6) at the 8k SEC Championships
• 62nd overall (25:50.6) at the 5M Joe Piane Invitational
As a Freshman (2021-22)
Track and Field
• Competed in four meets
• 14th in the 1,500 meters (4:03.96) at the Music City Challenge
• 31st in the mile (4:33.31) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
Cross Country
• Competed in the NCAA South Region Championships
• 99th overall (26:48.9) at the 8k SEC Championships
• 50th overall (26:18) at the 8k Commodore Classic
• 41st overall (19:20.6) at the 5k Mizzou Opener
The Hodges File
• Prepped at West Morris Mendham (N.J.) under head coach Roy Hamblen
• Letterwinner in cross country and track and field
• Prep bests include 4:23 in the mile and 15:48 in the 5K
• Three-time Group 3 state team champion
• 2019 all-Group 3 first team and all-state third team
Personal
• Born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Son of Allyson and Jeff Hodges and brother to Ben
• Once, he hiked from the top of the Grand Canyon to the bottom and back in one day
Instagram: @zach_hodges