2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed at six meets for the Lobos, with most of her races coming over 400 meters … Opened at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational with a fourth-place time of 57.72* in the 400 … Placed 15th in the 400 at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a time of 57.76* … Led off New Mexico’s 4×400 relay team at five meets, helping the squad to four top-10 finishes during the season, including a scoring effort of eighth place at the Mountain West Indoor Championships.
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at eight meets, mostly in the 400 … Ran a season-best 400-meter time of 57.11 at the Jim Click Shootout, placing 13th … At the Brutus Hamilton Open & Challenge, took 15th in the 200 (27.30) and ninth in the 400 (57.84) … Helped the women’s 4×400 relay team to strong marks at multiple meets, including fourth at the Jim Click Shootout, second at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational and fifth at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at seven meets, at in the 400-meter dash or 4×400 relay … Opened at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a fifth-place time of 57.86* in the 400 … Ran a 57.49* time in the 400 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, placing 12th … Placed 10th in the quartermile at the New Mexico Classic, finishing in 57.90* … Ran a season-best 57.45* in the 400 at the Don Kirby Open to nab 12th … Placed 15th in the 400 at the Mountain West Championships with a clocking of 57.76 … Ran a season-best split of 57 seconds flat in the 4×400 at the New Mexico Invitational, helping the squad take third with a time of 3:49.12.
2013 Outdoors: Ran six times, almost exclusively in the 400 … Posted times in the 100 and 200 at the season-opening UTEP Springtime Invitational, placing 21st in the 100 (12.69*) and 16th in the 200 (26.12*) … Ran a personal-record time of 56.70* in the 400 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, earning bronze … Closed out the regular season with times of 58.48* (fifth at Air Force Triangular), 58.21 (44th at Beach Invitational) and 58.03 (10th at Brutus Hamilton Invitational) … Clocked a 57.46 time in the 400 at the MW Championships, placing 16th …Ran the third leg in the 4×400 at the conference meet, helping the foursome take second at the meets and second in the UNM record books.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in track & field and soccer for four years at Soccoro (N.M.) HS … Took first in the 200, 400, 800 and triple jump at the 2012 District 3-3A meet, registering personal bests in the 800 (2:23.89) and TJ (32-8 1/2) … Posted runner-up finishes in the 200 and 800 at the 2012 New Mexico 3A State Championships, and a third-place time in the 400 … Placed fifth in the 400 at the USATF Region X Championships with a 60.5 time … Claimed third in the 200 at the 2011 New Mexico 3A State Championships … Holds the school records in the 200, 400 and 800 … Was Athlete Scholar of the Year and was named District Champion four years … Was her graduating class’s salutatorian and an honors student.
PERSONAL
Full name is Zoe Elizabeth Howell … Daughter of James, a director at a children’s hospital program, and Elaine, an associate dean at New Mexico Tech … Has one younger brother … Lists reading and soccer as hobbies … Named a National Hispanic Scholar.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
400 meters: 57.45*
Outdoor
100 meters: 12.69*
200 meters: 26.12*
400 meters: 56.70*
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2013 (4×400)
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2013-14
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, 2013-14
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol