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