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Updated: July 20, 2013

2013 Indoor: Won his first weight throw NCAA Championship with a mark of 73-8.25 ... Joined Spyridon Jullien and Marcel Lomnicky as the only Hokies to win a national title in the event ... One of only two male hammer/weight throwers in the past 25 years to win multiple national championships and finish no lower than third in every NCAA Championship during their career ... Won his third ACC title in the weight throw with an ACC Championship record, facility record and personal best mark of 77-8.75 (23.69m) ... The throw ranked No. 1 during the season and placed Zeigler in the Top 10 all-time in the event ... Finished first in all four meets he competed in ... Named Southeast Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year ... Awarded ACC Men's Indoor Performer of the Year ... Named ACC Men's Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Capital One Academic All-America First Team ... ACC Co-Performer of the Week (Jan. 29) ... ACC All-Academic Team ... Named to Bowerman Preseason Watch List ... VaSID Academic All-State Team.

2012 Outdoor: Won his second straight NCAA Championship in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 248-7 (75.78m) … Became Tech’s third multiple national champion and the second to win back to back titles in the hammer, joining Spyridon Jullien … Won his first ACC title in the hammer throw with a mark of 229-11 (70.09m) ... Placed second at the NCAA East Prelims (230-1, 70.13m) ... Won the hammer at Clemson’s Bob Pollock Invite with a mark of 240-1 (73.17m) ... Runner-up at Clemson’s Tiger Qualifier (225-9, 68.81m)… Opened his season with a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays (235-10, 71.88m) … Named Capital One Academic All-District … Garnered the USTFCCCA's Southeast Region Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honor ... Earned the ACC's Men's Outdoor Field Performer of the Year Award for the second time.

2012 Indoor: Earned first team All-America honors with a third place finish in the weight throw (70-10, 21.59m) at the NCAA Championship ... Surpassed the NCAA automatic qualifying standard in the weight throw in his first competition of the season with a winning mark of 72-5 (22.07m) at the Hokie Invitational ... Threw a personal best 75-7.25 (23.04m) to place second in the weight throw at the VT Elite Meet ... Finished runner-up in the weight throw at the ACC Championship (69-11.5, 21.32m), helping the Hokies sweep the event for the second year in a row ... Named Academic All-ACC for the third time in indoor track & field.

2011 Outdoor: Won the hammer throw national title at the NCAA Championships on his final toss, a season-best 238-6 (72.69m) … Was one of only two competitors, along with teammate Marcel Lomincky, to throw past 70 meters all season … Finished runner-up at the ACC Championships 236-2 (71.99m) and the NCAA East Regional (233-6, 71.83m)... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time in his career ... Named the USTFCCCA's Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year and team Co-Most Valuable Performer.

2011 Indoor: Pushed his streak to three consecutive All-America honors, finishing second in the weight throw (69-9.5, 21.27m) at the NCAA Meet … Beat the NCAA automatic qualifying mark in his first weight throw competition of the season with a team-leading 70-8 (21.54m) … Earned his second-consecutive ACC indoor weight throw title (70-4.5, 21.45m) ... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

2010 Outdoor: Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw, earning All-American status with a final heave of 237-7 (72.42m)… Took first place in the NCAA East Regional in the hammer throw with distance of 234-1 (71.35m) … Finished second at the Georgia Tech Invite (225-10, 68.83m) and fourth at the ACC Championships (207-6, 63.25m) ... Earned the ACC Men's Field Performer of the Year Award ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Threw his personal hammer best of 241-9 (73.68m) in Germany in June.

2010 Indoor: Earned All-American accolades, placing third at the NCAA Championships in the weight throw (72-6.75, 22.12m) … ACC Champion in the weight throw, meeting the NCAA automatic qualifying mark with a season-best toss of 73-10.25 (22.51m) … Took first place at the VT Elite Meet, meeting the automatic qualifying standard at 72-5.75 (22.09m).

High School: Placed third in the hammer throw at the European Under-23 Championships in 2009 ... Was the German Under-23 Champion in the hammer throw in 2009 ... Finished ninth at the World Junior Championships in Beijing in the hammer with a toss of 247-8.

Personal: Born July 7, 1987 in Ellwangen/Jagst, Germany ... Son of Hubert and Anita Ziegler ... Has one sister, Patrizia ... Enrolled in business management.