2026 (Freshman) | Iowa
Outdoor: Two-time Drake Relays champion, won 400m (53.24) and ran second leg on winning 4 x 400m relay (3:36.36) … Had collegiate bests in 200m (23.64) and 400m (53.05) at Desert Heat Classic … Competed in 200m (23.87w) and 400m (53.61) at Big 10 Championships … Qualified for NCAA West First Round (53.70).
Indoor: First-team All-America, running second leg on 4 x 400m relay that placed sixth in a school record 3:29.63 at NCAA Championships … Second leg on 4 x 400m relay that placed second at Big 10 Championships in 3:30.08, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors … Time ranks third all-time at Iowa … Collegiate best 38.14 in 300m at Jimmy Grant Alumni Invite, earning Big 10 Freshman of the Week honors … Collegiate bests in 200m (23.56) and 400m (53.48) at New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
2025 graduate of Coldwater HS in Ohio … Lettered four years in track and field … Coached by Mark Bruns, Wayne Lawrence, and Marty Schoenherr … Member of FFA, student council, and choir … Competed with TruSpeed Athletics track club … Claimed four Ohio Division 3 State titles in senior season, winning 200m (23.04), 400m (52.89), 4 x 400m relay (3:53.94), and long jump (18-8.5) as team won State title with 65.5 points … Junior season won three State titles in 200m (24.48, 24.06 prelim), 4 x 400m relay (3:56.13), and long jump (18-7.75) … As a sophomore claimed State title in 200m (24.39) … Member of State runner-up 4 x 400m relay as a freshman.
2024 – Finished fifth in long jump (18-7) and sixth in 200m (24.03) at adidas Outdoor Nationals … Placed seventh in long jump (18-1) at Nike Indoor Nationals.
Career best marks: 23.04 (200m), 52.89 (400m), 19-5 (long jump)
PERSONAL
Isabella Rose Zahn was born in Ohio on April 27, 2006 … Daughter of Bob and Nichole Zahn … Has two siblings, Sophia and Nicholas, who is a twin brother … Majoring in Psychology with minor in communications … Career plans include running beyond college and becoming a sports psychologist at a University … Life ambition is make a difference in other’s lives and live a life full of purpose … Favorite athlete is Sydney McLaughlin … Person she most admires is her mom … Chose Arkansas because she knows the school and coaches are going to push her to reach full potential.
