2012 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Raced to aseason best time of 2:19.47 in the 800 m run at theCarolina’s Cup, sixth fastest in the event … Recordedthe 15th quickest 1,500 m time at 2013 Big South OutdoorChampionships, crossing the finish line at 4:56.53 … Tookseventh place in the 800 m run (2:20.91) at the WinthropInvitational … Finished with a season best time (4:48.08)and 11th place finish in the 1,500 m run at the Weems BaskinInvitational (University of South Carolina) … Member of the2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2011-12 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: AnchoredGardner-Webb's eighth place Distance Medley Relay team at 2011-12Big South Conference Indoor Championships ... Turned in aseason-best performance in the 1 Mile Run at the Tiger PawInvitational, finishing with a time of 5:10.20 ... Took tenth inthe event ... Added an 11th place finish in the 3000 m Run at theTiger Paw Invitational, achieving a season-best time of 10:49.90 inthe event ... Took 18th in the 1 Mile Run at Big SouthChampionships ... Finished the 1 Mile Run in ninth place (5:27.54)at the Niswonger Invitational ... Finished 15th (11:00.85) in the3000 m Run at the Dick Taylor Invitational.
2011 Outdoor atGardner-Webb: Recorded a sixth-place finish inthe 1500 meter run with a personal best time of 4:44.11 at 2011 BigSouth Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Crossed thefinish line in second-place with a time of 4:59.71 in the 15000meter run at the Carolina's Cup ... Placed fifth in the 800 meterrun with a time of 2:23.48 at the Carolina's Cup ... Finished 17thoverall in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:50.83 at the AuburnTiger Track Classic.
2010-11 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Recorded aneighth-place finish in the 1 mile run at 2010-11 Big SouthConference Indoor Championships, crossing the finish line in aseason best time of 5:15.61 ... Was a part of the sixth-placedistance medley relay team at the Big South Championships(12:44.73) ... Came in fourth in the 3000 meter run (10:45.80) atthe Appalachian Opener ... Placed fifth in the 1 mile run at theLiberty Open (5:20.14) ... Clocked in at 5:20.09 in the 1 mile runat the Niswonger Invitational, good enough for sixth-placeoverall.
2010 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Crossed thefinish line in 11th-place in the 1500 meter run with her time of5:06.24 at 2010 Big South Outdoor Championships ... Finished secondin the 800 meter run with a personal best time of 2:18.92 at theInaugural Carolinas Cup ... Also part of the 4x400 meter relay unitthat took fourth at the Inaugural Carolinas Cup with a time of4:15.69 ... Also set a personal best time of 4:45.09 in the 1500meter run at the Duke Invitational ... Crossed the finish line insixth-place in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:21.67 at theAsics Winthrop Invitational ... Placed 12th in the 1500 meter run(4:48.70) and 16th in the 800 meter run (2:22.06) at the Charlotte49er Classic ... Turned in a time of 4:50.04 in the 1500 meter runat the Jesse Owens Classic.
2009-10 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Crossedthe finish line in seventh-place overall with a personal best timeof 5:13.28 in the 1-mile run at 2009-2010 Big South IndoorChampionships ... Also a member of the distance medley relay teamthat finished seventh at Big South Indoor Championships with a timeof 12:46.92 ... Placed second overall in the 800 meter run with atime of 2:26.46 at the Appalachian Open ... Picked up aseventh-place finish with a time of 5:24.82 in the 1-mile run atthe Niswonger Invitational ... Also a member of the distance medleyrelay team that finished in eighth-place with a time of 12:53.47 atthe Niswonger Invitational ... Finished 10th overall in the 800meter run at the Appalachian Invitational with a time of 2:31.01... A member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished 12thoverall with a time of 4:09.52 at the Tiger Paw Invitational ...Recorded a 16th-place finish in the 1-mile run at the Tiger PawInvitational with a time of 5:17.59.
High School: Was a two-sport standout student-athleteat Lafayette High School ... Qualified for the state championshipsin high jump, pole vault and the 4x800 meter relay team as a senior... Was named All-District in cross country (20:48) as a senior ...Was named All-District in the high jump (4'10") and in the polevault (8'6") her senior year ... Was named to the All-District teamin the 1 mile (5:25), the 800 meter run (2:23) and in the 4x800meter relay team (2:20) ... Was All-State in indoor and outdoortrack and field ... Finished 12th in the 500 meter run at theIndoor state championships ... Was a three-year starter on thevarsity soccer team ... Her soccer team finished fourth in thestate her junior season ... Was awarded two school spirit andscholar awards ... Was a member of the National Honor Society andthe NAHS.
Personal: Ariel Nicole Zimmerman was bornon February 12, 1991 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey ... Daughter ofJack and Karen Zimmerman ... Has a brother, Jack, who competed forboth the cross country and the track & field teams atGardner-Webb ... Has a younger sister named Christina ... Majoringin Communication Studies.
