ASU: Returns to the field after a redshirt season … fast player … was impressive in fall practices last year before suffering a dislocated shoulder. 2000: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Kingwood High School … earned all-district in football in 1999 … also was selected as the best linebacker in the district last year … made the Houston Chronicle Top 100 … a 1997 state finalist in the 300-meter hurdles … was the regional champion in 1998 in the 110-meters and the 300-meters … holds the school records in the 110-meters and the 300-meter hurdles … competed in the Texas Relays in the distance medley in 1997 (ran the 400 leg) and set a record with a first-place finish … best performances include 36.2 in the 300-meter hurdles, 13.6 in the 100-meter hurdles, 10.6 in the 100-meters and 47.5 in the 400-meter dash … also played with the U.S. National soccer team at age 16 … lettered three times in football and twice in track and field … captained the track and field team in 1998 … selected ASU over Oklahoma and Georgia Tech.
PERSONAL: Parents are Jim and Betsy … has an older sister, Kristen … his father won a number of indoor and outdoor championships as a sprinter at Florida from 1969-73 … born January 8, 1981, in Humble, Texas … enjoys sailing, snow skiing and computers … undecided on major … full name is Zachary James Mims.
