Zavala broke a nearly 14-year-old Empire 8 record in the 3,000-meters at the Division I Spartan Invitational, held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island on Friday, crossing the finish line third out of 54 runners with a time of 8:25.12. Zavala, who broke the previous Empire 8 record, set by William Way of Ithaca in 2011 by nearly three seconds. He currently holds the ninth best mark in Division III to date this season.