Hall of Fame
Julie Zajac was inducted posthumously, having lost a brave fight to cancer in the summer before her senior year. But prior to her diagnosis, Zajac had already put together a Hall of Fame worthy career.
At the 2000 Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Track &Â Field Championships, Zajac won the league title in the 3,000- and 10,000-meter run and earned the Marcia French Award as the OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore. In all, she won six titles during that 2000 outdoor track season - two at the All-Ohio Championships (3,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run). Zajac was never able to defend her titles, as she was undergoing treatment in the spring of 2001.
In addition to earning two letters in track, Zajac lettered three times in cross country. During the 2000 cross country season, she had five top 30 finishes, including a runner-up showing at the Muskingum Invitational, 17th place at the OAC Championships and 27th at the All-Ohio Championships.
As a sophomore, she was John Carroll's top finisher at the 1999 OAC Cross country Championships, Placing 23rd. She also earned Academic All-OAC Honorable Mention in 2000 and 2001.
The Julie Zajac Award is given annually to the Most Outstanding Distance Runner at the OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
