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2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Zach Szafarski

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Parma, OH
  • Highschool Padua Franciscan
  • Major Supply Chain Management and Marketing

Biography

TFRRS Profile

Personal Bests
Event Distance Date
Shot Put 14.77m 02/14/2021
Discus 44.21m 04/02/2021
Hammer Throw 53.57m 04/01/2023
Weight Throw 16.62m 02/12/2022
Javelin 45.96m 05/14/2021

2023 Season
At the OAC Championships:
-SP (I) - 6th

2021 Season
  • Won the weight throw in an OAC meet on 02/06/2021
  • Placed third and set a new PR in the both the shot put and weight throw on 01/30/2021. 

2020 Season
  • Placed ninth in the shot put and 13th in the weight throw at the All-Ohio Championships
  • Finished 17th in the weight throw and 33rd in the shot put at the Dragon Grand Prix
  • Took 15th in the weight throw and 22nd in the shot put at the Joe Banks Invitational
  • Placed 17th in the weight throw, setting a new PR, and 16th in the shot put at the SPIRE Midwest Open
  • Finished 13th in the shot put and 15th in the weight throw at the Otterbein Snowglobe Open
  • Won the shot put and placed sixth in the weight throw at the Spartan Holiday Classic

High School
  • Track team captain
  • Two-time North Coast League champion in discus and shot put,
  • NCL record holder in shot put
  • 2019 NCL Track MVP
  • Two-time OHSAA district champion in discus
  • Two-time OHSAA regional qualifier
  • Also a member of the football and hockey teams
  • Class vice president
  • Member of peer ministry

Academics & Personal
  • Son of Rich and Mary K Szafarski
  • Campus Involvement: JCU Rugby Team, Gift of Life Club (Treasurer), Society of Supply Chain Students
  • Earned and worked at Helix Linear as a Supply Chain Intern during the summer of 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

    Throws
  • 2021Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2021-22Junior

    Throws
  • 2022-23Senior

    Throws

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