Credit Where It's Due

[canislatrans]

Congratulations to Zach Zenner on his Academic All-American selection. He's truly a STUDENT - ATHLETE. He's a model for young people, and old ones like me, that you can accomplish a lot, if you are willing to put the work in. Best of luck to Zach for future success, on and off the field.

He was hard to cheer against, even though he was wearing those ugly JACKS uniforms.

"He deserves every single award he's up for," Jacks athletic director Justin Sell said recently. "More kids in today's world should know this kid's story. We hear all the junk that's out there – we should be casting the attention on a kid like Zach Zenner. To me, he's a once-in-50-years guy." (Argus Leader)

[jackjd]

Comments appreciated, canislatrans. The Jacks won't replace him...we just hope we can find something close. The guy is very humble...almost a cliché about his work ethic. His selection as the AAA Member of the Year is well deserved. Here's a story link if anyone is interested: www.gojacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=64624&SPID=7153&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209792730&DB_OEM_ID=15000

[ctc2010]

Thanks for posting. Is he going to continue with football after this year?

[coyote70]

With a pre-med major (as I understand) and high GPA he may one day be applying for admission to USD, hopefully after a career in the pros.

Our med school is among the best in the nation. The bar is high.....

[jackjd]

Dec 5, 2014 16:49:46 GMT -6 ctc2010 said:

Thanks for posting. Is he going to continue with football after this year?

Based on what I've read, he's going to give the NFL a shot if he has a realistic chance of playing. Right now, the interest by team scouts is very high and he's getting all the signals that he'll get drafted and will play so he'll give that a shot. But he's still committed to becoming a surgeon so if the NFL doesn't work out for him quickly, he'll enter med school. I've read he's accepted to med school but nothing's been said or written on where he'll go.

[yoteforever]

I also want to congratulate Zach on his award. Very well deserved, and a great young man with a tremendous work ethic. I wish him nothing but the best.