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2021 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Jimmy Zawada

  • Hometown Brecksville, OH
  • Highschool Brecksville Broadview Heights
  • Class Senior
  • Major Creative Writing

Biography

Check out his best times here:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6443183/Chatham/James_Zawada.html 

Parents' Names: Jill and John Zawada

Do you have any interesting talents or life experiences that you would like to share with us?: Attended EVO 2017, have visited 13 national parks, 5 national areas, 27 states, Canada, and Mexico.

Hobbies: Music, Anime, Videogames, History (basically every culture)

Favorite Food: Beef Stew

Favorite Athlete: William "Leffen" Hjelte

Favorite Quote: "Smash is jazz, everything else is classical music. You can have the sheet music in front of you, and it's all about your execution, because you know what sounds are gonna come out. Jazz you have to play some improv in there, you know those scales, you know... you know what notes you want to hit, can you hit them on time? And if not, what can you do with it?" -Wynton "Prog" Smith

Who has been your biggest role model and why?: Robert Jordan. Before I read The Wheel of Time book series, I had no idea what good writing was, what it entailed, what it required. He taught me all of this, I have never, and will never, met him, but he will always be the greatest teacher I have ever had.

Why did you choose Chatham?: I liked the more personal feeling of the campus a lot more than anywhere else.

High School Individual Athletic Honors: 3 time varsity letter in cross country, varsity letter in track.

High School Team Athletic Accomplishments: SWC Conference Champions, 3 time Regional Qualifiers.

High School Academic Honors: Presidential Award, Honors Diploma

High School Extracurricular Activities: Marching Band, Model United United Nations, Robotics.
 
Do you have any interesting talents or life experiences that you would like to share with us?  Other people probably wouldn't find interest, but I sing, write, and am a semi competitive smash player. That's pretty much it.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Distance
  • 2019Sophomore

    Long Distance
  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior