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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

William Zegarski

Distance runner
LITTLE MIAMI HS
MORROW, OHIO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14:39.9

Division 1 state meet (individual)

1st

Mideast Cross Country Championships

18th

Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships
“William Zegarski was great this season. What was so impressive was the way he beat people. The relative ease with which he won is not something that’s typical in a state with the talent-level of Ohio. He defeated some very good runners by wide margins.”
Andy Wietmarschen
Head Coach - head coach of St. Xavier High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 145-pound senior won the Division 1 state meet this past season with a course-record time of 14:39.9, breaking the tape 18.2 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor. After finishing second in his first race of the season, Zegarski won 11 consecutive events, including the Mideast Cross Country Championships. He finished 2021 with a personal-best time of 14:35.31 to take 18th at the national Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Zegarski has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country on scholarship at Butler University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Student Athlete Leadership Team, Zegarski has volunteered locally with the Hope Squad, a peer-led anti-suicide intervention program for students. He has also donated his time as a peer tutor in multiple school subjects.