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Gatorade 2013 - 2014: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Delaware

Gatorade Player of the year

Zach Schmelz

SPR
ST. MARK'S HS
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

47.84 seconds

Won 400-meter dash

3:22.38

Anchored winning 4x400-meter relay

1:28.95

Anchored second-place 4x200-meter relay
“He transcends the team name on his shirt because everyone wants to see him run and succeed, regardless of team affiliation.”
Tom McCartan
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 155-pound senior won the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.84 seconds at the Meet of Champions this season. The recipient of the New Castle County Coaches Cross Country & Track Association's Thomas H. Fort Award as State Track MVP, Schmelz anch

Academic Achievement

Schmelz has maintained a 3.80 weighted GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

A Life Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, he has donated his time on behalf of his church community and a foreign exchange student program.