Ben Zemanski

Height:
5-11
Weight:
150
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

as a Senior (2009): One of 10 finalists nationally for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... CoSida Academic All-America Third Team ... started all 25 games ... All-Mid-American Conference Second Team ... MAC Academic Team ... University of Akron All-Tournament Team (Sept. 18-20) ... scored goals in back-to-back games against Bowling Green (Sept. 26) and Ohio State (Sept. 30) ... added an assist to go along with his goal against the Falcons ... assisted the game-winning goal against Stanford in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

as a Junior (2008): All-MAC Second Team ... Academic All-MAC honoree ... started all 23 games ... key component in the nation's 11th-ranked offensive unit ... ranked 24th in the nation individually with a career-high 10 assists ... of that total, eight set up game-winning goals – including decisive scores against West Virginia (Sept. 5), Northern Illinois (Oct. 4), Oakland (Oct. 8), Michigan (Oct. 22) and Ohio State (Nov. 27) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... registered game-winning goals himself in a victory over Western Michigan (Oct. 25) that clinched the Zips' 11th MAC regular-season title ... named to National Team of the Week by Top Drawer Soccer (Oct. 13) ... finished third on team with 40 shots, including 14 on goal.

as a Sophomore (2007): A regular in the rotation, appeared in 20 games ... earned starting nods at Wake Forest (Sept. 7), against Penn State (Oct. 17) and Bowling Green (Oct. 19) and at Michigan (Oct. 24) ... recorded first goal of the year against the Demon Deacons ... notched the game-winner in a 2-0 victory at UNC Greensboro (Sept. 29) ... also tallied a score against the Nittany Lions.

as a Freshman (2006): Had an immediate impact, making 18 appearances and starting eight matches ... tallied two goals for four points on the season ... scored his first collegiate goal in a 4-1 MAC win at Bowling Green (Oct. 20) ... came up with the fourth goal in a 4-0 shutout of UNC Greensboro (Nov. 6) ... named the Zips’ Newcomer of the Year.

at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy: 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American ... recorded 21 goals and seven assists last fall ... first-team Division II All-Ohio selection ... two-time Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star pick and an all-region selection ... Akron Touchdown Club’s Boys Soccer and Akron Beacon Journal Player of the Year in 2005 ... CVCA advanced to the Division II Final Four with a final record of 18-2-1 ... helped lead the Royals to the Division III state championship his junior season, earning all-state honors with 20 goals and 16 assists ... His 21 goals scored as a senior ranks third on CVCA’s single-season records list, as does his 16 assists ... two-year captain.

Personal: Parents are Dan and Stacey Zemanski ... father played soccer at UNC and Pittsburgh ... has two siblings, Kaitlin (13) and Zach 5) ... majoring in mechanical engineering.