Zach Guiser

Photo by: Sean Palchick

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fayette City, Pa.
High School:
Greensburg Central Catholic HS

As a Senior (2017): Team captain … NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient … team representative on SAAC … SAAC’s community service executive … Captain’s Award … Academic Award … Dean’s List student … Campbell Trophy semifinalist … NFF National Scholar-Athlete candidate … started first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury … had 16 tackles, an interception, and a break-up … against Iowa State, r had six solo tackles and a break-up before leaving the game with a season-ending injury … at No. 6 Penn State, led the Zips’ defense with 10 tackles, including a career-high eight solo stops … intercepted the ball in the end zone of PSU’s first drive of the game … it was his first interception of the season and the fourth of his collegiate career … lettered … named to the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports and third-team by College Sports Madness member of the University’s Honor’s College … named to President’s List (8 semesters) for perfect 4.0 GPA … named the team’s Defensive MVP in the Weight Room following spring drills.

As a Junior (2016): First-team CoSIDA Academic All-American … CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 Team … MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC … Academic Award … President’s List for perfect 4.0 GPA … team representative on SAAC … played in nine games with eight starts at free safety … also saw action on the punt return unit … fourth on the defense with 53 tackles, 2.0 TFL, a sack, an interception, a blocked punt, and two break-ups … had two solo stops at Ohio … missed three games with an injury … returned to limited action against Bowling Green, but recorded no stats … had seven tackles and a break-up against No. 23 Western Michigan … in the win over Miami, had six tackles … in the win at Kent State, had six tackles and an 11-yard sack, the first of his career … led the defense against Appalachian State with a career-high 15 tackles, including seven solo stops … in the win at Marshall, had seven tackles, an eight-yard interception return, and a blocked punt … led the Zips with eight tackles at No. 10 Wisconsin … against VMI, had two solo tackles, 1.0 TFL, and a break-up … 2016 Wuerffel Trophy nominee … preseason third-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness … preseason fourth-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports … lettered.

As a Sophomore (2015): MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … Academic All-MAC … Harry “Doc” Smith Award … Academic Award … President’s List for perfect 4.0 GPA … started all 13 games at free safety … one of 12 Zips to start every game … also played on the punt and punt return units … top defensive back … fourth in team tackling with 59 tackles, two interceptions, five break-ups, and a fumble recovery … in the win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, led the Zips with nine tackles, including seven solo stops … in the win over Buffalo, had six tackles and an interception … in the win at Miami (Ohio), had four tackles, a forced fumble, and a break-up … in the win at UMass, had seven tackles and a break-up … against Central Michigan, had four tackles and a break-up … at Bowling Green, had five tackles … in the win at Eastern Michigan, had four tackles and his first career interception … against Ohio, had three solo tackles … in the win at Louisiana, led the Zips with eight tackles and a break-up … against Pittsburgh, had five tackles … had four tackles in his first start as a Zip at No. 19 Oklahoma … lettered.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2014): MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … Academic All-MAC … Academic Award for the highest GPA among the freshman class … Dean’s List … appeared in all 12 games … saw action on the kickoff, kick return, and punt return units … recorded three solo tackles … lettered.

As a Freshman (2013): Redshirted.

High School: Second-Team Class AA as a senior at Greensburg Central Catholic HS ... as a junior, posted 85 tackles, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups ... had 21 rushes for 326 yards and four touchdowns ... credited with 16 interceptions

Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1995 … parents are Eric and Susan Guiser … siblings are Cassidy and Joshua … engaged to Rachel Deglau … four-year member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) … named FCA huddle leader in 2017 … earned bachelor’s degree in exercise science/pre-physical therapy in December 2017.