The University of Akron Athletics
2011-12 Akron Rifle Roster
Zachary Szabo
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burgettstown, Pa.
- High School:
- Avella Area HS
as a senior (2011-12): Earned second team All-Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference for smallbore and honorable mention All-MAC honors in air rifle ... also named to the All-MAC academic team ... was fourth on the team in season average for smallbore (564) ... took first in air rifle against Morehead State with a personal best tying 581 ... also shot a 581 against Rose Hulman ... led the team with a 572 in smallbore at the Palmyra Invite ... a member of the first place Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference team for smallbore and the MAC second place air rifle team ... also a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference 2nd place smallbore and air rifle teams.
as a junior (2010-11): Was a member of the MAC 2nd place Smallbore Team and a member of the MAC 2nd place Air Rifle Team ... earned MAC All Academic Team and CRCA Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association, All-Academic Team 2011 ... member of the WIRC 3rd place Smallbore Rifle Team and a member of the WIRC 3rd place Air Rifle Team ... finished 2nd overall in smallbore with a 576 at Day 1 of the MAC Fall Fest in October.
as a sophomore (2009-10): Was a member of the MAC 1st place Conference Championship Smallbore Team and member of the MAC 2nd place Air Rifle Team ... also earned MAC All Conference Honorable Mention Smallbore and a member of the WIRC 3rd place Smallbore Rifle Team and a member of the WIRC 1st place Conference Championship Air Rifle Team ... named to WIRC Smallbore Rifle 2nd Team All Conference ... team leader and 3rd place overall with a 570 at the MAC Fall Fest in October
as a freshman (2008-09): Garnered Mid-Atlantic All Conference honorable mention in smallbore with and average of 564.67 ... earned second team All-WIRC honors in the smallbore ... named to the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Academic All-American team ... fired a 567 in the smallbore for a second place finish at the MAC Championship ... finished sixth in the WIRC smallbore individual standings with an average of 563.2 and 17th in the air rifle individual standings with an average of 377.8 ... second place finish (567) in the smallbore and 13th (557) in the air rifle against Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Jan. 24) ... placed eighth with a mark of 570 in the smallbore and 11th with a mark of 574 in the air rifle against West Virginia (Jan. 31) ... claimed 10th place (567) in the air rifle and 11th (555) in the smallbore against the University of Sciences in Philadelphia (Nov. 8) ... finished in fifth place in the smallbore division against Morehead State (Nov. 22) with a score of 563 and eighth (569) in the air rifle division ... Fired a 579 in the air rifle and a 562 in the smallbore against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 10) to finish second and third respectively ... placed fifth in the smallbore (568) and 11th in the air rifle (566) at the Boilermaker Invitational (Oct. 18) ... shot a 569 in the smallbore to capture second place also finishing 13th (569) in the air rifle at the NCAA qualifier in Columbus, Ohio.
Prior to UA: Started shooting prone in high school...moved on to 3-P as a junior...shot at Frazier simplex and attended various competitions including Jr. Olympics, Ft. Benning and Camp Perry... member of the Frazier Simplex 4-H Team, which took Nationals.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Darcie Szabo...Has an older brother Daniel, and a younger sister Dawn...Born in Pittsburgh, Pa...Majoring in Exercise Science Pre-Physical Therapy.
