Athlete of the Week: Zach Jaworski ’24.5

Sport: Track & Field
Pronouns: he/him
Year: 2024.5 (graduating ealy) 
Hometown: North Collins, New York (Where God kissed the Earth)

MATT TAYLOR’S EDITORS NOTE:
Over his three years at St. Lawrence, Zach Jaworski has cemented himself as a legend both on and off the field. As his last weeks of competing as a student-athlete wind down, the sports section has decided to honor him with a special full page edition of the athlete of the week.

Off the field, he has displayed his journalistic brilliance at The Hill News, working a sports and opinions staff writer, features editor, and senior managing editor. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Underground, an intern for North Country Public Radio, and a community assistant for first-year students.

On the field, Jaworski is a two-year captain of the track & field team, and has led SLU throwers to new heights. He has notched personal bests of 14.51m in the Shot Put, 33.49m in the Discus, 50.66m in the Hammer Thow, and 16.61 in the Weight Throw. Jaworski has been a consistent scorer at the Liberty League Championship meet, but is still chasing an ever elusive Liberty League Championships victory.

On Friday May 3 and Saturday May 4, he will compete at his final Liberty League Championship, so follow along at leonetiming.com to see the results for Jaworski and the rest of the SLU Track & Field team.

Favorite food?
Whatever I ate before the 2023 Indoor Liberty League Championships.

What is your major? 
Government.

How long have you been doing track & field?
The better part of 7 years

What inspired you to start doing track & field?
I grew up playing football and eventually realized that throwing heavy rocks was more appealing than throwing my skull into other people’s heads.

Why did you choose St. Lawrence?
It sure wasn’t Vilas’ decision-making ability.

What is your favorite team memory?
Hopefully, whatever happens at the 2024 Outdoor Liberty League Championships of the world.

What is your favorite St. Lawrence memory?
Spending time attending meetings that could’ve been emails.

What is your favorite class you have taken at SLU?
Public Sphere in Renaissance Venice

What are your favorite hobbies/ other interests?
Journalism/ Multimedia production

What is your favorite part of being a collegiate athlete?
Getting off this campus on the weekends and hotel breakfast coffee at 6 a.m. on a Saturday (I’m not being sarcastic).

What is your least favorite part of being a collegiate athlete?
The away locker room showers and the bots that use the public soap there.

How has your season been going so far?
Too many Gatorade Fast Twitches, not enough PRs

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
See Timmy Boyce’s 2024 Outdoor T&F Season preview article.

Favorite pro athlete?
Luke Tobia.

Fun fact?
There is a tunnel underneath the red piece of sandstone in the lawn in front of Carnegie.