About Zach

I am 25 years old, and live in sunny Southern California with my Mom, Dad and brother Hayden. After graduating high school, I spent a year at St Norbert College in De Pere, WI, then decided to return to SoCal and pursue my education and football closer to home at Chapman University. Logically, it made more sense for me to stay by my support structure while bashing heads in football and earning my degree. I graduated from Chapman University in summer of 2024 with my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.

 

Even though college and high school kept me busy, here are a few things I have accomplished:

  • Lead Coach for CORE Athletic Training 2024 – PRESENT
  • Laguna Beach High School Football Coach 2023 – 2025
  • Peer-to-Peer Mentor for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation 2021
  • Mountain Biking
    • Successfully ran a fundraiser for the McKenna Claire Foundation 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Landed a sponsorship for SSB, Sand Sports Brothers March 2025
    • First enduro mountain bike race March 2, 2025
      • 4th place overall in Beginner Men 39 & UNDER
    • Landed a sponsorship for Up Energy August 2024
    • Summited Modjeska and Santiago Peak December 29, 2022
  • Football
    • Achieved the 1000 lb club (Chapman University) April 2023
    • Competed in first NCAA Football game (Chapman University) October 9, 2021
    • Scout Player of the week, St Norbert College Football, October 2019
    • CIF Spirit of Sport Award, Southern Section, Fall 2018
    • JSerra Rugby Clubman Award, 2018/19 season

      JSerra Football 2018

    • Inaugural Zach Round Courage Award – created by JSerra Football Program, 2018
    • JSerra Rugby Spirit Award 2018
    • JV Lineman of the Year, 2016
    • JSerra Varsity Football – 4 year Varsity Letterman
  • JSerra Rugby 2 year Varsity Letterman
  • JSerra Freshman Baseball 2014
  • JSerra Service Club – Live For Others Foundation
  • JSerra Social Clubs
    • Fellowship of Lion Athletes (FLA)
    • JSerra Faith Formation – Tuesday Night Youth Group (TNL)
  • Jim Valentine Courage Award from Orange County Youth Sports Foundation, May 2019
  • Gillian Marie Sabet Memorial Scholarship – 2017/18

Little League Baseball 2011

Prior to all of this, I was born and raised in Southern California. I played baseball, basketball and football growing up with a side of mountain biking and by how this is worded, you guessed it, I also love food. Baseball was my main sport, and actually the sport I was supposed to compete in at JSerra but I went with football. The competitive desire has been there ever since I discovered sports and I have been finding ways to fulfill these desires.

I was able to fulfill my desires recently with mountain bike racing and man, it was a great choice. I did not do as well as I would have hoped but it was a great learning lesson and something I will take into the future. Currently, I plan on racing the Kenda Cup and hopefully broaden my horizons in other California mountain bike race series.

While I am in off season for my racing career, I am a Lead Coach at CORE Athletic Training in Newport Beach, CA. I never realized how fun coaching was until my football career abruptly ended. It is a really fun gig and I enjoy it a lot. We mainly coach about teamwork and competition (which is my favorite because I get to throw dodgeballs at kids).

Enjoy the Ride!

Enough about that though, I have also started a media company that aims at community, specifically the mountain bike community. It’s been a slow launch as I am figuring out how to do this, but is slowly gaining traction and going in the right direction. I have created engaging social media posts that not only spotlight my inspirational story, but others as well. Check it out at Tumorwarrior Media!

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