Zak Boston

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Navarre, Fla.
High School:
Navarre
Position:
1500m, Steeplechase

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for cross country and track...four-time MVP for cross country...earned Rookie of the Year honors for track...also named the 'Will to Win' athlete...placed second in the 4x800-meters and fifth in the 1600-meters at the Florida state 3A track championships in 2008...placed ninth at the state cross country championships in 2008...finish in the top-20 of a 395-member graduating class...selected for county-level math competition...selected for Pride competition in math, science and history...competed at the state level for the Mu Alpha Theta competition...placed fourth in the state for Ocean Science Bowl.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Carol Boston...father served in the military...has one younger sister, Sierra...currently undecided on a major...would like to be a cryptologist...hobbies include soccer, scuba diving, wakeboarding and making Taco Bell runs with friends...likes listening to music, from Owl City and As I Lay Dying...three grandparents served in the military...favorite quote is 'to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift' by Steve Prefontaine...member of Cadet Squadron 37.