Batavia's Zach Strittmatter Wins National Scholar-Athlete Award

Washington University in St. Louis freshman wide receiver Zach Strittmatter is one of five winners of the 2013 National Football Foundation National High School Scholar-Athlete Award, as announced by the NFF and College Hall of Fame.

Strittmatter, who was the Chicago Metro Chapter honoree from the Midwest Region, joins University of Maryland’s Adam Greene, Nick Peabody of Princeton University, Brown University’s John Pena and Weston Steelhammer of the United States Air Force Academy as one of five winners. All five are playing college football and are being recognized for their previous accomplishments in high school.

“I was very surprised to hear that I received the award. It means a lot to me to be chosen out of 3,500 student-athletes for this prestigious honor,” said Strittmatter.

A 2013 graduate of Batavia High School and four-year letterman at wide receiver, Strittmatter recorded 126 career catches for 2,129 career yards and 20 touchdowns. With Strittmatter as a starter, his teams amassed a 26-7 record, including an astounding 21-2 mark during his final two seasons. He served as team captain his senior year, earning all-state, all-conference and Conference Offensive Player of the Year accolades.

Carrying a weighted 4.28 GPA on a 4.0 scale and earning a 33 on the ACT, Strittmatter graduated as valedictorian of his high school class of 463 students. He twice earned Academic All-State and Academic All-Conference honors (2011, 2012).

SOURCE: http://bearsports.wustl.edu/