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| Zoe Zwegat |
Zoe Zwegat has been one of the top middle blockers in NCAA Div. III throughout her standout career with The College of Wooster volleyball team, but this past year, she was the best, as the senior averaged more blocks per set than any other student-athlete in the country on her way to earning the rare distinction of being a national leader in a statistical category.
"I am thrilled to see Zoe's hard work on the court be recognized with this national statistical honor," said head coach Sarah Davis. "Blocking is not always the most glamorous job on the volleyball court, but it is what Zoe lives for as a player. She is outstanding at reading opponents, she uses great technique, and she plays hard until the final point."
Zwegat had averaged over one block per set and ranked among the top-50 in the nation in blocks in each of her first three seasons with the Fighting Scots. This season, however, she had a career-high 160 blocks (31 solo, 129 assists) in 112 sets, giving her the highest blocks per set average at 1.43.
Not since the 2008-09 academic year has Wooster had an individual become a national leader, and that year the College had two, as baseball's Sean Karpen and Justin McDowell paced the country in hits and wins, respectively. Prior to that, volleyball's Ali Drushal led Div. III in digs per set in 2007.
For her career, Zwegat collected 475 blocks (1.17 per set), the second most all-time at Wooster behind Heather Dales' 504 (1994-97). Zwegat was voted to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference Second Team twice, including this fall, after she led the league in blocks for a third time.
Zwegat, who will graduate in the spring with a degree in anthropology, owns a 3.58 grade-point average, and has studied abroad twice (Italy and Scotland) during her time at Wooster.
In addition to her extracurricular activities on campus, which include working in the alumni office and holding the position of treasurer of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), Zwegat has done a great deal of community service and volunteer work. This past summer, Zwegat completed an unpaid internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has also participated in Wooster's Soup and Bread program, volunteered at the Wayne County Humane Society, and along with her teammates, helped repair homes through the Appalachia Service Project.