Bio

Zack Sprott-Scribner                      Nickname: Zack, Double S’

Collegiate Sport(s): Cross Country + Snowshoeing + Climbing + SBX

Hometown/State: Watertown, NY

High School/year graduated: Watertown High School, 2018

Academic Major(s):  Environmental Studies

Academic Minor(s): Biology + GIS

Collegiate Athletic Honors/Highlights 

• All-American -Snowshoeing
• Team Spirit -Snowshoeing
• Most Valuable Runner -Snowshoeing + Cross Country
• All Conference 2021 - Yankee Small College Conference - Cross Country
• Cross Country Team Captain:  2021 and 2022.
• Snowshoe Team Captain:  2022.

Collegiate Academic Honors: 

USCAA National All Academic Award (Fall 2021), All Conference (Fall 2021), Dean’s List (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021), Adirondack Scholar (Spring 2021, Fall 2021)

Other Athletic Interests: Independent SBX Competitor, Reaching qualifying time for Boston Marathon (3hrs)

Recreation Pursuits/Leisure Interests: Backpacking (7-days or longer), Duck Rearing, Leadership roles at every opportunity.

Why Paul Smith’s?

Paul Smiths fits my learning style (small class size & hands-on engagement), as well as being the most beautiful campus setting I’ve ever experienced. Our athletic program is efficient and, while competitive, our small-conference-status means we don’t have to have the competition bigger schools have amongst our own athletes, nobody is worried about getting bumped from the team which means we can afford to support our peers wholeheartedly.

Additionally, this campus allows me to step out of my dorm and step right into a lake, onto a rock-wall, into the mountains, or onto a bike, whatever my heart desires on a given day. This has allowed me to become an ever-more rounded athlete as the cross-training opportunities abound. Since coming here I have found success and self-improvement in climbing, swimming, and snowshoeing, a sport which I was unacquainted with until my enrollment.