Northwestern University Athletics
2012 Football Roster

Jersey Number 39
Zak Kucera
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- P
- Class:
- First-Year
- Hometown:
- Chesterland, Ohio
- High School:
- West Geauga
2012: Redshirted his true freshman season.
High School: Prolific quarterback and punter at West Geauga High School, finishing fourth in school history in career passing yards (1,497), third in single-season touchdown tosses and tops in career punting, averaging 39.1 yards per punt ... Named first-team All-Chagrin Valley Conference, first-team All-Geauga County and second-team all-district as a senior ... Threw for 276 yards and three TD's on 17-of-22 passing against rival Riverside in 2011 ... Football team captain ... Academic All-Ohio team honoree ... Earned school's "Mr. Wolverine" award for class of 2012 ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball, garnering first-team All-CVC in baseball ... Class president and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Zachary Robert Kucera ... Son of Michael and Troy Kucera ... Plans to major in political science/pre-law studies.
High School: Prolific quarterback and punter at West Geauga High School, finishing fourth in school history in career passing yards (1,497), third in single-season touchdown tosses and tops in career punting, averaging 39.1 yards per punt ... Named first-team All-Chagrin Valley Conference, first-team All-Geauga County and second-team all-district as a senior ... Threw for 276 yards and three TD's on 17-of-22 passing against rival Riverside in 2011 ... Football team captain ... Academic All-Ohio team honoree ... Earned school's "Mr. Wolverine" award for class of 2012 ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball, garnering first-team All-CVC in baseball ... Class president and National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Zachary Robert Kucera ... Son of Michael and Troy Kucera ... Plans to major in political science/pre-law studies.
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