Jul 11, 2024
Sentinel photo courtesy of the ZOOK FAMILY Mifflin County High School athletes Akira Henry, from left, Jacob Kratzer, Alexis Corson, Evan Krohn, Caden Bell and Dakota Hershberger received scholarships this year from the Randy Zook Scholarship Trust. Travis Zook, center, from the Randy Zook Scholarship Trust is also pictured.
LEWISTOWN – The late Randy Zook’s legacy for sportsmanship and hard work lives on through annual athletic scholarships that are awarded in his memory.
In March 2002, Zook died of cancer at age 23.
Six Mifflin County High School athletes received a total of $6,000 in scholarships from the Randy Zook Scholarship Trust this year.
“When we started this scholarship back in 2002, we gave out one award, this year the Zook family gave out six awards,” said youth and high school coach Brian Heckert, who was an assistant coach when Zook played football and basketball at Indian Valley High School.
Heckert is also one of the organizers for the golf tournament that bears Zook’s name, Randy Zook Scholarship Golf Open, to be held at the Lewistown Country Club, 306 Country Club Road in Lewistown at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27.
The entry fee for a foursome is $300 or $75 per individual golfer. Fees include the cost of a cart and post-tournament meal. The registration deadline is Monday, July 22. The open will use a shotgun start.
“The golf tournament is the sole fundraising event for the scholarship. Randy’s spirit can be felt on this day of the tournament every year,” Heckert added.
Company sponsors are also still needed for the golf open, which costs $450 and includes a tournament banner as well as four entries to the tournament. Company hole sponsors cost $125, which feature the company name on the tee and green.
This year’s recipients included Mifflin County athletes Caden Bell, Alexis Corson, Dakota Hershberger, Arika Henry, Jacob Kratzer and Evan Krohn.
The 6-5, 260-pound Zook loved a lot of things about life, but the game of football topped his list. A two-way lineman at Indian Valley, Zook earned Mountain League honors for his play.
At Division III Susquehanna University, Zook became a three-year starter and all-Middle Atlantic Conference first-team pick in each of those seasons. He also garnered plenty of accolades at Susquehanna: team captain; honorable mention All-America honors twice; and 2000 Middle Atlantic Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year by the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Touchdown Club.
Zook was inducted into the Susquehanna University Sports Hall of Fame in 2014, and the football team’s Most Valuable Player Award is also named after him.
For more information, call (717) 935-2334, (717) 250-8822 or (717) 350-8401, e-mail randyzooktrust@gmail.com or find the Randy Zook Trust page on Facebook.
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