Linfield University Athletics

JUNIOR
Saw action in three games.
Recorded one tackle against Pacific Lutheran.
Letter winner.
 
SOPHOMORE
Letter winner.
Appeared in five games.
Recorded seven tackles, five of which were solo.
 
FRESHMAN
Participated at the junior varsity level.
 
GILBERT HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letter winner.
First-team all-region in 2019, second-team in 2018.
Team MVP-Defense
Two-time Team Captain-Defensive.
Four-time Golden Scholar.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in exercise science.
Son of Heidi and Derek Zellner.
Younger brother Cooper also competes in football at Linfield.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I committed to Linfield because of the awesome campus, great academics, great football program, and great coaching staff.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? Being a student-athlete at Linfield is a great honor because I have the opportunity to receive an amazing education from a great school and play football for a great football program at the same time.
 
WHAT MAKES YOU INTERESTING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE? I am able to participate in extracurricular activities and maintain good grades.
 
WHAT’S THE BEST LINFILD CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AND WHY? My favorite class that I have taken at Linfield so far has been kinesiology with Cisco. I find the way the human body works, functions, and performs is very interesting. Cisco does a great job making his classes interactive and fun for all of his students.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATIONAL IN YOUR LIFE? WHY HAVE THEY BEEN SO INFLUENTIAL? My greatest inspirations have been my parents. They have always worked so hard to provide for my brothers and I hope to one day be like them one day.
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN LINFIELD HAS BEEN… The greatest principle that I've taken away from playing football is that a strong work ethic is more important than physical skill/ability because a work ethic and being a good person are things that follows you through life when sports are no longer a part of your life.
 
AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE… My personal goals for myself are to try and stack as many positive days as possible in a row and try and get 1% better each day. I have the same goals for my teammates, if every guy on the roster is making the effort to be just a little bit better each day, it will carry our team a long way this season.
 
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? I plan to pursue a career as a Registered Nurse, and Linfield is helping me achieve that by allowing me to attend school to study exercise science.