Congratulations to this week’s IM athlete of the week, Zachary “Zach Marx” Marks (2010). Zach, a model renaissance athlete, brings his skills each week to the football field, tennis courts, soccer pitch and pingpong cave.
As an American footballer, Zach highlights the running game of Saybrook’s gender-neutral “wildcat” offense (earning him the nickname “the cougar”). As a pingponger, Zach’s cautious style and “I’ll wait till my opponent gets tired” attitude has led some to call him “the human backboard.” When playing tennis, Zach makes up for his lack of technical skill by using his broad chest, thick arms and powerful thighs to physically outmatch his opponent. On the soccer pitch, he mostly just stands there. So here’s to you, Zach, for embodying the spirit of a true IM athlete: If you’re not good at anything, play a little bit of everything. Zach will, of course, receive 30 Hudak points and the respect of his peers.
An honorable mention goes out to Kate Penziner (2011). She didn’t actually play any IM sports this week, but she thought about it REALLY hard. Here’s hoping we see “the Mistress of Mayhem” on the fields this week.
That goes for the rest of you as well–Saybrook has definitively established itself in third place, but to make the leap up in the standings we need you all to participate (especially if you’re a girl).
~Your IM Secretaries
John Ettinger, Leslie Golden and Michael Dunn