Houghton's Zach Shilvock Earns Game Plan 4 LIFE Character Award
The NCCAA recently recognize Houghton's
Zachary Shilvock as the 2019 Game Plan 4 LIFE Character Award recipient for Men's Tennis. The award recognizes student-athletes that go above and beyond the common effort in the classroom and in the community.
CLOSER LOOK
A senior from Alexander, New York, Shilvock has served as a three-year captain. In 2018, he was honored as a First Team All-Conference Singles selection and a Second Team All-Conference Doubles honoree. Throughout his career, he's earned 32 singles and 27 doubles wins. As a leader for the Highlanders, he has played an active role in instituting team-chapel, and also team bonding activities. Shilvock, who is also a member of the Houghton men’s soccer program, majors in business administration with a minor in accounting and communications and holds a 3.74 GPA. He was honored as a NCCAA Scholar-Athlete in 2018.
Shilvock’s leadership goes beyond the tennis court. He serves as a volunteer aid with the children’s ministries at Houghton Wesleyan Church and is a tutor at Belfast Central School. The senior also partnered with the Salvation Army to serve with Hearts to God, Hand to Man, where he interacted with, prayed for, and ministered to homeless. Shilvock has also taken his passion for tennis and shared it with the local high school students at Alexander High School. There he volunteers as a tennis coach, providing instruction in play and technique, and assisting in match play coaching.
“Zach is very encouraging to his teammates,” said Houghton Tennis Coach
Tonya McGraner. “He always puts the team above himself, and consistently pulls the best from them.”
Award Description
The purpose of the Game Plan 4 LIFE Character Award is to recognize NCCAA student-athletes who epitomize the Christian character qualities of:
LOVE: demonstrating a caring and consistent love for others
INTEGRITY: living out ethical principles in a clear consistent manner
FAITH: acknowledging a life of faith and sharing that faith with others
EXCELLENCE: striving to do all things at the highest standard
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