Zajac named Class A Coach of the Year

Published by editor on Fri, 01/15/2021 - 11:32am

Grundy Center head coach Travis Zajac addresses the Spartan football team after a playoff victory against Belle Plaine in 2019. (File photo)

By:

Jake Ryder

The Grundy Register

Grundy Center head coach Travis Zajac was named 2020 Class A Coach of the Year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association on Thursday.

Zajac, in his second year with the Spartans, helped guide the team to an 11-1 finish, earning Class A state runner-up honors for the second-consecutive season. Zajac's record with the Spartans is now 22-3; his overall record is 40-41, which includes six seasons at Dubuque Wahlert.

"Should definitely be a staff award as our guys are the real deal!" Zajac said on Twitter. "We had a great group of players, supportive families, and all of Grundy Center behind us."

Zajac is the first coach of an area team to receive the award since 2015, when Gladbrook-Reinbeck coach John Olson received the Class A award.

2020 IFCA State Coaches of the Year

8-Man: Tim Osterman, Remsen St. Mary's

Class A: Travis Zajac, Grundy Center

Class 1A: Jared Jensen, Sigourney-Keota

Class 2A: Curtis Eben, Central Lyon / George-Little Rock

Class 3A: Kevin Tippet, North Scott

Class 4A: Brad Zelenovich, Southeast Polk