Cornell University Athletics

Zagars was named to the All Eastern Lightweight Football League first team as a halfback in 1975.  He led the team in rushing as a junior (108x501) and a senior (143x784) and paced the team in scoring as a junior (36 points) and senior (78 points).  Zagars was also the team's receiving leader (11x94) as a senior.  He also played special team positions of kick-off and punt returner.  Zagars scored four touchdowns in the 1975 ELFL championship game helping to secure Cornell's first-ever ELFL title.  Zagars was tri-captain and co-team MVP in 1975. He "walked-on" as the starting safety and punt/kick-off returner (one punt return touchdown) for the first-ever undefeated Cornell freshman football team. Zagars also played freshman baseball for Cornell as starting center fielder and lead-off batter with a batting average of .320. He did not play any sports as a sophomore due to knee surgery from football practice in the pre-season.