Mark Zoda
Mark Zoda
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Nashua, N.H.
  • High School:
    Bishop Guertin
  • Events:
    Free

Bio

Senior freestyler from Nashua, N.H. … 2018 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School who is majoring in accountancy ... very good student who has a minor in politics ... 10-time Northeast-10 gold medalist who also has two silvers and one bronze ... Bentley Records: 50 free (20.71, 2020 NE10 Championships), 100 free (45.78, 202 NE10 Championships), 200 free relay (1:23.07, 2019 NE10 Championships), 400 free relay (3:04.44, 2019 NE10 Championships), 800 free relay (6:48.95, 2019 NE10 Championships), 200 medley relay (1:34.22, 2019 Gompei Invitational), 400 medley relay (3:24.09, 2020 NE10 Championships) ... Bentley Rankings: 1st in 50 free (20.71), 1st in 100 free (45.78), 2nd in 200 free (1:41.76), 2nd in 50 breast (26.49), 2nd in 100 IM (53.94), 7th in 400 IM (4:13.84), 11th in 1000 free (10:12.22), 11th in 100 breast (1:00.46), 14th in 200 breast (2:14.09), 15th in 200 IM (1:59.31) ... 2020-21: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019-20: at the Northeast-10 Championships, earned gold in the 800 free relay (6:52.33), 200 free relay (1:23.29), 200 free (1:41.76), 100 free (45.78) and 400 free relay (3:05.53) ... was also second in the 50 free (20.78) and the 400 medley relay (3:24.09) ... Academic All-Northeast-10 ... CSCAA Scholar All-America, 2nd team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... D2 Academic Achievement Award ... two-time NE10 Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 19, Dec. 10) ... five-team NE10 Relay Team of the Week ... four-time NE10 Weekly Honor Roll ... 2018-19: Northeast-10 Men’s Rookie of the Year ... Northeast-10 champion in the 800 free relay (6:48.95), 200 free relay (1:23.07), 200 free (1:41.53), 100 free (45.93) and the 400 free relay (3:04.44) ... also finished third in the 200 medley relay (1:34.34) and fourth in the 50 free (21.09) ... NE10 Swimmer of the Week Jan. 16 ... NE10 Rookie of the Week three times ... NE10 Relay Team of the Week five times ... Before Bentley: earned four letters in swimming and one in cross country  ... team captain of high school team as a senior when Bishop Guertin won the NHIAA high school state meet ... set state record in 400 free relay and scored more points than any team ever had in the meet ... three-time Nashua Telegraph Swimmer of the Year ... nine NHIAA high school state titles ... repeated as medalist at New England Age Group championships ... invited to 2016, 2017 and 2018 New England top ten banquets ... also competed for the Southern New Hampshire FINS swim team ... National Honor Society ... Personal: age as of Nov. 1: 22 ... son of Nick and Terry Zoda ... has one brother, Greg (25) ... parents both went to Bentley for graduate school and earned MBAs ... mother played tennis at Stonehill ... cousin Thomas plays basketball at Middlebury … another cousin played women’s basketball at Maryland-Baltimore County ... Beta Alpha Psi honor and service organization.

News Mentions

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Zoda Selected for CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

Bentley University’s Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS), the MVP of the Falcons’ men’s swimming team, has been selected...

May 26, 2022

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Zoda & Galvin Named Bentley’s Most Valuable Swimmers

Senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) was recently named the Most Valuable on the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving...

May 19, 2022

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Zoda Named Northeast-10 Men’s Swimming Sport Excellence Award Winner

Bentley University senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) has added the Northeast-10 Conference Sport Excellence Award for men’s...

April 21, 2022

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Bentley Places 5 on Academic All-Northeast-10 Men’s Swim Team

\A conference-high five members of the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team, including senior co-captains Mark Zoda (Nashua,...

April 20, 2022

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Day 4 of Northeast-10 Championships Features 4 Golds for Bentley Men; Falcons Place 2nd

The closing day of the 2022 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Southern Connecticut State University’s...

February 20, 2022

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Bentley Captures Gold in 200 Medley Relay, Finishes Day 3 in 1st Place

The Bentley University Falcons closed out Saturday’s action at the 2022 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship...

February 19, 2022

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Zoda Earns 11th & 12th Career Golds During NE10 Championships; Bentley Takes Over 1st

Bentley University senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS), a five-time conference champion in both 2019 and 2020, earned his first two...

February 18, 2022

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High Expectations for Bentley Swimmers & Divers during this Weekend’s Northeast-10 Championships

Expectations are high for the Bentley University swimming and diving teams, who’ll be at Southern Connecticut State University Thursday...

February 16, 2022

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Bentley Men Stay Unbeaten in Dual Competition with 134-75 Win over Bridgewater St.

Seniors Mark Zoda (Nashua., N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) and Owen Busser (Chelmsford/Chelmsford HS), each of whom were competing in the Dana Center...

February 1, 2022

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Bentley Receives NE10 Men’s Relay Team of the Week Honors for 5th Time

For the fifth time this season, Bentley University was the recipient of the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Swimming Relay Team of the Week...

January 18, 2022

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Bentley Men Stay Unbeaten in the Pool, 191-103 at Pace

Seniors Oscar Chang (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills HS West) and Zach Papsco (Northport, N.Y./Northport HS), along with junior Anthony Vizental...

January 15, 2022

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Zoda Receives NE10 Men’s Swimmer of Week Honors for 5th Time; Relay Team Also Honored

For the second time this season and fifth time in his career, Bentley University senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) has been named...

December 8, 2021

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Two School Records Highlight Day 3 Bentley Results at Gompei

School records by senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) and junior Kate Galvin (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern HS), both in the 100 yard...

December 5, 2021

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Huminski, Blatt & Papsco Lead Bentley During Day 2 of Gompei Invitational

Junior Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS), sophomore Emily Blatt (Westford/Westford Academy) and senior Zach Papsco (Northport,...

December 4, 2021

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Bentley Highlights During Day 1 of Gompei Include 2 School Records & Huminski Victory

Highlights for the Bentley University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams during the opening day of the Gompei Invitational at...

December 3, 2021

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Ye, Busser Among Bentley’s Winners as Falcons Down Keene State

Led by senior Owen Busser (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford HS) and freshman Calvin Ye (Port Washington, N.Y./Paul D. Schreiber HS), the Bentley...

November 20, 2021

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Bentley Receives NE10 Men’s Relay Team of the Week Honors

After a winning performance in a dual meet at Brandeis University, the Bentley University quartet of junior Anthony Vizental (Concord, Calif./Clay...

November 16, 2021

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Bentley Men Stay Unbeaten in Pool with 162-132 Win at Brandeis

Senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) earned three freestyle victories and anchored the Falcons’ winning 200 yard medley relay...

November 13, 2021

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Five Bentley Men’s Swimmers Earn Weekly Awards from the Northeast-10

Bentley University sophomore Andrew Matjucha (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) has been named the Men’s Swimming Rookie of the Week in the...

November 9, 2021

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Zoda, Blatt & Women’s Relay Team Earn Weekly Honors from Northeast-10

Bentley University was represented on this week’s list of Northeast-10 Conference swimming and diving awards by senior Mark Zoda (Nashua,...

November 3, 2021

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Zoda Leads Bentley to 158-124 Win over Le Moyne

Senior Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) won three freestyle events and anchored a winning relay as Bentley University swam past Le Moyne...

October 31, 2021

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Bentley Sweeps Northeast-10 Men’s Swimming & Diving Weekly Awards

It was a sweep of the Northeast-10 Conference weekly awards for the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team following a 219-77...

October 26, 2021

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Bentley Men Open by Winning Every Event at Wheaton

In its first official meet since February 2020, the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team captured every event en route to a...

October 23, 2021

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Zoda & Papsco Named Bentley Men’s Swimming & Diving Captains

Seniors Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) and Zach Papsco (Northport, N.Y./Northport HS), a duo who combined for 21 Northeast-10...

October 22, 2021

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After Lengthy Layoff, Bentley Swimmers & Divers Open Season Saturday

After having last season cancelled, the Bentley University swimming and diving teams will finally be action on Saturday when they swim at Wheaton...

October 21, 2021