CF Honors Retired Athletic Director with Building Renaming

The former Newton Perry Aquatic Center, which will soon house athletics administration, will be named the Bob Zelinski Athletics Building.

“The board and college leadership are proud to recognize Bob for his years of service and commitment to excellence,” said Dr. Jim Henningsen, CF president. “His expectations of hard work in the classroom as well as on the field ensured that his student-athletes were prepared for life after graduation.”

Zelinski retired from CF in June after 23 years of service to the college and 51 years in the Florida College System. Accomplishments while at the College of Central Florida include:

• 772 student-athletes named to All-Academic teams
• 78.5% graduation rate for student-athletes
• 39% of all student-athletes achieved a 3.00 GPA or higher
• 15 State Scholar-Athletes of the Year, more than any other college in Florida
• Two national championships (Tennis and Men’s Basketball)
• 11 national championship qualifying teams
• Six state championships
• 30 conference championships
• 46 All-Americans and 16 State Players of the Year
• In addition, CF student-athletes have been named National Junior College male athlete of the year, National Junior College female athlete of the year and National Junior College Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a combination of three awards that no other college in the nation has won.

Accomplishments at the state and national level include:

• Service as state commissioner for athletics for 18 years
• Service on the National Junior College Athletic Association Executive Committee and chair of the NJCAA Eligibility Committee for 10 years
• Two Distinguished Service Awards: Florida College System Activities Association and NJCAA
• Induction into six Halls of Fame

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