Eastern Michigan Athletics
2009 Football Roster
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Nov 25 (Tue)
7:30 p.m.
Roster
Garrett Gronowski
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Avon, Ohio
- High School:
- Avon
PERSONAL: Full name: Garrett Donald Gronowski...Son of Gary and Donna Gronowski...Born 9-2-90...Has two sisters, Cari and Laura...Earned the President’s Award for Educational Excellence along with being selected the school’s Male Athlete of the Year...EMU: 2009: One of the 2009 recruits...Will have freshman eligibility this fall after sitting out the season as a redshirt...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Avon H.S. in Avon, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Mike Elder...Four sport athlete earning a total of nine letters in football, basketball, track and baseball...Senior Year: Named the MVP in the state of Ohio North-South All-Star Game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio where he turned in two interceptions to help lead the North Team to a 49-7 win in the 64th Annual All-Star Game..Associated Press Division III first-team All-State as well as first-team All-District and All-County...Team went 12-1...Named the Defensive Player of the Year in his Conference...Also voted his team’s MVP...Recorded 88 tackles, caused two fumbles and had two interceptions on defense, and on the offensive side of the ball he caught 43 passes for 702 yards with nine touchdowns...Also punted, averaging 44 yards per kick..Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game on the hardwood...Enjoyed a strong senior season in track, winning four events in the West Shore Conference track meet...Won both the 200 meters and long jump while also running on the victorious 400 and 800-meter relay teams...Regional finalist in the long jump and the 200-meter dash...Part of the relay team that broke the school-record in the 4x100 and 4x200...Junior Year: Selected first-team All-Lorain County with a .417 batting average...Tallied a .557 on base percentage with 18 stolen bases...Sophomore Year: Recorded 66 tackles and a punting averaged of 45.3 yards per kick.
