50th Anniversary of Women's Athletics at Binghamton University
Profile: Jennifer Zeboris '92, Swimmer
Brief: A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Jennifer competed in swimming from 1988-92. She was the school's first swimming All-American after placing 16th in the 100 freestyle at the 1991 NCAA Championship. She also led Binghamton's 400 free relay team to nationals in 1990. During her standout four-year career, Zeboris won 16 conference championships - nine individual and seven relay titles. She was named the 1990 SUNYAC "Swimmer of the Meet" after winning six events. She also was an Academic All-American who graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and then stayed at Binghamton to earn her master's degree in special education in 1994.
Accomplishments on Zeboris's Hall of Fame plaque
In 1991, Zeboris became the first Colonial swimmer to earn NCAA All-America honors when she swam to 16th place in the 100 freestyle. That year, she qualified in three different events — the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free, and also earned a trip to nationals in 1990 with BU's 400 free relay team.
One of the most successful swimmers in conference history, Zeboris won 16 SUNYAC championships, including nine individual events. In 12 career championship meet races, she won nine times and finished second the other three. Zeboris was named 1990 SUNYAC Championship "Swimmer of the Meet" after winning six gold medals and setting four conference records, including a 50 free time of 25.00 seconds — a mark that still remains as she enters BU's Hall of Fame.
A dominating dual meet swimmer, Zeboris led the 1990-91 team to an 11-0 record — the first Binghamton women's team in any sport to post an undefeated season.
In 1991, Zeboris was honored as an Academic All-American by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
She graduated with six school records and was among Binghamton's top-10 in 11 different events.
Zeboris was team MVP all four years, and was named BU's "Athlete of the Year" in both 1990-91 and 1991-92.
Former Head Coach Joe Shore remembers...
"Jen was a tremendous swimmer and valuable team member for a number of reasons.
First, her best events were the "big" races in swimming - sprint freestyle. Including the relays, she could have an impact in a majority of the events.
Second, Jen was a versatile swimmer who could handle the breaststroke and IM events as well. That's why she was so valuable in dual meets beccause we could move her around to match up with the other team's strongest swimmer and give us the best chance to win.
Third, she hated to lose and did everything in her power to win. That attitude carried over to practice, where she worked hard and set an example for her teammates.
Jen is one of the gutsiest swimmers I've ever worked with. She worked hard to achieve her success."
