Wofford College Athletics

2012: Started all 13 games at strong safety ... Finished second on the team with 72 tackles ... Also had one tackle for loss and two forced fumbles ... At Elon (9/29) had seven tackles and forced a fumble by Aaron Mellette in the second quarter ... Had five tackles against Furman (10/6) ... Against The Citadel (10/27) recorded six tackles ... Led the team with twelve tackles at Samford (11/3) ... Against Chattanooga (11/10) had seven tackles ... Added seven tackles at South Carolina (11/17) ... In the NCAA Playoffs against New Hampshire (12/1) had four tackles, including a tackle for loss of seven yards ... At North Dakota State (12/8) in the NCAA quarterfinals had eight tackles and forced a John Crockett fumble in the third quarter that was recovered by Stephon Shelton ...  Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Fall All-Academic Team ... Earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team honors ... 2011: Started all twelve games at strong safety ... Finished the season third on the team with 70 tackles along with two tackles for loss and an interception ... Named team’s Best Defensive Back ... At Clemson (9/10) recorded nine tackles ... Against Samford (9/24), lone tackle was for a loss of seven yards ... Recorded five tackles against Appalachian State (10/1) ... At The Citadel (10/8) had five tackles, including a shared tackle for loss ... At Furman (10/22) tied for the team lead with twelve tackles, including a tackle for loss with Alvin Scioneaux ... Led the team in tackles against Georgia Southern (11/12) with twelve stops, nine of which were solo ... Also led the team in tackles at Chattanooga (11/19) with ten ... With less than a minute left against the Mocs, intercepted B.J. Coleman to secure the 28-27 win ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Team ... 2010: Played in all 13 games with four starts ... Finished the season with 44 tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception ... Was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Started the season opener at Ohio (9/4) and had three tackles ... Recorded six tackles at Charleston Southern (9/11) ... Had a season-high seven tackles against Union (9/18) ... Against Furman (10/2) intercepted Cody Worley in the second quarter ... Against Western Carolina (10/16) made five tackles, including a shared sack of Brandon Pechloff with Ameet Pall in the third quarter ... Recorded a tackle for loss among six tackles against The Citadel (10/30) ... Made three tackles each in NCAA Playoff games against Jacksonville State (12/4) and Georgia Southern (12/11) ... Shared team’s Defensive Freshman of the Year honors with Mike McCrimon ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Libertyville High School for coach Randy Kuceyeski ...  As a senior, had 422 rushing yards, 400 receiving yards, 76 tackles, and three interceptions with nine total touchdowns ... Earned All-Conference, All-Area, All-State, and Chicago Tribune Top 50 honors ... During his junior year had 1,300 all-purpose yards along with 101 tackles and eight touchdowns ... Twice named Academic All-Conference and Academic All-State ... Also lettered in basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Susan Zotto ... Born October 29, 1991 ... Majoring in biology.