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Saint Vincent College

Saint Vincent College Head Coaches

Jeff Zidek

  • Position Women's Bowling

Biography

Jeff Zidek serves as Head Women's Bowling Coach at Saint Vincent. 

In 2022, Zidek led the Bearcats to a 33-10 overall record, including a 14-2 record in the AMCC and a trip to the AMCC Tournament Championship game ... The Bearcats lost 2-1 in a best of three Championship Series against Medaille ... Zidek guided four Bearcats to All-AMCC honors ... Monique Koehler and Jackie Koehler were named First Team All-AMCC, while senior Jessica Guesman and Olivia Emonds earned Second Team All-AMCC honors.

In 2019-20, the Bearcats led the nation in winning percentage (.877), posting a 50-7 overall record.  The team went 16-2 in the AMCC, tied for first overall, and Zidek was named co-Coach of the Year by the conference.

In 2018-19, the Bearcats joined the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, posting a conference record of 11-3 in the regular season and finishing third in the AMCC Championships.  Overall, the team posted a 39-14 record, the second highest win percentage of any team in the NCAA.  Zidek guided the Bearcats to a 25-26 record during their inaugural season in 2017-18, playing an independent schedule.  

Zidek brings several decades of bowling experience to the program.  He has won multiple individual and doubles tournaments in Western Pennsylvania and has thrown four perfect games in his career.  He continues to bowl weekly in area leagues and tournaments, and has consistently averaged 215 over the past 10 years.

He first joined the staff at Saint Vincent in 1995, working in the communication department, and moved to the athletic department as Sports Information Director in 2003, serving in that role until 2019.  He currently works full-time as the track announcer at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington, PA.

He is a member of the United States Bowling Congress, and is a certified Bronze Level coach.

A native of North Apollo, PA, he has two children:  Ryan, a 2017 Saint Vincent graduate, and Sara, a 2020 graduate of the College of Wooster.  Jeff and his wife, Jackie, reside in Greensburg.