Bowling Green State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Levi Gazarek
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- North Baltimore, Ohio
- High School:
- North Baltimore HS
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Bowling Green |
Honors
- 2024 Academic All-MAC
- 2023 Academic All-MAC
- 2022 Academic All-MAC
- 2021 Academic All-MAC
2024 | Senior
- One of BGSU's six team captains
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games with nine starts
- Totaled eight receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns on the season
- Notched two catches for 16 yards vs. Old Dominion
- Hauled in a 17-yard catch against the Monarchs
- Posted a reception for seven yards in the victory at Akron
- Registered his first career touchdown on a two-yard pass in the left flat during the second quarter in the victory at Toledo
- Tallied a nine-yard touchdown catch on BGSU's first drive of the second half after the defense forced a turnover on the first play of the stanza in the win at Central Michigan
- Recorded three receptions for 28 yards, including a nine-yarder thrown by fellow tight end Harold Fannin Jr., against Miami (OH)
2023 | Junior
- One of BGSU's five team captains
- Appeared in all of BGSU's games with six starts
- Made one catch for four yards against Eastern Illinois
- Tied a career high with three receptions that went for 19 yards at No. 2 Michigan
- Caught one pass against Ohio (5 yards)
- Caught a pass against Toledo (7 yards)
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games with 11 starts
- Made one catch in season opener at UCLA
- Recorded a reception in win against Western Michigan
- Notched one catch against Kent State
- Appeared in all 12 of BGSU's games with 10 starts
- Made first career catches at Tennessee with three receptions for 23 yards
- Finished year with 10 catches for 88 yards
- Also made three catches at Kent State
- Made his collegiate debut against Ohio
- Is also a RHP on the Bowling Green baseball team
- In 2022, pitched 42.1 innings, going 2-3 with a 7.87 ERA
- He notched 22 strikeouts and made five starts in 2022
- Made six appearances in relief in 2021, going 6.2 innings pitched
North Baltimore High School |
North Baltimore, Ohio |
- Played four years of varsity football for Zach Walls at North Baltimore High School
- Four-year letter winner
- Named a team captain
- Also a four-year letter winner in both basketball and baseball
- Had 1,105 rushing yards as a senior to go with 10 rushing touchdowns
- Also threw for 1,110 yards with 13 passing touchdowns and had 158 receiving yards with a touchdown
- As a junior, ran for 682 yards and eight touchdowns, while adding 1,700 passing yards and 14 scores
- In 2017, had 812 receiving yards on 41 catches, with 10 touchdowns, as a sophomore
- Had 324 receiving yards with five touchdowns as a freshman
- Three-start recruit who chose BGSU over Michigan State, Maryland, Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State and others
Personal |
- Son of Marty and Holly Gazarek
- Has one brother Gabe
- Father played collegiate baseball at Indiana and professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers
- Uncle Matt Gazarek played baseball at Findlay and later for the Toledo Mud Hens
- Major is sport management
BG Football Press Conference vs EMU 11.3
Monday, November 03
BG FB : Postgame Interviews 11.01
Saturday, November 01
BG Football Press Conference vs Buffalo 10.27
Monday, October 27
BG Football Postgame vs Kent State 10.25
Sunday, October 26
