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 CMU 10.13
Monday, October 13
BG Football Postgame 10.11 vs Toledo
Saturday, October 11
BG Football Press Conference 10.6
Monday, October 06
BG Football Postgame 9.27 at Ohio
Saturday, September 27
