After fighting back from injuries that cost him the better part of a year, Bridgeport's Troy Zorick relished Thursday, when he signed his letter-of-intent to run cross country and track & field distance events at Davis & Elkins starting this fall. 
 
"That's crazy to me because I worked so hard after I got hurt and that scholarship and that story that I was able to create just sealed the deal for me," Zorick said. "It was a culmination of everything I'd been working for and that was my gift." 
 
But the academic side already had Zorick hooked. 
 
"I chose the Senators because of their prestigious nursing program and the scholarship that I won. I definitely was not going to turn that down," Zorick said. "Their NCLEX scores were very high. And I enjoy giving back to my community and helping my fellow man.  
 
"When I was hurt and I dealt with injuries, I was around doctors and nurses and physical therapists who nursed me back to help. And I just want to do the same thing for other people because I really enjoy doing that." 
 
Zorick says the team he's joining will be elite. 
 
"I think coach (Jason) Pyles has put together The Avengers," Zorick said. "They crushed MECs and that's just a team I want to be a part of. We're going to be pretty solid coming into 2026." 
 
Zorick comes off a strong senior cross country season. 
 
At the Class AAA state meet, the first year cross country had four classes instead of three, he finished fourth in a time of 16:42.47, the best finish by a senior in the meet. 
 
As a team, Bridgeport tied Grafton for state runner-up with 87 points. 
 
"It was great. The reclassification helped," Zorick said. "You've got a mix of goofballs and guys that were taking it really seriously. When you mix that together, you have a really fun team." 


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