Name:
Zach Travis
*Photo used with permission from: Alexander Yuen
Nicknames:
Scuttle (retired)
Jersey #
11
Height:
6’2″
Date of birth:
31 December 1987
Place of birth:
Glen Head, NY
Current city of residence:
Berkeley, CA
Occupation:
Graduate student in physics
College team(s):
Harvard Redline (2006-2009)
Cal-Berkeley UgMo (2010)
Former teams:
Wolf (2010)
Accolades:
2010 College Nationals “Top Player”
How I came to join Revolver:
A strong season with the East Bay Goaltimate Association (EBGA) gave me some exposure and momentum going into 2011 tryouts, which, capped off at Cal States, led to a roster spot.
Funniest moment or joke on Revolver:
Baylis’ Life Story… but I’ve only been with the team for a month or two, so that might be a little premature.
Favorite game or tournament moment outside of Revolver:
1. 2010 college Nationals pre-quarters vs. Oregon — an intense, highlight-filled game with a little revenge from Regionals.
2. Catching a Callahan over Sam Kanner at Centex 2009.
Favorite Ultimate player(s) in formative years:
1. Will Chen, captain my freshman year at Harvard, was the first “star” player I knew, and definitely was a big source of inspiration both from his play, on-field intuition, and motivational speeches.
2. Josh McCarthy, my coach at Harvard, helped bring up my level of play and shaped my mental game.
Favorite tournament:
Red Tide Clambake
What makes ___ so dangerous?
Long arms and years of goalkeeping (soccer).
Theme song:
Don’t Speak (I Came to Make a Bang), by EoDM
Pre-game ritual:
Drink some coffee, run Four Lines, and put on the headband.
What I like to eat on Saturday night of a tournament:
Pasta and a Neapolitan milkshake [from In N Out]
If I didn’t play Ultimate, my main pastime outside of work would be:
Soccer and cooking
Favorite sports team outside of Ultimate:
Real Madrid
If I could hang out with any famous person for a day, it would be:
Sir Richard Branson — probably the closest thing to The Most Interesting Man In The World alive today. I bet he has some incredible stories.
In terms of Kanners, how tan are you?
Kanner is tan?
Something unknown about me:
1. I once sneaked into the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt and climbed the Great Pyramid.
2. I have not appeared on American Idol.