OL Lavergne working hard to get “as much opportunity as possible”

Cougars standout open to CIS suitors.

This fall, Quebec offensive lineman Zachary Lavergne begins a new gridiron chapter.

Zachary Lavergne

Positions:
Offensive Line

Height/Weight:
6’2, 260 lbs

Teams:
Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars (CEGEP Division 1)
Académie les Estacades (high school: RSEQ Juvenile Division 1)
Séminaire Sainte-Marie Cactus

Commitment:
None

Official Visits:
None

Considerations:
Open

Class:
2019

Lavergne began his gridiron career in high school with the Séminaire Sainte-Marie Cactus for the first two years and then played for the Estacades Bleu et Or. The lineman has been part of Team Quebec 2016, and will be playing in the ranks of the Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars (CEGEP division 1) for his college years. He received two awards for best lineman.

He decided to join the Cougars because he has been attracted by the school and the football program.

“English is getting even more important, so going at Champlain Lennoxville was one of the best choise I could’ve made. The football installations also are amazing there!” said the player.

The best moment of the last season, for him, was his last game at home. “We were enjoying every second of the game, because it was our last one with the team. At the end, we lost that game, but it didn’t even matter. We were playing as a team, like we always did and it represents one of the best moments of that season.” admitted Lavergne.

His life and football inspiration comes from his parents and his high school football coach François Dussault. Lavergne affirms that his parents have always been there to support and cheer him when life was harder. Dussault showed him how to play real football, and gave him a lot of motivation to keep going.

Nowadays, Lavergne keeps his mind on the next seasons he will play in the ranks of the Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars.

“The CIS recruiting is still far from now, so I am focusing on my CEGEP football” admitted the lineman.

He hopes to get a lot of football opportunity in the future, including in the United States or in the West Canadian. To get there, he will be working on his physical strength and on his foot work.

His weekly training consists of four sessions of weight lifting and two of running.