Grinnell College Athletics

Dinah Zebot ’03 was a two-sport standout for the Pioneers, excelling in softball and volleyball. She was voted Freshman Athlete of the Year, as well as Most Valuable Player, and was an All-Conference in volleyball. Zebot also was team captain for volleyball in her junior year, and for both teams during her senior year. There is seemingly no end to her place in the record books for both sports. In volleyball she holds the all-time record for most career kills with 1,682, which places her fourth in Midwest Conference history. In addition, she holds the Grinnell records in most other hitting categories, placing her among the conference’s top three: most kills in a single season (572) and most kills in a single match (34). On the softball diamond, she places second all-time in career runs and hits, and third in RBIs and home runs. The recipient of the Joyce Buck ’56 Award given to the outstanding female athlete in multiple sports, Zebot graduated in 2003 with history department honors. She made the Dean’s List all four years and also was selected Phi Beta Kappa. Since leaving Grinnell, Zebot has remained active in the community, serving as a class agent, reunion volunteer, donor, and most recently as a GRASP volunteer.