Brad Gschwind
Bio
Lakota High School class of 1974: Basketball, Baseball & Cross Country
Dave Gschwind played basketball, baseball, and ran cross country, earning eight varsity letters in all.
In basketball, Gschwind was named as the Lakota MVP, Mid Miami League
player of the year and Butler county player of the year at the end of his
senior season. In addition he was named to the District 15 (Butler, Warren,
Montgomery, and Preble counties) coaches first team, and was an all-Ohio
team honorable mention. These honors culminated a three year varsity
basketball career. An explosive scorer, Gschwind's averaged 22.6 points per
game in 1974, a mark that still ranks in the Lakota all-time top five. His
school record of 181 field goals made in a season stood for 11 years.
Gschwind earned three varsity letters in baseball. As a pitcher, his earned
run average of 0.531, established a new Lakota single season record in
1974. He also earned varsity letters in 1973 and 1974 as a member of the
Firebird cross country team.
Gschwind went on compete in basketball at Northern Arizona University.
Gschwind is the vice president of mortgage services at Kemba Credit Union.
Favorites
ATHLETE: Tiger Woods
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM: Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals
SPORTS MOVIE: Field of Dreams and Rudy
QUOTE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:
Man in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow
IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW…WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THE HIGH SCHOOL DAVE?:
You will only regret the opportunities that you did not pursue - take the chance.
THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A THUNDERBIRD WAS…
More academic than athletic - well prepared for college vs others …significantly more so
CURRENT JOB: VP Mortgages for Kemba Credit Union