Introducing … Zach Schmid

School: Francis Parker School (San Diego, Calif.)

Sport: Football

Year: Class of 2014

My dream job, outside of being a professional athlete, would be … President of the United States or a Naval Aviator

If you’d see my iPod, you’d find … a lot of John Mayer

I currently drive a … 2001 Toyota Sequoia

Someday, I’d like to be driving a … Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

The best part about my hometown is … best Mexican food int he country

My dream city to be living in 10 years from now is … San Diego – why would I want to live anywhere else?

The ultimate compliment is when I get compared with … Shane Lechler or Ronald Reagan

If I could be teammates with one pro athlete in any sport, it’d be … Pat Tilman – he is the epitome of a selfless team player who would do anything for his team

If I could meet anybody, it would be … Douglas MacArthur

The website I couldn’t live without are … Yahoo, Wikipedia and Facebook

The greatest meal ever is … a burger, fries and a shake from Burger Lounge in San Diego

Best movie of all-time is … Top Gun

My can’t-miss TV show is … How I Met Your Mother and Shark Tank

My favorite pro team is … The Chargers

Worst thing about pro sports is … the actions of a few hurt the reputations of the majority of professional athletes

Best uniforms in sports belong to … Chargers’ Powder Blue uniforms

One thing my coach always says that I will never forget … “You’re killing me Schmid!”

I will consider myself a success when I … am able to help people that no one else was able to

If I won the lottery … an original P-51D Mustang

If I could tell one person thanks, it would be … my parents – they always push me to be the best, never allowing me to become complacent or accept mediocrity, they instill in me the competitive drive that makes me a successful person

Ready to be “introduced” to the high school sports world? Submit your answers to the above questions – with a photo of yourself – to Suzanne Schwerer at sschwerer@usatoday.com.

JASON JORDAN’S WHAT I’M THINKING TODAY …

OK people we’re about to transition over into a new year.

I know you’ve been debating long and hard about what your New Year’s resolutions should be.

Whatever you came up with just make sure it’s something that you can maintain.

Don’t go too lofty; the goal is to still be implementing said resolutions in the spring.

“Watching Spiderman.” – Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) shooting guard Isaiah Whitehead

– Jason Jordan