Dave Gschwind

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 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 to 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