Jack Huczek was born on January 13,1983 and is a retired American racquetball player.
37 Facts About Jack Huczek
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Jack Huczek was named to USA Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Jack Huczek played a lot of racquetball as a junior, and his record as a junior player is unparalleled.
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Jack Huczek was USA Racquetball Junior Champion twelve consecutive years, winning 13 titles in that period.
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Jack Huczek's streak began in 1991, when he won Boy's U8 for the first time.
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Across that period, Jack Huczek was a champion in Boys' Doubles.
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Jack Huczek won U10 Doubles with Andrew Mead in 1993.
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Jack Huczek won U12 Doubles in 1995 with Matthew McElhiney and in 1996 with Cory Martin.
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Jack Huczek won Boy's U18 Doubles twice: in 2001 with Zack Miller and in 2002 with David Chirban.
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Jack Huczek won three USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championship titles representing Oakland University.
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Jack Huczek was the defending champion going into the 2002 USAR National Singles Championship.
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Jack Huczek finished ranked 4th at the end of the season.
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In 2003, Jack Huczek reached the finals of the USA National Singles Championships for the 3rd consecutive year.
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Jack Huczek played on Team USA for the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Jack Huczek played with a new partner for the 2003 USAR National Doubles Championships, as he and Todd O'Neill teamed up, which was a team of two IRF Men's Singles World Champions: Jack Huczek being the then current champion and O'Neill being the 1996 champion.
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Jack Huczek was in three other finals, losing two to Jason Mannino and one to Kane Waselenchuk.
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Jack Huczek was the defending champion in Men's Singles going into the 2004 World Championships in Anyang, South Korea, and he successfully defended his title.
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In 2004, Jack Huczek began a partnership with Rocky Carson for the USAR National Doubles Championships in October in Tempe, Arizona.
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In March 2005, Jack Huczek won Men's Singles at the Pan Am Championships in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Jack Huczek played both Men's Singles and Men's Doubles at the 2006 World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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The 2007 USAR National Singles Championships was unusual, as Jack Huczek, seeded 2nd, lost in the semi-finals to Shane Vanderson, which stopped Jack Huczek's streak of six consecutive appearances in the final.
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In November 2007, Jack Huczek reached the final of the US Open for the first time after a string of five semi-final losses.
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Jack Huczek beat Shane Vanderson in the semi-finals, and Jason Thoerner in the quarterfinals.
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Jack Huczek faced Rocky Carson in 10 finals that season, and won four of them.
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In 2008, Jack Huczek was back in the final of the USAR National Singles Championships, and his opponent was a familiar one: Rocky Carson.
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Jack Huczek defeated Canadian Vincent Gagnon in the semi-finals, and faced team-mate Carson in the final.
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Nonetheless, Jack Huczek set a record for playing in four straight Men's Singles finals at Worlds.
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Jack Huczek made six finals that season, but only won once, when he beat Rocky Carson in Edmonton, a tournament Waselenchuk didn't attend.
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Jack Huczek represented the US at Worlds, as he went to Seoul, South Korea for the 2010 World Championships.
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Jack Huczek reached the Men's Singles final for a record extending fifth time.
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The final was a repeat of 2008, as Jack Huczek faced team-mate Carson, who had ended Jack Huczek's run of Men's Singles titles at Worlds at three in 2008.
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Jack Huczek won his first IRT event in 2002 at age 19, and no one has won as a teenager since.
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Over his career, Jack Huczek had a winning record against all other IRT players except for Sudsy Monchik and Kane Waselenchuk.
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In 11 USA Racquetball National Singles Championships, Jack Huczek never failed to reach the semi-finals, winning the event four times and being runner up five times.
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Jack Huczek won the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships six times, and was runner up once.
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Jack Huczek was on Team USA 10 times, and in Men's Singles, he won 7 gold medals, 2 silver medals and a bronze, as well as a silver medal in Men's Doubles.
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Jack Huczek was named to USA Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2024.