Jeff has developed a storied past since first attending in 1999. In his first year of attendance, he infamously forgot to bring hiking shoes and instead “hiked” in sandals. This proved to be challenging, but not impossible! He was also involved in the infamous TR 1999 Twinkie eating challenge (attempting to consume 2 Twinkies in less than a minute). If not for the half-finished can of Mountain Dew left behind by Scott Berger in the back of the Zelenkovich van, we may have had a situation on our hands! 3 years later, he managed to earn himself the first ever 'demerit' for forgetting about Turkey Run in 2002. However, this ultimately paved the way for his receipt of the first ever "Most Improved" Award in 2003 - the now pre-established goal for anyone who receives a demerit at TR. Contributing to his “Most Improved” title in 2003, was his proclamation of Serb Fest as “a weekend of Fire & Ice”. This of course would become a theme and subtitle of the Second Generation’s take on Serb Fest and would ultimately become immortalized as the title for the 2004 DVD release documenting TR 2003. He would go on to attend 17 straight years, only taking a breif (and fully sanctioned) Covid hiatus in 2020. With this stellar attendance since his controversial absent-mindedness, he's confidently shed the dark-cloud image that had hung over his head in his mid 20s. He's proving why one day, he will surely gain Founding Member status! Let his story be an inspiration to anyone who finds him or herself on the dark side.

GENERAL PARTICIPANT	5 YEAR ATTENDEE	10 YEAR ATTENDEE	20 YEAR ATTENDEE	GONE STREAKING
2+ Years of Serb Fest Attendence without an extended hiatus	5 Years of Serb Fest Attendance	10 Years of Serb Fest Attendance	20 Years of Serb Fest Attendance	10 Straight Years of Attendance
COUNCILMAN	FOUNDING MEMBER	LEGEND	TRAVELER	HISTORY BUFF
Member of the TR High Council	Responsible for the Growth & Longevity of Serb Fest	Inducted into Turkey Run Hall of Fame	Traveled From Out of State (IL) to Attend Serb Fest	Serb Fest Historian
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	CONSUMPTION	INTELLECTUAL	MOST IMPROVED	GOLDEN CEVAP
TR Rookie of the Year	Cevapcici Consumption Award Winner	Honorary Vince Kus Intellectual of the Year Award Winner	Most Improved Award Winner	Jovan Zelenkovich Memorial Golden Cevapcici Award Winner
FILMMAKER	GRILL MASTER	15 MILE FINISHER	XTREME HIKING	CLIFF DIVER
Producer/Co-Producer of TR Video Content	Mans the Grill When Others Do Not	Completed 15 Mile Canoe/Kayak Trip	Hiked Off-Trail and Lived to Tell About It	Plunged into Sugar Creek
GOOD SAMARITAN	TRIPLE CROWN	DEMERIT	BANNED
Assisted Others in Time of Desparate Need	3 Near Death Experiences in one Year	Dermerit Issued from Founding Member	Banned from Turkey Run State Park

Most Improved:: 2003
Golden Cevapcici Award:: 2011


"Cruise-Nutz", Wore socks with sandals. - 1999
Arrived late - no hard feelings - 2001 Observed
Forgot - went to Wyoming earning him a demerit - 2002
Awarded "Most Improved" for his indominable spirit and contributions to TR Online - 2003
Proclaimed Serb Fest as a weekend of "Fire & Ice" - 2003
Took a face full of mud on the hike. - 2005
2002 Demerit lifted - 2013