Zain Retherford
Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 2014 to 2018. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.
4tournaments
19recorded wins
2recorded losses
3individual titles
5recorded falls
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 149 | No. 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2017 | Penn State | 149 | No. 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2016 | Penn State | 149 | No. 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2014 | Penn State | 141 | No. 3 | 5th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
Individual championship awards
| Year | Weight | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 149 | Penn State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 2017 | 149 | Penn State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 2018 | 149 | Penn State | Source final | Recorded final |
Recorded match history · 21 bouts
Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.
| Weight | Stage | Result | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Score | Method | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 149 | Round of 32 | W | Kyle Springer · Eastern Michigan | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 16–1 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Round of 16 | W | Alfred Bannister · Maryland | No. 1 | No. 16 | Not applicable | Fall 2:29 | Open |
| 149 | Quarterfinal | W | Boo Lewallen · Oklahoma State | No. 1 | No. 8 | 20–2 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Semifinal | W | Troy Heilmann · North Carolina | No. 1 | No. 4 | 10–4 | Dec | Open |
| 149 | Final | W | Ronnie Perry · Lock Haven (PA) | No. 1 | No. 15 | 6–2 | Dec | Open |
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 149 | Round of 32 | W | Josh Maruca · Arizona State | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 19–2 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Round of 16 | W | Jordan Laster · Princeton (NJ) | No. 1 | No. 16 | 16–0 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Quarterfinal | W | Alex Kocer · South Dakota State | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 19–2 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Semifinal | W | Brandon Sorensen · Iowa | No. 1 | No. 5 | Not applicable | Fall 2:37 | Open |
| 149 | Final | W | Lavion Mayes · Missouri | No. 1 | No. 3 | 18–2 | TF | Open |
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 149 | Round of 32 | W | Coleman Hammond · California-Bakersfield | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | 21–6 | TF | Open |
| 149 | Round of 16 | W | Pat Lugo · Edinboro (PA) | No. 1 | No. 16 | Not applicable | Fall 6:37 | Open |
| 149 | Quarterfinal | W | Justin Oliver · Central Michigan | No. 1 | No. 9 | Not applicable | Fall 2:13 | Open |
| 149 | Semifinal | W | Alec Pantaleo · Michigan | No. 1 | No. 5 | Not applicable | Fall 4:49 | Open |
| 149 | Final | W | Brandon Sorensen · Iowa | No. 1 | No. 2 | 10–1 | MD | Open |
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 141 | Round of 32 | W | Undrakhbayar 'Ugi' Khishignyam · Citadel (SC) | No. 3 | 0 · recorded zero | 5–0 | Dec | Open |
| 141 | Round of 16 | W | Edgar Bright · Pittsburgh (PA) | No. 3 | No. 14 | 3–0 | Dec | Open |
| 141 | Quarterfinal | W | Joey Lazor · Northern Iowa | No. 3 | No. 11 | 5–2 | Dec | Open |
| 141 | Semifinal | L | Logan Stieber · Ohio State | No. 3 | No. 2 | 3–7 | Dec | Open |
| 141 | Consolation semifinal | L | Mitchell Port · Edinboro (PA) | No. 3 | No. 1 | 1–3 | Dec | Open |
| 141 | 5th-place bout | W | Joey Lazor · Northern Iowa | No. 3 | No. 11 | Not applicable | MFF | Open |