Zach Rey

Zach Rey

Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	125 kg

Zach Rey (born March 27, 1989)^[1] of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is an American wrestler for who represented the United States at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.

High school[]

Rey attended Hopatcong High School in Hopatcong, New Jersey from 2003-2007. Rey was a three time placewinner in the NJSIAA tournament, winning state titles in 2006 and 2007.^[2] Rey was also an all-state football player his senior year.

College[]

At Lehigh University, Rey was a four time NCAA qualifier and three time NCAA placer, including finishing third in 2010, second in 2012, and taking home an NCAA championship as a junior in 2011. Rey finished his college career with 120 wins against only 15 losses, for a winning percentage of 89%.

International[]

While in college, Rey represented the United States at the 2010 University World Champsionships, where he finished in 8th place with a 1-1 record. Rey has since gone on to success at the Senior level, making three freestyle national teams (top 3 in the World Team/Olympic trials). Notable tournaments won include twice winning the Pan American Championships (2013/2014), the Pan American Games (2015), the Dave Schultz Memorial (2013), and the Cerro Pelado International (2014/2015).^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, after losing in the finals at the World Team Trials, Rey was awarded the opportunity to compete in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships after World Team Trials winner Tervel Dlagnev was forced to miss competition due to injury. Rey went on to finish 0-1 at the championships.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

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