Zain Retherford

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Zain Retherford
Zain Retherford in 2018.png
Retherford in 2018
Personal information
Full nameZain Allen Retherford
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-05-21) May 21, 1995 (age 26)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamNittany Lions
ClubNittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached byCael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yakutsk 65 kg
US Open Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Las Vegas 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Las Vegas 65 kg
Cadet World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Baku 63 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
NCAA logo.svg
Gold medal – first place 2016 New York City 149 lb
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Louis 149 lb
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cleveland 149 lb
Big Ten Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Madison 141 lb
Gold medal – first place 2016 Iowa City 149 lb
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bloomington 149 lb
Gold medal – first place 2018 East Lansing 149 lb

Zain Allen Retherford (born May 21, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, Retherford is a two-time US World Team Member, in 2019, placing 27th at the World Championships, and in 2017, placing 21st at the World Championships.[2][3] Additionally, he helped Team USA reach third-place at the 2019 World Cup, going undefeated at 4–0, and winning the individual World Cup title. He was also the '19 US Open National runner-up and was the '12 Cadet World Champion at 63kg.[4][5][6]

One of the greatest Penn State Nittany Lions of all time, Retherford placed fifth at the 2014 NCAA Division I National Championships, and afterwards redshirted '14–'15.[7][8] Subsequently, Retherford went 93–0 through his next three seasons, winning three NCAA National championships, three Big Ten Conference titles and multiple high-importance awards, such as the Dan Hodge Trophy (twice), Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (twice) and NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler (twice), between others.[9][10][11]

Early life[]

Retherford was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to Benton, Pennsylvania, early in his life. He started high school at Line Mountain, where he won a state title as a freshman and took third place as a sophomore. He went on to compile a record of 84-3 before moving to Benton High School in his junior year. According to the PIAA the move was entirely because of "athletic intent", however, Retherford claims there were other factors like bullying, health reasons and being closer to his father's business.

As a result of the move, Retherford was declared unable to compete that season (2011-2012). Russ Hughes (his coach back then) states that it was in this time when Retherford started to really focus and grow as a wrestler. As a senior, he compiled an unbeaten record of 47-0 and collected his second state title. After the season, he became a Cadet World Champion in freestyle at 65-kilograms.

Retherford graduated from high school with a 131–3 record and two PIAA titles.[12][13]

College career[]

As the #3 recruit in the country, Retherford committed to the Nittany Lions, at Penn State University.[14][15]

2013-14[]

Retherford had incredible success as a true freshman, going 27–0 in regular season. He made his way to the Big Ten Conference finals to face defending NCAA champion (eventual four-timer) Logan Stieber, whom he lost to by 4 points, making him the runner-up of the tournament.[16] At the NCAA championships, Retherford defeated an unseeded opponent in the first round and also the eleventh and fourteenth seeds before losing to the second-seeded Logan Stieber once again. After losing in the semifinals, he faced and lost to top-seeded Mitchell Port in the consolation semis, ending his run at the tournament and placing fifth, which earned him All-American status.[17]

2014-15[]

In this season, Retherford chose to redshirt to focus on training and freestyle, placing second at the Junior World Team Trials and fourth at the 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International.[18][19]

2015-16[]

As a sophomore, Retherford moved up to 149-pounds and closed the regular season undefeated with a 26–0 record before the Big Ten's. At the tournament, he defeated the eight and fifth seeds to make his way to the finale. where he downed second-seeded Brandon Sorensen to win the championship. At the NCAA's, he dominated with a technical fall (21-6) to start the tournament, accumulated 3 pins in a row and a major in the finals to close the tournament and claim his first NCAA title. He was named the year's NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler, Penn State Male Athlete of the Year and Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.[20]

2016-17[]

In his junior year, he continued to establish dominance, staying in the top-spot of the division through the regular season. At the Big Ten Championships he downed four opponents with three falls and a technical fall (16-1) to become a two-time Big Ten Champion. At the NCAA Championships, he went 5–0 with four technical falls and a pin at the tournament to claim his second-straight NCAA Championship, making him the seventh Nittany Lion to do so. Due to his efforts, he was named the NCAA and Big Ten Championships Outstanding Wrestler. He ended the season with a 28–0 mark with seventeen pins, seven techs and a major, near to a 90 percent of bonus points in matches.

He then earned the Dan Hodge Trophy award as the most dominant wrestler in NCAA Division I and was named the year's NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler for the second time in a row.[20]

2017-18[]

As a senior, he remained unbeaten at 149-pounds with a 31–0 record. At the Big Ten's, he defeated three ranked wrestlers with two majors and one decision by points to claim his third-straight B1G Championship. At the NCAA Championships, he opened up with a tech (16-1) and a pin before another tech (20-2) in the quarterfinals. In his next two matches he won by decision (10-4 and 6-2), claiming his third-straight NCAA title.

After the season, he became only the fourth person to be awarded the prestigious Dan Hodge Trophy twice. Be was also named NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler for the third straight time and Big Ten Wrestler of the Year for the second time. In his four seasons at PSU, he graduated with a 128–4 record (all of his losses coming as a freshman).[21]

Overall, Retherford is a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner, three-time NCAA Champion, four-time All-American, three-time Big Ten Champion and four-time Big Ten finalist.[22]

Freestyle career[]

As a cadet and a junior, Retherford already had prestigious freestyle accomplishments; Cadet World and National champion and three-time Junior National runner-up.[22]

2015[]

At the Dave Schultz Memorial, Retherford lost to Jordan Oliver in the quarterfinals (2-6). In the repechage matches, he made his way to the third place match by beating Evan Henderson (10-7), Borislav Novachkov (injury default) and Murad Nukhadiev (9-2). In the bronze-medal match, he faced Andrey Kviatkovski, whom he lost to (4-8), placing fourth in his first competition as a senior.[23]

2016[]

At the US Olympic Team Trials, Retherford defeated James Green (9-2) in the preliminary match and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he faced Logan Stieber, whom he lost to (6-8). In the repechage matches, he downed Jason Chamberlain (7-2), Jayson Ness (6-3) and Jimmy Kennedy (2-2) to place third in the tournament.[24]

2017[]

At the US Open, Retherford placed third after losing to Jordan Oliver in the semifinals, qualifying for the World Team Trials Tournament. He won the Challenge Tournament and went on to face Frank Molinaro at the wrestle-offs. He won the 2-out-of-3 matches, losing the first one (6-7) and dominantly winning the other two (6-0, 7-4).[25][26]

Retherford competed at the Spain Grand Prix before the World Championships. He dominated his opponents, not getting scored a single point and winning all of his matches (4-0, TF 11–0, 6–0, TF 10-0).[27]

At the World Championships, Retherford teched (10-0) David Habat in the opening match but subsequently lost to Adam Batirov (4-6), getting eliminated and placing eleventh.[28]

2019[]

At the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix, he lost in the opening bout to Gadzhimurad Rashidov (3-4) and got eliminated, placing eighth.[29]

At the US Open, he downed 5 opponents before losing to Yianni Diakomihalis in the finals, this qualified him for the World Team Trials.[30] At the Challenge Tournament, he defeated Dean Heil, Frank Molinaro and Jordan Oliver twice before competing at Final X: Rutgers against Yianni Diakomihalis.[31] In the first match, Retherford beat Diakomihalis 10–4. The second match ended with a lot on controversy; Retherford was down 4-6 when he got a takedown for two points, Diakomihalis ended up earning two more to apparently win the match 8–6, however, there were problems with the scoring and that led to the match being scored 6–6 with an advantage on criteria to Retherford, winning the match and the Final X series.[32][33]

He once again faced Yianni Diakomihalis in the qualification round of the Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu. He lost the match by points (9-5).[34] He was then scheduled to compete at the Pan American Games, however, he was forced to pull out a week before the event and was replaced by Jaydin Eierman.[35]

Due to the past controversy at Final X: Rutgers, Retherford faced Diakomihalis for the fifth time in their freestyle career in a wrestle-off called Final X: Yianni vs. Zain to determine who was going to represent the United States at the World Championships.[36] He defeated Diakomihalis by two points to one.[32]

Retherford competed at the World Championships weeks after his wrestle-off. He lost a close bout in the first round against Alejandro Valdés (9-10) and was eliminated, placing twenty-sixth.[37]

Retherford competed at the Alan International in Russia. He downed Inar Kettia and Iulian Gergenov (TF 13–2, TF 11-0) prior to losing to Saiyn Kazyryk (4-6), placing seventh.[38]

In his last tournament of 2019, he competed at the prestigious World Cup, where he ended up undefeated at 65 kilograms with four victories, claiming the individual World Cup championship and helping Team USA win the team bronze-medal.[39]

2020[]

In his first competition of the year, Retherford competed at the Matteo Pellicone RS. He faced Bajrang Punia, whom he lost a close decision (4-5) in the opening round. He went on to place third as he beat Joey McKenna (10-5) and pinned Vasyl Shuptar in the repechage matches.[40]

In an attempt to make his way to the Olympics, Retherford competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament. He started strong, winning by technical superiority (10-0) in both of his first two bouts. In the semifinals, he faced Agustín Destribats. Retherford took him down early, however, Destribats was able to adjust and worked his way to the victory by fall, being the first wrestler to get the win in that fashion against Retherford in freestyle competition. In the third-place match, he faced Álbaro Rudesindo, whom he pinned.[41]

Retherford was scheduled to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4 at State College, Pennsylvania.[42] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[43]

After six months without being able to compete, Retherford returned to the mats against three–time NCAA Division I All-American Alec Pantaleo on September 19 at the NLWC I,[44] whom he outscored 3 points to 2.[45] He then won by technical fall against three–time US National Champion and World Team Member Reece Humphrey on November 24, at the NLWC III.[46] Retherford avenged his loss to Bajrang Punia at the Matteo Pellicone, when he flawlessly defeated him 6–0 at the NLWC IV of December 22.[47]

2021[]

To start off the year, Retherford defeated Evan Henderson in February at the NLWC V.[48] Retherford competed at the rescheduled 2020 US Olympic Team Trials from April 2 to 3 as the top–seed in an attempt of representing the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[49] He knocked off two–time Pan American Continental champion and 2019 NCAA champion Anthony Ashnault in the first round, but was unexpectedly upset by 2018 US Open champion Joey McKenna by decision.[50] He lost his consolation match against 2021 NCAA champion from Penn State Nick Lee, not placing.[51]

Retherford bulked up to 70 kilograms for a comeback at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships.[52] After losing in the first round in the hands of Jordan Oliver, Retherford made his way to a third-place finish.[53]

Freestyle record[]

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2021 US World Team Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 51–15 United States Tyler Berger TF 11–0 September 11–12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win United States Alec Pantaleo FF
Win 50–15 United States Jarrett Jacques TF 10–0
Loss 49–15 United States Jordan Oliver 2–2
2020 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss 49–14 United States Nick Lee 4–10 April 2, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Forth Worth, Texas
Loss 49–13 United States Joey McKenna 5–8
Win 49–12 United States Anthony Ashnault 5–1
Win 48-12 United States Evan Henderson 6–2 February 23, 2021 NLWC V

United States State College, Pennsylvania

Win 47-12 India Bajrang Punia 6-0 December 22, 2020 NLWC IV
Win 46-12 United States Reece Humphrey TF 10-0 November 24, 2020 NLWC III
Win 45-12 United States Alec Pantaleo 3-2 September 19, 2020 NLWC I
2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 44-12 Dominican Republic Álbaro Rudesindo Fall March 15, 2020 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament

Canada Ottawa, Canada

Loss 43-12 Argentina Agustín Destribats Fall
Win 43-11 Colombia Wber Euclides Cuero Munoz TF 10-0
Win 42-11 Puerto Rico Jose Rodriguez TF 10-0
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 41-11 Ukraine Vasyl Shuptar Fall January 15–18, 2020 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Italy Rome, Italy
Win 40-11 United States Joey McKenna 10-5
Loss 39-11 India Bajrang Punia 4-5
2019 Alans International Tournament 7th at 65kg
Loss 39-10 Russia Saiyn Kazyryk 4-6 December 7–9, 2019 2019 Alans International Tournament Russia Vladikavkaz, Russia
Win 39-9 Russia Iulian Gergenov TF 11-0
Win 38-9 Russia Inar Ketiia TF 13-2
2019 World Championships 26th at 65 kg
Loss 37-9 Cuba Alejandro Valdés 9-10 September 14–22, 2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships

Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

2019 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 37-8 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 2-1 September 2, 2019 2019 Final X Wrestle-Off: Yianni vs Zain

United States Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

2019 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu 7th at 65 kg
Loss 36-8 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 5-9 July 11–14, 2019 2019 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Win 36-7 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 6-6 June 7–8, 2019 2019 Final X: Rutgers

United States New Brunswick, New Jersey

Win 35-7 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 10-4
Win 34-7 United States Jordan Oliver 7-6 May 17–19, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Raleigh, North Carolina

Win 33-7 United States Jordan Oliver 7-6
Win 32-7 United States Frank Molinaro 6-1
Win 31-7 United States Dean Heil TF 10-0
2019 US Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 30-7 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 4-6 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open Wrestling Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 30-6 United States Jaydin Eierman 11-3
Win 29-6 United States Jayson Ness TF 10-0
Win 28-6 United States Mitch McKee TF 10-0
Win 27-6 United States Tristan Moran TF 10-0
Win 26-6 United States Peter Lipari TF 10-0
2019 World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 25-6 Japan Daichi Takatani TF 10-0 March 16–17, 2019 2019 Wrestling World Cup Russia Yakutsk, Russia
Win 24-6 Mongolia Batmagnai Batchuluun TF 10-0
Win 23-6 Iran Morteza Ghiasi 6-1
Win 22-6 Georgia (country) Amiran Vakhtangashvili 9-2
2019 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 8th at 65 kg
Loss 21-6 Russia Gadzhimurad Rashidov 3-4 January 24–27, 2019 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

2017 World Championships 11th at 65 kg
Loss 21-5 Bahrain Adam Batirov 4-6 August 21–27, 2017 2017 World Wrestling Championships

France Paris, France

Win 21-4 Slovenia David Habat TF 10-0
2017 Spain Grand Prix 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 20-4 Iran Vahid Ahangari TF 10-0 July 15–16, 2017 2017 Grand Prix of Spain Spain Madrid, Spain
Win 19-4 France Ilman Mukhtarov 6-0
Win 18-4 France Maxime Fiquet TF 11-0
Win 17-4 Austria Gabriel Janatsch 4-0
2017 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65kg
Win 16-4 United States Frank Molinaro 7-4 June 10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 15-4 United States Frank Molinaro 6-0
Loss 14-4 United States Frank Molinaro 6–7
Win 14-3 United States Bernard Futrell TF 10-0 June 9, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win 13-3 United States Nick Dardanes TF 11-0
Win 12-3 United States Jaydin Eierman TF 14-2
2017 US Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 11-3 United States Jimmy Kennedy 4-3 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open Wrestling Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 10-3 United States Evan Henderson TF 10-0
NC 9–3 United States Jordan Oliver NC (overturned)
Win 9-3 United States Nick Dardanes TF 10-0
Win 8-3 United States Koby Reyes TF 10-0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 7-3 United States Jimmy Kennedy 2-2 April 9-10, 2016 2016 US Olympic Team Trials

United States Iowa City, Iowa

Win 6-3 United States Jayson Ness 6-3
Win 5-3 United States Jason Chamberlain 7-2
Loss 4-3 United States Logan Stieber 6-8
Win 4-2 United States James Green 9-2
2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International 4th at 65 kg
Loss 3-2 Ukraine Andrey Kvyatkovskyy 4-8 January 29–31, 2015 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International

United States Colorado Springs, Colorado

Win 3-1 Russia Murad Nukhadiev 9-2
Win 2-1 United States Evan Henderson 10-7
Loss 1-1 United States Jordan Oliver 2-6
Win 1-0 United States Michael Mangrum 7-6

NCAA record[]

NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2018 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 149 lbs
Win 18-2 Ronald Perry 6-2 March 15–17, 2018 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 17-2 Troy Heilmann 10-4
Win 16-2 Boo Lewallen TF 20-2
Win 15-2 Alfred Bannister Fall
Win 14-2 Kyle Springer TF 16-1
2017 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 149 lbs
Win 13–2 Lavion Mayes TF 18-2 March 16–18, 2017 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 13–2 Brandon Sorensen Fall
Win 12–2 Alex Kocer TF 19-2
Win 11–2 Jordan Laster TF 16-0
Win 10–2 Joshua Maruca TF 19-2
2016 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 149 lbs
Win 9–2 Brandon Sorensen MD 10-1 March 17–19, 2016 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 8-2 Alec Pantaleo Fall
Win 7-2 Justin Oliver Fall
Win 5-2 Pat Lugo Fall
Win 4-2 Coleman Hammond TF 21-6
2014 NCAA Championships 5th at 141 lbs
Loss 3-2 Mitchell Port TB 1-3 March 21, 2014 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Loss 3-1 Logan Stieber 3-7
Win 3–0 Joey Lazor 5-2
Win 2–0 Edgar Bright 3-0
Win 1–0 Ugi Khishignyam 5-0

Stats[]

Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2018 Senior Penn State University #1 (1st) 149 31-0 100.00% 83.87%
2017 Junior #1 (1st) 28-0 100.00% 89.29%
2016 Sophomore #1 (1st) 34-0 100.00% 88.57%
2014 Freshman #4 (5th) 141 33-3 89.47% 39.47%
Career 126-3 96.37% 75.30%

Awards and honors[]

2020
2019
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Cup (65 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) US World Team Trials (65 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) U.S Open Championship (65 kg)
2018
2017
2016
2014

See also[]

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