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Zach Firestone

Zach Firestone

  • Weight:
    133
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Logan Township, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Clearview Regional

Summary

Biography

Firestone File
  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019-20)
  • 2018 Redshirt of the Year award winner
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • Went 1-2 wrestling at 141 pounds
  • Earned 8-1 decision over Michael Leveille of Purdue (Jan. 31)
  • Made season debut in extra match with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
  • 2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten selection & Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Key member of varsity lineup with a 6-7 record competing at 133 and 141 pounds
  • Appeared in four dual matches and closed out season with a 5-2 decision over Marshall Keller in dual at Princeton (Feb. 23)
  • Made Big Ten dual debut against No. 25 Michigan at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 1)
  • Made Rutgers varsity debut with a tech fall against Centenary (Nov. 2)
2018-19 (As a redshirt sophomore): Missed entire season due to injury sustained in the preseason ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and had team's highest GPA in 2018-19 with a 3.9.

2017-18 (As a sophomore): Redshirted ... earned the 133 title with a 4-0 record at the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 13) ... earned four wins at the Franklin & Marshall Open (Jan. 6) ... third-place at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23) ... Runner up at 133 pounds with a 3-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 12).

Prior to Rutgers: Member of the Bucknell wrestling program in 2016-17 before transfer to Rutgers … competed at Clearview Regional … 2016 NJSAA state champion at 132 pounds … finished senior season a perfect 39-0 … closed out career with a 157-7 record … three-time state placewinner … three-time Region 8 champion … four-time District 29 champion … two-time Tri-County Conference Wrestler of the Year … two-time South Jersey Times Wrestler of the Year … named an All-American by USA Wrestling and NHSCA … three-time all-state selection … four-time All Tri-County Conference and All-South Jersey.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2017-18 19-4* --- --- 2 (0) --- 7 (0) 1:19 ---
2018-19 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2019-20 6-7 2-2 (0-1) --- --- 3 (1) 1 (0) 1:02 8
2020-21 1-2 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0
CAREER 7-9 2-2 (0-1) --- --- 3 (1) 1 (0) 1:02 8
* unattached record

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    133 lbs

  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    133 lbs

  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    133 lbs

  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    133 lbs
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