- Zach
- Neibert
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- Class
- r-Senior
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- Weight
- 149 lbs.
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- High School/Other
- St. Paris Graham
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- Hometown
- Dayton, Ohio
Year | Overall | Dual | League | Major Dec. | Tech Fall | Fall | Time | Points |
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2010-2011 | 22-6 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0:55 | 21 |
2011-2012 | 22-12 | 6-7 | 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3:46 | 25 |
2012-2013 | 20-12 | 8-5 | 2-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 30 |
2013-2014 | 24-9 | 16-5 | 5-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 53 |
Career | 88-39 | 35-17 | 12-3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0:55 | 129 |
Updated: April 16, 2014
Pronounced NY-bert
2013 NCAA All-American … 2014 ACC Champion … Went 88-39 for his career … The 88 wins are tied for the 13th-most in program history.
2013-14: The ACC Champion at 149 pounds … Went 24-9 on the season and went 16-5 in duals … Had five major decisions and a technical fall … Went 5-1 in ACC duals … Missed the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational due to injury … Went 3-2 at the Midlands Championships … Won both of his matches in the UNC/Maryland weekend … Improved to 4-1 in ACC matches with wins in the Duke and NC State weekend … Defeated No. 11 Scott Sakaguchi of Oregon State 10-6 at the NWCA National Duals … Finished the weekend with a 3-1 record … Picked up a major decision over Ohio State's Jacob Bresciani … Went 3-0 at the ACC Championship to claim his first conference crown … Earned a takedown in sudden victory to beat Pitt's Mikey Racciatto in the finals … Advanced to the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships … A first-team selection to the VaSID All-State team.
2012-13: An All-American who placed eighth at 149 pounds … Posted a 20-12 record … Placed second at the ACC Championships … 2013 All-ACC … Went 8-5 in dual meets, 2-0 in ACC duals … Had four major decisions and four technical falls … Went 3-2 at the Midlands Championships … Beat Virginia's Joe Spisak 5-3 in the dual meet … Picked up a big dual meet win over No. 4 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin, getting a takedown late to win 4-3 … Went 4-1 at the Hokie Open, placing fifth … Missed a month of action after tweaking his knee at the Virginia Duals.
2011-12: An NCAA qualifier after placing third at 141 pounds at the ACC Championships … Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships, advancing to the round of 12 … Finished the season with a 22-12 overall mark, 6-7 in duals … Went 3-2 in the ACC … Picked up five major decisions and three pins on the year … Saw his first action of the year at Ohio State in a dual meet, giving up a takedown with under 5 seconds left to lose to No, 15 Hunter Steiber, 7-6 … Posted a 5-0 mark at the Nittany Lion Open to take the title at 141 pounds … Went 6-2 to take fourth place at the Midlands … Named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 24 after picking up two dual wins, including a pin of No. 18 Evan Henderson of UNC.
2010-11: Had a solid season filling in at 141 pounds when needed … Posted a 22-6 record on the season … Went 2-0 in ACC dual matches and 5-0 in all dual matches … Won the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial with a 5-0 mark … Placed second at the Hokie Open and fifth at the Nittany Lion Open … Had three major decisions, one technical fall and four pins … Picked up 21 team points in dual matches.
NIU: Signed with the Huskies but redshirted in 2009-10.
High School: One of the top lightweights in the country following his senior season where he earned honorable mention All-America honors from ASICS … Earned all-area honors his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … Went 45-1 his senior season in winning the OHSAA Division II state title at 125 pounds … Won the 119-pound title as a junior … A NHSCA Junior National champion … Finished second in state at 112 pounds sophomore season … Compiled an overall high school record of 132-12.
Personal: Zachariah T. Niebert was born October 30, 1990, in Dayton, OH … The son of Terry and Lisa Neibert … Has three younger siblings … Majoring in sociology.