Zach Redding

Weight:
133
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manorville, N.Y.
High School:
Eastport-South Manor

Awards and Accomplishments
NCAA Qualifier (2021, ‘23)
2023 Big 12 Championship (Second Place)
2021 Big 12 Championship (Third Place)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S25)

2024-25
Registered a 1-2 season record … earned a 5-4 decision over Iowa’s No. 31 Ryder Block in the Cy-Hawk dual … dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to All-American Josh Koderhandt (Navy) … entered the transfer portal following the season.

2023-24
Posted a 9-3 record, including 4-2 mark in dual action ... wrestled at both 141 and 149 pounds during the season … registered six bonus-point victories on the year (four tech falls, two major decisions) … started the year by winning the Grand View Open … defeated Cornell’s Ethan Fernandez, an NCAA Qualifier, 5-1 … wrestled in duals against Pittsburgh, Little Rock, Cornell, Arizona State, California Baptist and Utah Valley … runner-up at the Daktronics Open.

2022-23
2023 NCAA Qualifier … reached the blood round, one win shy of All-American status, and scored 3.0 team points at the NCAA Championships … went 3-2 in the NCAA Championships with one major decision, losing only to the No. 3 and No. 8 seeds … defeated No. 22 Cody Phippen (AF) in sudden victory in the Round of 16 … finalist at the Big 12 Championship … posted an 18-12 record with three pins and two major decisions … 11 wins against a ranked opponent … defeated Wisconsin’s No. 12 Taylor LaMont, 10-4, on the first week of the regular season … placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle.

2021-22
Was 6-2 overall on the year, while going 2-1 in dual matches ... won first five matches of the year, as he picked up first place honors at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open ... had a 9-1 major decision over Army's Julian Sanchez in the opening round of the David H. Lehman F&M Open.

2020-21
2021 NCAA Qualifier… finished third at 133-pounds at the Big 12 Championship… at the Big 12 Championship, entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed in a bracket that featured 11 ranked wrestlers, beating three of them on his way to finishing third… posted a 10-7 record during his freshman campaign… went 7-4 in duals after winning the starting 133-pound spot… recorded three wins by major decision and one by technical fall… fourth on the team in total dual points scored (75)… tied for fifth on the team in dual takedowns (20)… second on the team in dual reversals (5).

High School
Wrestled for Eastport South Manor High School in Manorville, New York… two-time New York High School State Champion… two-time Eastern States Champion… two-time NHSCA National Champion… four-time New York High School State Place-Winner… No. 119 overall recruit in the class of 2020… No. 18 ranked high school wrestler at 126 pounds.

Personal
Majoring in liberal studies.