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Bucknell's Hartman Concludes Time at NCAA Championships
3/18/2022 3:10:00 PM | Wrestling
DETROIT – Bucknell's Zach Hartman wrapped up his time at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday at Little Caesars Arena.
The senior captain closed his decorated career with a 96-26 record, which included a 29-6 mark this season. He logged bonus points for the Bison in 51 of his career victories, with 28 pins, 16 major decisions and seven technical falls. His 28 career victories by fall is good for seventh in program history.
Hartman will graduate as a two-time All-American, as he took sixth in the 165-pound weight class at the 2021 NCAA Championships and captured a spot on the NWCA's honorable mention squad in 2020. He is the sixth Bison wrestler to earn All-America laurels, joining Tom Marchetti (167, 1989), Bryan Burns (190, 1991), Bobby Ferraro (177, 1994 & 1995), Andy Rendos (165, 2009 & 2010) and current assistant coach Kevin LeValley (149, 2010 & 2011). In addition, he joined Marchetti as Bucknell's second NCAA semifinalist.
Hartman is the fifth Bison to qualify for four NCAA Championships since the wrestling program was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 season, joining David Marble (133, 2007-10), Rendos (165, 2007-10), Joe Stolfi (285, 2013-16) and current volunteer assistant coach Tyler Smith (141, 2015-18). His career record at the NCAA's premier event will stand at 8-8.
Hartman went 1-1 on the second day of the NCAA's premier event, with his victory coming by a commanding 13-3 major decision over Nebraska's Bubba Wilson. Hartman was bolstered by a six-point sequence that came off a restart following a coach's challenge in the second period; after scoring a takedown, he turned Wilson for four additional back points.
Hartman ultimately fell to Cornell's Julian Ramirez in the first consolation round of eight; it was a rematch of the 2022 EIWA third-place bout.
Earlier this March with his third-place performance, Hartman became the sixth Bison to earn a podium spot at four EIWA Championships, joining Marble, Rendos, Stolfi, Paul Petrov (125, 2013-16) and Victor Lopez (149/157, 2014-17). He previously won the 165-pound title at the 2021 EIWA Championships; he also took second at 157 pounds in 2019 and at 165 pounds in 2020.
As a Bison, Hartman went 45-6 in duals, including a 28-2 mark against EIWA opponents. His longest winning streak occurred this season, a 13-bout stretch that spanned from Dec. 30 to March 6. In addition, he defeated 20 career nationally ranked opponents, including 12 top-20 foes.
Hartman was a fixture in the weekly Intermat polls, checking in as high as sixth. He also made all 15 of the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings compiled during his time in Lewisburg.
165: #12 Zach Hartman (2-2)
First Round: W, dec. over #21 Thomas Bullard (#4 NC State) 5-1
Second Round: L, dec. to #5 Shane Griffith (Stanford) 3-7
Second Consolation Round of 16: W, maj. dec. over #27 Bubba Wilson (#11 Nebraska) 13-3
First Consolation Round of 8: L, fall to #13 Julian Ramirez (#10 Cornell) 2:48
Note: Individual ranking NCAA seed; team ranking NWCA
The senior captain closed his decorated career with a 96-26 record, which included a 29-6 mark this season. He logged bonus points for the Bison in 51 of his career victories, with 28 pins, 16 major decisions and seven technical falls. His 28 career victories by fall is good for seventh in program history.
Hartman will graduate as a two-time All-American, as he took sixth in the 165-pound weight class at the 2021 NCAA Championships and captured a spot on the NWCA's honorable mention squad in 2020. He is the sixth Bison wrestler to earn All-America laurels, joining Tom Marchetti (167, 1989), Bryan Burns (190, 1991), Bobby Ferraro (177, 1994 & 1995), Andy Rendos (165, 2009 & 2010) and current assistant coach Kevin LeValley (149, 2010 & 2011). In addition, he joined Marchetti as Bucknell's second NCAA semifinalist.
Hartman is the fifth Bison to qualify for four NCAA Championships since the wrestling program was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 season, joining David Marble (133, 2007-10), Rendos (165, 2007-10), Joe Stolfi (285, 2013-16) and current volunteer assistant coach Tyler Smith (141, 2015-18). His career record at the NCAA's premier event will stand at 8-8.
Hartman went 1-1 on the second day of the NCAA's premier event, with his victory coming by a commanding 13-3 major decision over Nebraska's Bubba Wilson. Hartman was bolstered by a six-point sequence that came off a restart following a coach's challenge in the second period; after scoring a takedown, he turned Wilson for four additional back points.
Hartman ultimately fell to Cornell's Julian Ramirez in the first consolation round of eight; it was a rematch of the 2022 EIWA third-place bout.
Earlier this March with his third-place performance, Hartman became the sixth Bison to earn a podium spot at four EIWA Championships, joining Marble, Rendos, Stolfi, Paul Petrov (125, 2013-16) and Victor Lopez (149/157, 2014-17). He previously won the 165-pound title at the 2021 EIWA Championships; he also took second at 157 pounds in 2019 and at 165 pounds in 2020.
As a Bison, Hartman went 45-6 in duals, including a 28-2 mark against EIWA opponents. His longest winning streak occurred this season, a 13-bout stretch that spanned from Dec. 30 to March 6. In addition, he defeated 20 career nationally ranked opponents, including 12 top-20 foes.
Hartman was a fixture in the weekly Intermat polls, checking in as high as sixth. He also made all 15 of the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings compiled during his time in Lewisburg.
165: #12 Zach Hartman (2-2)
First Round: W, dec. over #21 Thomas Bullard (#4 NC State) 5-1
Second Round: L, dec. to #5 Shane Griffith (Stanford) 3-7
Second Consolation Round of 16: W, maj. dec. over #27 Bubba Wilson (#11 Nebraska) 13-3
First Consolation Round of 8: L, fall to #13 Julian Ramirez (#10 Cornell) 2:48
Note: Individual ranking NCAA seed; team ranking NWCA
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