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Zach Hartman
- Position:
- 165
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belle Vernon, Pa.
- High School:
- Belle Vernon Area
Bio
Career: 2021 NCAA All-American (6th at 165 pounds) ... 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American ... sixth Bison All-American ... second Bison NCAA semifinalist ... four-time NCAA qualifier (2022, 2021, 2020 & 2019) ... four-time EIWA placewinner (1st in 2021, 2nd in 2020 & 2019, 3rd in 2022) ... fourth Bison EIWA champion ... sixth Bison four-time EIWA placewinner ... 2021 EIWA Coaches' Trophy recipient ... 2021 EIWA Wrestler of the Year ... two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021 Second Team & 2022 Third Team) ... two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Team (2022 & 2021) ... 20 wins over nationally ranked opponents, including 12 in the top 20 ... graduated ranked seventh in school history with 28 career pins ... four-time Bison Athlete of the Week.
2021-22 (Senior): Team captain with Darren Miller and Brandon Seidman ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid by placing third at the EIWA Championships ... went 4-1 at the EIWA Championships with two pins and a 16-3 major decision over top-seeded Julian Ramirez (Cornell) in the third-place bout ... became the sixth Bison to earn a podium spot at four EIWA Championships ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (3/7) on the strength of performance at the EIWA Championships ... went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships with a 5-1 decision over Thomas Bullard (NC State) and a 13-3 major decision over Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) ... was sent to the consolation bracket with a tight 7-3 loss to eventual NCAA runner-up Shane Griffith (Stanford) ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team ... became the first Bison wrestler to make two Academic All-America Teams ... made second-straight CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Team ... went 29-6 overall, including a 15-1 mark in dual action ... led the Bison in pins (9), major decisions (6) and technical falls (3) ... went an unbeaten 8-0 in EIWA duals with two pins and one major decision ... in four of those bouts, allowed two or fewer points ... posted a 10-5 record against nationally ranked opponents, with two victories over top-20 foes ... won season's first eight bouts, posting four pins, two technical falls and a major decision ... took first at the Navy Classic with a 5-0 record, registering three pins, one technical fall and one major decision ... placed fifth at the MatMen Open with a 3-2 ledger, twice defeating No. 29 Lucas Revano (Penn) by decision ... blanked then No. 8 Travis Wittlake, 5-0, during Bucknell's dual finale at Oklahoma State ... strung together a 13-bout winning streak from Dec. 30 to March 5, recording four pins and two major decisions ... also defeated six nationally ranked opponents during that stretch ... eight of nine pins came in the first period, including one in just 28 seconds at the EIWA Championships ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 12th (third iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 11th (second iteration) ... made every Intermat poll of the season, coming in as high as eighth ... became the first Bison to make four NWCA All-Academic Teams ... became the first Bison to earn the EIWA Academic Achievement Award all four seasons in Lewisburg ... presented Bucknell's Christy Mathewson Award as the class of 2022's outstanding male athlete ... captured Bucknell's Alvin F. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement and future promise as Bucknell alumni ... became the second male athlete to capture both of these prestigious senior awards, joining crew's Mac Ortland '95.
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2020-21 (Junior): Team captain with David Campbell and Matthew Kolonia ... NCAA All-American ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid by winning the EIWA title ... became the sixth Bison to garner All-America laurels by placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a 3-3 record ... victories came by decision over Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) and Peyton Hall (West Virginia) and by medical forfeit over then No. 4 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) ... advanced to the NCAA semifinals, where fell to eventual national champion Shane Griffith (Stanford) by decision ... became the second Bison to reach the NCAA semifinals ... fell in sudden victory, 7-5, to then No. 7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) in the fifth-place bout ... became the fourth Bison to win an EIWA crown, going 3-0 ... victories came by fall over Clayton Fielden (Army West Point), by decision over Evan Barczak (Drexel) and by major decision over then No. 12 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) ... became the second Bison to earn the EIWA Coaches' Trophy as the EIWA Championships' Outstanding Wrestler ... became the first Bison to be voted as the EIWA Wrestler of the Year by the conference's head coaches ... made the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team ... became the second Bison wrestler to be recognized as an Academic All-American ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Team ... went 12-3 overall with two pins, one technical fall and one major decision ... one of six Bison to compete in all three duals, going 3-0 ... won first 12 bouts in a row, representing a new career-long winning streak ... tied Kolonia and Vincent Andreano for the team lead in pins ... went 2-3 against ranked wrestlers, with three losses coming to grapplers in Intermat's top 10 ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (2/29 & 3/22) for performances at the EIWA Championships and NCAA Championships ... appeared in all three NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as seventh (first and third iterations) ... was ranked as high as sixth nationally by Intermat from March 2 to March 9 and by The Open Mat on March 9 ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team for the third season in a row ... became Bucknell's third three-time NWCA All-Academic honoree ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award for the third-straight season.
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2019-20 (Sophomore): Team captain with Drew Phipps ... NWCA Honorable Mention All-American ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up showing at the EIWA Championships ... became the second Bison to twice finish as an EIWA runner-up, going 3-1 ... reached the finals by downing No. 19 Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) by an 8-6 decision in sudden victory ... other two wins came by a 10-2 major decision over Riley Jacops (Columbia) and by a 5-3 decision over Grant Cuomo (Princeton) ... earned the 16th seed at the NCAA Championships, which were not held due to the COVID-19 public health threat ... went 27-8 overall and 13-1 in dual competition while wrestling primarily at 165 pounds ... one of four Bison to reach the double digits in dual wins ... recorded eight pins, six major decisions and three technical falls, totals all good for first among Bison ... went 4-4 against nationally ranked opponents, including pins of No. 17 Quentin Perez (Campbell) and No. 11 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina) ... placed sixth at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) with a 3-3 record ... logged major decisions over Jake Allar (Minnesota) and Jake Keating (Virginia) ... took third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 23) ... lone action at 157 pounds came at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10), where took fourth with two pins ... strung together an eight-bout winning streak from Jan. 10 to Feb. 14 ... also enjoyed one six-bout winning streak and one five-bout winning streak ... won first 12 dual bouts of the season ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 13th (fourth iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 21st (first rendition) ... named to second-straight NWCA All-Academic Team ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award for the second year in a row.
2018-19 (Freshman): NCAA qualifier at 157 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up showing at the EIWA Championships ... became the first Bison freshman to finish as an EIWA runner-up, compiling a 3-1 record ... blanked first three opponents by a combined margin of 8-0 to advance to the finals ... went 2-2 at first NCAA Championships as the 14th seed, pulling out both victories in the final seconds ... downed Christian LaBrie (Brown), 12-9, by scoring four back points at the buzzer ... edged Lucas Weiland (Army West Point), 6-5, on a last-second takedown ... posted a 28-9 overall record while wrestling exclusively at 157 pounds ... went 14-4 in dual action, including a 10-1 mark against EIWA opponents ... was ranked as high as eighth nationally, from Jan. 15 to Feb. 3 by The Open Mat and by both Intermat and The Open Mat from Jan. 15 to Jan. 27 ... led the Bison in overall victories and tied fellow NCAA qualifier Drew Phipps for the team high in EIWA dual wins ... finished second to Phipps in dual victories ... went 5-6 against nationally ranked opponents ... was one of three Bison to start every dual ... paced the team with nine pins, including one of VMI's Darren Ostrander in first collegiate bout ... fastest pin came in 55 seconds against Franklin & Marshall's Paddy Quinlan ... logged four major decisions ... selected as the Bison Athlete of the Week (12/30) after taking third with a 6-1 record at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) ... knocked off five seeded wrestlers at the prestigious tournament, including two nationally ranked grapplers in No. 15 Christian Pagdilao of Arizona State (10-2 major decision) and No. 17 John Van Brill of Rutgers (7-5 decision), both of whom qualified for the NCAA Championships ... outscored first three opponents by a combined margin of 25-3 ... won first five bouts of collegiate career, including three by fall ... also strung together one eight-bout and three four-bout winning streaks over the course of the season ... pinned four of final five opponents during the eight-bout winning streak ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 10th (first iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 10th (first rendition) ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain … won the 2018 Ronald L. Garrison Award as the WPIAL’s outstanding senior wrestler … posted a 170-25 career record, including 96 pins … set Belle Vernon Area records in career victories and career winning percentage (.872) … three-time PIAA Class AAA placewinner, taking second in 2018, third in 2015 and fifth in 2016 … three-time NHSCA All-American, finishing third in 2017, fifth in 2016 and sixth in 2015 … two-time WPIAL/District VII champion … two-time WPIAL/District VII runner-up … four-time section champion … two-time Westmoreland County champion … two-time Westmoreland County runner-up … four-time Powerade Wrestling placewinner, finishing as the runner-up three times … three-time Escape the Rock placewinner, earning one title … PA Power Wrestling’s No. 18 recruit in Pennsylvania’s class of 2018 … also wrestled at Quest School of Wrestling for eight years.
Personal: Zachary J. Hartman … born October 6, 1999 in Sewickley, Pa. … son of Carl and Marie Hartman … has three siblings: Ally, Mitch and Liz … Mitch is a member of the Bucknell wrestling team’s class of 2020 … two-year National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society member ... major was biology … completed the pre-medicine track.
2021-22 (Senior): Team captain with Darren Miller and Brandon Seidman ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid by placing third at the EIWA Championships ... went 4-1 at the EIWA Championships with two pins and a 16-3 major decision over top-seeded Julian Ramirez (Cornell) in the third-place bout ... became the sixth Bison to earn a podium spot at four EIWA Championships ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (3/7) on the strength of performance at the EIWA Championships ... went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships with a 5-1 decision over Thomas Bullard (NC State) and a 13-3 major decision over Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) ... was sent to the consolation bracket with a tight 7-3 loss to eventual NCAA runner-up Shane Griffith (Stanford) ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team ... became the first Bison wrestler to make two Academic All-America Teams ... made second-straight CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Team ... went 29-6 overall, including a 15-1 mark in dual action ... led the Bison in pins (9), major decisions (6) and technical falls (3) ... went an unbeaten 8-0 in EIWA duals with two pins and one major decision ... in four of those bouts, allowed two or fewer points ... posted a 10-5 record against nationally ranked opponents, with two victories over top-20 foes ... won season's first eight bouts, posting four pins, two technical falls and a major decision ... took first at the Navy Classic with a 5-0 record, registering three pins, one technical fall and one major decision ... placed fifth at the MatMen Open with a 3-2 ledger, twice defeating No. 29 Lucas Revano (Penn) by decision ... blanked then No. 8 Travis Wittlake, 5-0, during Bucknell's dual finale at Oklahoma State ... strung together a 13-bout winning streak from Dec. 30 to March 5, recording four pins and two major decisions ... also defeated six nationally ranked opponents during that stretch ... eight of nine pins came in the first period, including one in just 28 seconds at the EIWA Championships ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 12th (third iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 11th (second iteration) ... made every Intermat poll of the season, coming in as high as eighth ... became the first Bison to make four NWCA All-Academic Teams ... became the first Bison to earn the EIWA Academic Achievement Award all four seasons in Lewisburg ... presented Bucknell's Christy Mathewson Award as the class of 2022's outstanding male athlete ... captured Bucknell's Alvin F. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award for outstanding academic and athletic achievement and future promise as Bucknell alumni ... became the second male athlete to capture both of these prestigious senior awards, joining crew's Mac Ortland '95.
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2020-21 (Junior): Team captain with David Campbell and Matthew Kolonia ... NCAA All-American ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid by winning the EIWA title ... became the sixth Bison to garner All-America laurels by placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a 3-3 record ... victories came by decision over Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) and Peyton Hall (West Virginia) and by medical forfeit over then No. 4 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) ... advanced to the NCAA semifinals, where fell to eventual national champion Shane Griffith (Stanford) by decision ... became the second Bison to reach the NCAA semifinals ... fell in sudden victory, 7-5, to then No. 7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) in the fifth-place bout ... became the fourth Bison to win an EIWA crown, going 3-0 ... victories came by fall over Clayton Fielden (Army West Point), by decision over Evan Barczak (Drexel) and by major decision over then No. 12 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) ... became the second Bison to earn the EIWA Coaches' Trophy as the EIWA Championships' Outstanding Wrestler ... became the first Bison to be voted as the EIWA Wrestler of the Year by the conference's head coaches ... made the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team ... became the second Bison wrestler to be recognized as an Academic All-American ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Team ... went 12-3 overall with two pins, one technical fall and one major decision ... one of six Bison to compete in all three duals, going 3-0 ... won first 12 bouts in a row, representing a new career-long winning streak ... tied Kolonia and Vincent Andreano for the team lead in pins ... went 2-3 against ranked wrestlers, with three losses coming to grapplers in Intermat's top 10 ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (2/29 & 3/22) for performances at the EIWA Championships and NCAA Championships ... appeared in all three NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as seventh (first and third iterations) ... was ranked as high as sixth nationally by Intermat from March 2 to March 9 and by The Open Mat on March 9 ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team for the third season in a row ... became Bucknell's third three-time NWCA All-Academic honoree ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award for the third-straight season.
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2019-20 (Sophomore): Team captain with Drew Phipps ... NWCA Honorable Mention All-American ... NCAA qualifier at 165 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up showing at the EIWA Championships ... became the second Bison to twice finish as an EIWA runner-up, going 3-1 ... reached the finals by downing No. 19 Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) by an 8-6 decision in sudden victory ... other two wins came by a 10-2 major decision over Riley Jacops (Columbia) and by a 5-3 decision over Grant Cuomo (Princeton) ... earned the 16th seed at the NCAA Championships, which were not held due to the COVID-19 public health threat ... went 27-8 overall and 13-1 in dual competition while wrestling primarily at 165 pounds ... one of four Bison to reach the double digits in dual wins ... recorded eight pins, six major decisions and three technical falls, totals all good for first among Bison ... went 4-4 against nationally ranked opponents, including pins of No. 17 Quentin Perez (Campbell) and No. 11 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina) ... placed sixth at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) with a 3-3 record ... logged major decisions over Jake Allar (Minnesota) and Jake Keating (Virginia) ... took third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 23) ... lone action at 157 pounds came at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10), where took fourth with two pins ... strung together an eight-bout winning streak from Jan. 10 to Feb. 14 ... also enjoyed one six-bout winning streak and one five-bout winning streak ... won first 12 dual bouts of the season ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 13th (fourth iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 21st (first rendition) ... named to second-straight NWCA All-Academic Team ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award for the second year in a row.
2018-19 (Freshman): NCAA qualifier at 157 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up showing at the EIWA Championships ... became the first Bison freshman to finish as an EIWA runner-up, compiling a 3-1 record ... blanked first three opponents by a combined margin of 8-0 to advance to the finals ... went 2-2 at first NCAA Championships as the 14th seed, pulling out both victories in the final seconds ... downed Christian LaBrie (Brown), 12-9, by scoring four back points at the buzzer ... edged Lucas Weiland (Army West Point), 6-5, on a last-second takedown ... posted a 28-9 overall record while wrestling exclusively at 157 pounds ... went 14-4 in dual action, including a 10-1 mark against EIWA opponents ... was ranked as high as eighth nationally, from Jan. 15 to Feb. 3 by The Open Mat and by both Intermat and The Open Mat from Jan. 15 to Jan. 27 ... led the Bison in overall victories and tied fellow NCAA qualifier Drew Phipps for the team high in EIWA dual wins ... finished second to Phipps in dual victories ... went 5-6 against nationally ranked opponents ... was one of three Bison to start every dual ... paced the team with nine pins, including one of VMI's Darren Ostrander in first collegiate bout ... fastest pin came in 55 seconds against Franklin & Marshall's Paddy Quinlan ... logged four major decisions ... selected as the Bison Athlete of the Week (12/30) after taking third with a 6-1 record at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) ... knocked off five seeded wrestlers at the prestigious tournament, including two nationally ranked grapplers in No. 15 Christian Pagdilao of Arizona State (10-2 major decision) and No. 17 John Van Brill of Rutgers (7-5 decision), both of whom qualified for the NCAA Championships ... outscored first three opponents by a combined margin of 25-3 ... won first five bouts of collegiate career, including three by fall ... also strung together one eight-bout and three four-bout winning streaks over the course of the season ... pinned four of final five opponents during the eight-bout winning streak ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 10th (first iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 10th (first rendition) ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team ... earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain … won the 2018 Ronald L. Garrison Award as the WPIAL’s outstanding senior wrestler … posted a 170-25 career record, including 96 pins … set Belle Vernon Area records in career victories and career winning percentage (.872) … three-time PIAA Class AAA placewinner, taking second in 2018, third in 2015 and fifth in 2016 … three-time NHSCA All-American, finishing third in 2017, fifth in 2016 and sixth in 2015 … two-time WPIAL/District VII champion … two-time WPIAL/District VII runner-up … four-time section champion … two-time Westmoreland County champion … two-time Westmoreland County runner-up … four-time Powerade Wrestling placewinner, finishing as the runner-up three times … three-time Escape the Rock placewinner, earning one title … PA Power Wrestling’s No. 18 recruit in Pennsylvania’s class of 2018 … also wrestled at Quest School of Wrestling for eight years.
Personal: Zachary J. Hartman … born October 6, 1999 in Sewickley, Pa. … son of Carl and Marie Hartman … has three siblings: Ally, Mitch and Liz … Mitch is a member of the Bucknell wrestling team’s class of 2020 … two-year National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society member ... major was biology … completed the pre-medicine track.
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