2023-24 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 70 kg/154 lbs.

Years on Team USA: 7 (2016-18, 2019-24)

Hometown: Benton, Pa.

Residence: State College, Pa.

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion WC

College: Penn State

High School: Benton, Pa.

Born: May 21, 1995

Height: 5-8

Past Senior World Teams

2022 Senior Worlds (Silver at 70 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (DNP at 65 kg), 2017 Senior Worlds (DNP at 65 kg)

Past Age-Group World Teams

2012 Cadet Worlds (gold at 63 kg)

Career Notes

2022 World silver medalist
Three-time Senior World Team member (2017, 2019, 2022)
2023 Pan American Championships champion

Third at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
2012 Cadet World champion
Second in 2019 U.S. Open…
Two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner as nation’s top college wrestler (2017 and 2018)
Three-time NCAA champion at Penn State (2016, 2017 and 2018)
Four-time NCAA All-American (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018)

2023: Final X champion… Pan American Championships champion…

2022: World silver medalist… Zouhaier Sghaier Tournament champion (Egypt)… Sixth in Pan American Championships… Final X champion… Dan Kolov champion (Bulgaria)

2021: Third at Senior World Team Trials…

2020: Third at Pan American Olympic qualifier… Third at Matteo Pellicone International (Italy)

2019: World Cup Team member… Seventh at the Alans International Tournament (Russia)… Qualified for Senior Worlds after beating Yianni Diakomihalis in a Final X special wrestleoff… Senior World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open runner-up… Seventh at Yasar Dogu (Turkey)… Eighth at the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)

2017: DNP in Senior World Championships… Grand Prix of Spain champion.... Senior World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open.

2016: Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2015: Second at Junior World Team Trials… Second at Junior Nationals… Fourth at Dave Schultz Memorial International

2014: Second at Junior World Team Trials… Second at Junior Nationals

2013: Second at Junior World Team Trials… Second at Junior Nationals

2012: Cadet World champion… Cadet Nationals champion

2011: Fifth at Cadet Nationals

College: Two-time Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, as nation’s top college wrestler (2017 and 2018)…Three-time NCAA champion for Penn State (2016, 2017 and 2018)… Fifth in 2014 NCAA Championships… Three-time Big Ten champion (2016, 2017 and 2018)… Graduated from Penn State in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in finance

High School: Two-time Pennsylvania state champion… Coached by Russ and Scotty Hughes… Posted a perfect 47-0 mark at Benton High School, closing his high school career with a 130-3 career record

Age-Group Achievements: 2012 Cadet World champion… 2012 Cadet Nationals Champion… Second at Junior World Team Trials and Junior Nationals in 2013, 2014 and 2015… Fifth at 2011 Cadet Nationals…

Personal: Son of Allen and Sarah Retherford… Has two sisters, Hannah and Mylee… Married Julianna DeLuca on Dec. 11, 2021.. Started wrestling at the age of 6

Hobbies: Reading, learning the guitar and anything outdoors

Twitter: @zaintrainusa

Instagram: @zaintrainusa

Facebook: @zaintrainusa

Individual website: zainretherford.com

Alex Hedrick

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