Zach Nevills Season 2016-17

2017 Pac-12 Champion

As a Redshirt Senior (2016-17)

• 6-11 overall and 3-6 in duals at 184 pounds
• Pac-12 Champion, becoming the 22nd individual Cardinal to win a conference title
• Automatically qualified for his first NCAA Championships

As a Redshirt Junior (2015-16)

• 14-11 overall record and 3-3 mark in duals at 184 and 197 pounds
• Finished fifth at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 27) at 197 pounds in Tempe, Ariz.
• Won the California Collegiate Open (Feb. 7) at 197 pounds
• Tallied six falls on the season
• Went 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 15) at 184 pounds
• 3-2 record at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20) at 184 pounds
• 2-2 at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15)

• Posted a 17-10 overall record, wrestling mainly at 184 pounds
• Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships (March 1) in Corvallis, Ore.
• Went 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 16) and the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 21)
• Finished 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
• Won a season-best four straight matches (Jan. 18-Feb. 14), picking up dual wins against Air Force, Utah Valley, San Francisco State and South Dakota State

As a Redshirt Freshman (2013-14)

• Compiled an 18-15 overall record, wrestling mainly at 184 pounds
• Placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships (March 2), hosted by Stanford at Maples Pavilion
• Secured a fall (5:40) over Cal Poly's Kent Beecham in the first round of the conference tournament
• Runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 17) at 174 pounds
• Went 4-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 22) and 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) at 184 pounds
• Finished 5-8 in duals

As a Freshman (2012-13)

• Redshirted his first season on The Farm
• Wrestled unattached at 174 pounds, compiling a 5-2 record
•  Placed third at the Roadrunner Open with a 4-1 record
• Finished 1-1 at the Reno Tournament of Champions

High School

• A 2012 graduate of Clovis High School in Clovis, Calif.
• A four-year letterwinner, captained his team as a junior and senior
• Team was four-time Tri-River Athletic Conference champions
• Two-time team state champions (2011 and 2012)
• Team finished third in 2011 and fourth in 2009
• Team finished his senior season ranked No. 5 nationally by Intermat and TheOpenMat.com
• One of only 28 four-time California state placers (since 1973), winning a state championship in 2012
• Finished third at the state tournament in 2011, second in 2010 and fifth in 2009
• Four-time all-state, all-valley and all-league performer
• Named a high school All-American in 2012 by Amateur Wrestling, Wrestling USA Magazine, Intermat and Flo-Nationals
• Team MVP as a senior
• Compiled a 183-37 career record at Clovis High School
• Also played football for the Cougars for two years, earning one letter

Personal

• Son of Wayne and Kerri Nevills
• Has three younger brothers, Nick, AJ and Seth
• Kerri played volleyball for Vanguard University
• Nick is a heavyweight on the Penn State wrestling team
• Born in La Grande, Ore.
• Married his wife, Maddy, on June 20, 2015
• Full name is Zachary Dane Nevills

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