2012-13 Wrestling Roster
Zarth, Matt
Matt Zarth
- Position:
- 125 pounds
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Henry Clay
Bio
2011-12: Posted an 11-15 mark at 125 pounds and a 2-4 mark during the SoCon regular season … won VMI’s Rat Rumble at 125 … went 4-1 with two wins by fall at the Davidson Open … earned a dual decision against Ohio Northern … earned SoCon wins over Blake Thomas (Chattanooga) and pinned Tony Gravely (Appalachian State) … competed in SoCon Championships.
2010-11: Complied a career-best 15-19 overall record at 125 pounds … went 4-2 at The Citadel Open with one pin to place fourth … won by fall at the NC State Open over Campbell’s Jeffrey Stevenson … went 3-2 at the Davidson Open with one win by fall … defeated Joshua Rollins of AIC by technical fall at the BU Duals … advanced to third-place match at SoCon Championships, but was defeated by Johnathan Pope (VMI), 11-7.
2009-10: Went 4-2 at 125 pounds with a pin in first collegiate tournament, the Hokie Open … scored pin at UNC Pembroke Open … competed in two conference duals … competed in 15 matches at 125 pounds and three at 133 pounds.
Prior to Davidson: Was a three-time Kentucky State Champion, taking top honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Regional Champion in 2007 and 2009 ... Named the Henry Clay High School Most Valuable Wrestler all four seasons as a prep ... Won the 2009 Tommy Bell Award as the most outstanding senior student-athlete in the Lexington area ... Was given the Henry Clay Coaches Cup as most outstanding male athlete ... Recorded a 49-2 record as a senior, and went 177-19 for his career ... First three-time State Champion ever from Fayette County … AP Honors with distinction recipient ... 2006-2009 President’s Academic Award winner ... Member of the State Champion debate team in 2007 ... U.S. Marine Corp Scholastic Excellence Award honoree in as a senior.
Personal: Son of Ronald and Joan Zarth ... has a sister, Tomi ... won the Faculty Cup as a senior for highest male GPA in the school with a 4.92 ... went on a mission trip to Bolivia in the summer of 2008 to help build a workshop that would house well-drilling equipment for the local village … major is biology.
2010-11: Complied a career-best 15-19 overall record at 125 pounds … went 4-2 at The Citadel Open with one pin to place fourth … won by fall at the NC State Open over Campbell’s Jeffrey Stevenson … went 3-2 at the Davidson Open with one win by fall … defeated Joshua Rollins of AIC by technical fall at the BU Duals … advanced to third-place match at SoCon Championships, but was defeated by Johnathan Pope (VMI), 11-7.
2009-10: Went 4-2 at 125 pounds with a pin in first collegiate tournament, the Hokie Open … scored pin at UNC Pembroke Open … competed in two conference duals … competed in 15 matches at 125 pounds and three at 133 pounds.
Prior to Davidson: Was a three-time Kentucky State Champion, taking top honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Regional Champion in 2007 and 2009 ... Named the Henry Clay High School Most Valuable Wrestler all four seasons as a prep ... Won the 2009 Tommy Bell Award as the most outstanding senior student-athlete in the Lexington area ... Was given the Henry Clay Coaches Cup as most outstanding male athlete ... Recorded a 49-2 record as a senior, and went 177-19 for his career ... First three-time State Champion ever from Fayette County … AP Honors with distinction recipient ... 2006-2009 President’s Academic Award winner ... Member of the State Champion debate team in 2007 ... U.S. Marine Corp Scholastic Excellence Award honoree in as a senior.
Personal: Son of Ronald and Joan Zarth ... has a sister, Tomi ... won the Faculty Cup as a senior for highest male GPA in the school with a 4.92 ... went on a mission trip to Bolivia in the summer of 2008 to help build a workshop that would house well-drilling equipment for the local village … major is biology.
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