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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 pounds, 1989), Bryan Burns (190, 1991), Bobby Ferraro (177, 1994 and 1995), Andy Rendos (165, 2009 and 2010) and current assistant coach Kevin LeValley (149, 2010 and 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.