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Cortland Red Dragons

SUNY Cortland Athletics

2018-19 Wrestling Roster

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Zach Gifford

  • Wt. Class 285 pounds
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Deposit
  • High School Deposit Central

Biography

2017-18: Zach was named to the ECWC All-Academic Team...Posted a 12-10 record with five pins and one major...Placed fifth at the ECWC Championships with a 4-2 record...Went 2-2 at the Springfield Invitational.

2016-17: Named the ECWC Rookie of the Week once...Named to the ECWC All-Academic Team...Registered a 17-11 record with a team-high 11 pins...Competed at the NCAA Div. III Regional...Earned all-state honors with a fifth-place finish after posting a 5-2 record at the NYS Championships...Finished as the runner-up with a 3-1 record at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships...Posted a 1-2 record at the King’s Invitational and the York Invitational.

High School: Graduated from Deposit in 2016...Senior class president...Member of the honor roll, student council and the National Honor Society...NHS secretary...Four-year member of the wrestling team...Won a sectional title...Placed third at state championships...Four-year member of the football team...Earned all-state honors.

Other: Earned first place in state freestyle and Greco-Roman...Member of the Dean’s List and National Society of Leadership and Success at Cortland.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    285 pounds
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    285 pounds
  • 2018-19Junior

    285 pounds