2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Russ Zimmerman

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-6 / 133
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • High School:
    Cumberland Valley

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Two-year letterwinner.

2019-20: Concluded his sophomore season with an 18-12 overall record ... registered six wins by fall, three by major decision and two by tech fall ... tallied 43 takedowns, 22 total near falls, 10 escapes and two reversals ... finished fourth in the 133-pound weight class at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational ... also placed fourth in the 141-pound bracket at the Northeast/Mideast Futures ... notched a fifth-place finish at 141 pounds at the Jim Crytzer Memorial and placed 13th at 141 pounds at the Citrus Invitational.

2018-19: Recorded a 23-11 overall mark, including a 1-2 Centennial Conference record during his rookie season ... notched seven wins by fall, five major decisions and two tech falls ... posted 37 takedowns, 21 escapes, 19 total near falls and six reversals ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors ... placed fifth in the 133-pound weight class at the Washington & Jefferson and Star City Tournaments ... finished as the runner-up in the same weight class at the Ohio Northern Invitational ... finished third in the 141-pound weight class at the Jim Crytzer Memorial Invitational and sixth in the 141 bracket at the Mideast Futures Tournament.

High School: Earned four letters as a member of the wrestling team at Cumberland Valley High School ... helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish in 2015 ... three-time District 3 qualifier and a Northeast Regional placewinner ... was a Fargo qualifier ... three-time Cumberland Valley academic award winner.

Personal: Serves as vice-president of the campus fundraising group Outreach Link ... physics major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    5'6" 133 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'6" 133 lbs