2018-19 Wrestling

Zach Bylykbashi

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-5 / 141
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Southington, Conn.
  • High School:
    Southington

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Three-year letterwinner ... one of the top returning wrestlers in the region ... has notched an 88-26 overall record and can become the program''s all-time wins leader with 10 more victories ... two-time NCAA Championship qualifier and was named the 2018 NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament''s Outstanding Wrestler ... will wrestle at 141 pounds again this season.

2017-18: Registered a 28-10 overall record at 141 pounds during his junior campaign ... had one pin, eight major decisions and two tech fall victories ... posted a team-best 91 takedowns, 53 escapes, 15 total near falls and one reversal ... was the Southeast Regional Champion at 141 pounds, earning the tournament''s Most Outstanding Wrestler award ... competed in the NCAA Division III Championships, dropping both of his matches ... finished as the runner-up in the 141-pound weight class at the Centennial Conference Championships to earn Honorable Mention All-Conference honors ... named VaSID Second Team All-State as well ... took third place in the 141-pound bracket at the W&J Invitational ... received the A.E. Mathis War Memorial Award as the team''s outstanding wrestler.

2016-17: Completed his sophomore season with a 26-6 overall record at 133 pounds ... recorded five wins by fall, four by major decision and three by technical fall ... posted 47 takedowns, 37 escapes, 13 four-point near falls, 10 two-point near falls and four reversals ... finished third in his weight class at the NCAA East Regional Championships to qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championships ... finished 2-2 at Nationals, one win shy of earning NCAA All-America honors ... was the runner-up at 133 pounds at the Centennial Conference Championships to earn Honorable Mention All-Conference honors ... also received VaSID Second Team All-State laurels ... won the 133-pound weight class at the Ohio Northern Invitational ... finished as the runner-up at 133 pounds at the W&J Invitational ... spent most of the season ranked in the Top 10 in Division III at his weight class.

2015-16: Logged a 34-10 record at 133 pounds during his rookie campaign ... set a new program record for season wins and takedowns in a season (96) ... also established the school record for four-point near falls (32) and totaled 48 escapes, 15 two-point near falls and nine reversals ... notched eight tech falls and four pins ... went 6-2 in Centennial Conference matches ... placed third in the 133-pound bracket at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational ... also finished third in the same weight class at the Ohio Northern Invitational ... recorded a runner-up finish at 133 pounds at the Jim Crytzer Invitational ... also finished as the runner-up at the Centennial Conference Championships to earn Honorable Mention All-Conference laurels at 133 pounds ... was sixth in the 133-pound bracket at the NCAA Division III East Regionals ... garnered VaSID Second Team All-State honors ... received the D.C. Montgomery Memorial Award as the team''s top first-year wrestler.

High School: Lettered in wrestling, football and baseball at Southington High School ... helped lead the football team to a state championship as a junior ... four-time all-conference honoree in wrestling ... two-time first team All-Hartford Courtant selection ... three-time state placewinner and a two-time state open runner-up ... member of the Connecticut Freestyle team three times and a member of the Greco National Team ... twice was named a wrestling Academic All-American.

Personal: Volunteers with Relay for Life, where he is a team captain ... member of the Generals Leadership Academy ... serves as a volunteer youth wrestling official ... Business Administration and Politics double-major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    133 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'5" 133 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'5" 133 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'5" 141 lbs