2012-13 Wrestling Roster

J.D. Zitone

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Montague, N.J.

Biography

2012-13 (Senior): Named NCAA All-American after finishing second at 285 lbs. at the 2013 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championship, becoming the first Centenary wrestler to make the NCAA finals...finished season with 27-2 overall record including a 15-1 tournament and 12-1 duals record...took first place at the NCAA East Regional, Doug Parker Invitational, and Bob Quade Open...named the 2012 Bob Quade Open Most Outstanding Wrestler...became the All-Time Tournament Win Leader in Centenary history with eight first place finishes...recorded nine pins...named an NWCA Scholar All-American...named CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All District First Team District II...named CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American Third Team Men's At-Large

2011-12 (Junior): Named NCAA All-American after finishing seventh at 285 lbs. at the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championship...finished regular season undefeated at 26-0...First-Place finish at the Metropolitan Conference Championship at 285 lbs...finished the year with a 29-2 overall record including 17-2 in tournament action and 12-0 in duals...recorded eight pins without ever being pinned, 13 decisions, six major decisions, and an overtime decision...became Centenary's All-Time leader in first-place tournament finishes (5)...three first-place finishes at regular season tournaments...finished ranked fifth in the nation at 285 lbs. in the final D3wrestle.com poll...named a NWCA Scholar All-American...Winter FAR/FAB Scholar Athlete...Cyclone Award Recipient...three-time Cyclone of the Week.

2010-11 (Sophomore): Finished season with a 21-9 record…went 13-5 in tournament action and 8-4 in duals action…also recorded eight victories by pinfall, one technical fall and one major decision…placed second at the Ithaca Invitational on Nov. 7…first at the Bob Quade Invitational on Dec. 5…first at the Metropolitan Conference Tournament…ranked as high as fourth in the conference at the heavyweight division throughout the season…wrestled in the NCAA tournament but fell in the Quarterfinals and then again in the wrestleback…named Cyclone of the Week on Mar. 3.

2009-10 (Freshman): As a heavyweight wrestler for Delaware Valley College, finished 25-8 with 10 pins for the fifth-ranked team in the nation…four-time placewinner…took first at 235 in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) PA State Championships on Feb. 13 in Media, Pa.…finished third in the Cyclone Open on Dec. 6 and placed fourth in both the Wilkes Open (Dec. 28) and the Long Island Open (Jan. 3).

High School and Personal Data:Transferred to Centenary after one year at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa.…two-sport athlete at Port Jervis High School…four-year member of the wrestling team…placed second and fourth in the New York State Tournament…finished with a career record of 115-25…went 39-3 as a senior…also a four-year member of the football team at PJHS…majoring in Business… "I wanted to come to Centenary because it is a small school with an excellent wrestling program."

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Junior

    6'0" 285 lbs
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    2012-13Senior

    6'0" 285 lbs
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