Zain Retherford already had the match in the bag. Penn State’s 149-pounder was leading Michigan’s Alec Pantaleo 15-3 in the third period and was on his way to his seventh tech fall this season.
But the redshirt sophomore didn’t settle for just five team points.
Instead, he pinned Pantaleo with 25 seconds left and led the Nittany Lions to their 35-7 dual meet victory over the Wolverines last Saturday.
It was the team’s only pin that afternoon, which was Retherford’s ninth of the year, and in doing so, he earned the honor as The Daily Collegian’s Athlete of the Week.