Zain Retherford wins 2018 Dan Hodge Trophy https://t.co/rtxuEbByqC
— WIN Magazine (@WINWrestlingMag) March 27, 2018
For only the fourth time in the 24-year history of college wrestling's top award, Penn State's Zain Retherford has been named the WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy winner for a second consecutive year. The three-time NCAA champ got 35 out of 48 first-place Hodge votes from a dominant group of Hodge finalists.
"To win the award that symbolizes dominance in college wrestling two years in a row means a lot to me. It's awesome," Retherford said. "Coming into college my first year, I really wasn't that dominant. I would ride just to ride and would squeak out a few wins. Throughout wrestling at Penn State, I learned to look for more points and expand matches a little bit."