Personal
Born Dec. 19, 1986 ... son of David Zabriskie and Adelaide Manchester ...
finance major
Awards and Honors
2010 Heavyweight NCAA Champion
2008, 2009, 2010 Heavyweight All-American
2010 ISU Outstanding Wrestler
2007 Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie First Team
2007, 09, 2010 Big 12 Conference Heavyweight Champion
2007, 08, 09 Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open Heavyweight Champion
2007 ISU Progress Award
2009-2010
Finished senior season as a Cyclone with the NCAA 285-pound title...concluded career with a 116-22 record...first three time heavyweight All-American in Iowa State history...ended his final campaign with a record of 26-2...recorded a major decision and two pins...beat Oklahoma State's Jared Rosholt 3-2 in the 285-pound NCAA final to win his first NCAA title...earned a first round decision at the NCAA tournament of Wisconsin's Eric Bugenhagen by a score of 6-2 and defeated Arizona State's Erik Nye by a score of 4-2 for his second victory over the Sun Devil this season...defeated defending national champion Mark Ellis of Missouri 4-1...beat Duke's defending runner-up Konrad Dudziak 6-5 to notch his first trip to the NCAA finals...earned his third Big 12 crown with a 3-1 sudden victory win over Oklahoma State's Jared Rosholt...is the 14th three time conference champion in school history...defeated Lehigh All-American Zach Rey 3-2...won all four matches over Missouri All-American and defending national champion Mark Ellis...defeated two All-Americans in route to second place honors at the Midlands Championships... won his third Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open without allowing a single point...started his final season with a pin of SDSU's Jeremy Swier in 4:17.
High School
Career record of 84-13 ... 2005 New Jersey state champion and placed sixth at state in 2004 ... listed in top-15 at 215 pounds by NWCA ... ranked fifth on all-time wins list at High Point ... set single-season win record by going 38-0 in 2005 ... Amateur Wrestling News All-American ... placed third at 2005 East Coast regional ... placed third at 2004 National High School Coaches Association championships ... coached by John Gardner.
