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Line 1: {{short description\|American wrestler (born 1989}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson ~~{{MedalTableTop}}~~ \|name = Zach Rey \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1989\|3\|27}} \|birth_place = [[Hopatcong, New Jersey]], U.S. \|sport = [[Wrestling]] \|event = [[Freestyle wrestling\|Freestyle]] and [[Collegiate wrestling\|Folkstyle]] \|collegeteam = [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks\|Lehigh]] \|team = USA \|country = United States \|club = Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club \|show-medals = yes \|medaltemplates = {{MedalSport \| Men's [[~~Freestyle~~freestyle ~~Wrestling~~wrestling]]}}▼ {{MedalCountry \| {{USA}} }} ▲{{MedalSport \| Men's [[Freestyle Wrestling]]}} {{MedalCompetition \|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2015 Pan American Games\|2015 Toronto]]\|125 kg}} {{MedalSport\|[[Collegiate wrestling\|Collegiate Wrestling]]}} ~~{{MedalBottom}}~~ {{MedalCountry\|the [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks]]}} {{MedalCompetition\|[[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships\|NCAA Division I Championships]]}} {{MedalGold\|2011 Philadelphia\|285 lb}} {{MedalSilver\|2012 St. Louis\|285 lb}} {{MedalBronze\|2010 Omaha\|285 lb}} }} '''Zach Rey''' (born March 27, 1989)~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~web\|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/RE/Zach-Rey\|title=Zach~~is ~~Rey\|work=Team~~an ~~USA}}</ref>~~American offormer [[~~Bethlehem, Pennsylvania~~Wrestling\|wrestler]]. isHe ~~an [[United States\|American]] wrestler~~competed for [[Lehigh Valley Athletic Club]] ~~who~~and represented the United States at the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships]] at 125 kg in [[Freestyle wrestling\|freestyle wrestling]]. ==Early life and education== ~~==High school==~~ Rey ~~attended~~was born in [[Hopatcong, ~~High~~New ~~School~~Jersey]] inand attended [[Hopatcong, ~~New~~High ~~Jersey~~School]] from 2003- to 2007., ~~Rey~~where he was a three -time ~~placewinner~~place in[[Scholastic wrestling\|wrestling]] winner of the ~~NJSIAA~~[[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] tournament, ~~winning~~and won two New Jersey state titles, in 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/wrestling/index.ssf/2011/03/former_hopatcong_high_star_zach_rey_is_one_of_many_new_jersey_wrestlers_competing_in_ncaa_tournament.html\|title=Former Hopatcong High star Zach Rey is one of 32 New Jersey wrestlers in NCAA tournament\|work=NJ.com}}</ref> Rey was also an all-state New Jersey [[high school football\|football]] player his senior year. AtRey attended [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, ~~Rey~~Pennsylvania]], where he was a four -time [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships\|NCAA Division I]] qualifier and three -time ~~NCAA~~place ~~placer~~winner, ~~including~~ finishing third in 2010, second in 2012, and ~~taking home~~winning an NCAA championship as a junior in 2011. Rey finished his ~~college~~[[collegiate wrestling]] career at Lehigh with 120 wins ~~against only~~and 15 losses, for a winning percentage of 89%.▼ ~~==College==~~ ▲At [[Lehigh University]], Rey was a four time NCAA qualifier and three time NCAA placer, including finishing third in 2010, second in 2012, and taking home an NCAA championship as a junior in 2011. Rey finished his college career with 120 wins against only 15 losses, for a winning percentage of 89%. ==International== While in college, Rey represented the United States at the 2010 University World ~~Champsionships~~Championships, where he finished in 8th place with a 1-1 record. Rey has since ~~went~~gone on to success at the ~~Senior~~senior level, making three freestyle national teams (and finishing among the top 3three infor the World Team/ and Olympic trials). ~~Notable tournaments~~He won ~~include twice winning the~~two Pan American Championships (in 2013/ and 2014), the Pan American Games (in 2015), the Dave Schultz Memorial (in 2013), and the [[Cerro Pelado International]] (in 2014/ and 2015).{{citation needed\|date=October 2019}}▼ In 2015, after losing in the finals at the World Team Trials, Rey was awarded the opportunity to compete in the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships]] after World Team Trials winner [[Tervel Dlagnev]] was forced to miss competition due to injury. Rey went on to finish 0-1 at the championships.{{citation needed\|date=October 2019}}▼ ▲While in college, Rey represented the United States at the 2010 University World Champsionships, where he finished in 8th place with a 1-1 record. Rey has since went on to success at the Senior level, making three freestyle national teams (top 3 in the World Team/Olympic trials). Notable tournaments won include twice winning the Pan American Championships (2013/2014), the Pan American Games (2015), the Dave Schultz Memorial (2013), and the Cerro Pelado International (2014/2015) ==Coaching== ▲In 2015, after losing in the finals at the World Team Trials, Rey was awarded the opportunity to compete in the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships]] after World Team Trials winner [[Tervel Dlagnev]] was forced to miss competition due to injury. Rey went on to finish 0-1 at the championships. In 2019, Rey was hired by his alma mater, [[Lehigh University]], where he served as assistant coach for the [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks]] [[collegiate wrestling\|college wrestling]] program.<ref>[https://lehighsports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/zach-rey/2995 "Zach Rey"] at Lehigh Mountain Hawks Wrestling</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://lehighsports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/zach-rey/2995 Zach Rey] at [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks]] [[collegiate wrestling\|college wrestling]] coaching staff {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Zach}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American male sport wrestlers]] [[Category:Lehigh University alumni]] [[Category:~~American~~Wrestlers ~~sport~~at the 2015 Pan American ~~wrestlers~~Games]] [[Category:~~Pan~~Medalists ~~American~~at ~~Games~~the ~~gold~~2015 ~~medalists~~Pan ~~for~~American ~~the United States~~Games]] [[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling]] [[Category:People from Hopatcong, New Jersey]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Sussex County, New Jersey]] ~~{{US-wrestling-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:Wrestlers from New Jersey]]