I have enjoyed watching your career, and as you now transition to a new stage in life, I am sure the lessons you have learned from wrestling will translate to future success.
There has been no announcement, but he accepted a Wall Street job and was planning to move the family before he decided to go for the Olympics.First of all, I really feel for Zain. Tough way for this to end after he worked so hard for this opportunity.
But I must be missing something. I saw that Zain withdrew, but no official report that he has retired. All these posts sound so final like his career is over. While that might be well advised based on his concussion/head injury history. I see no story posted anywhere. Please fill me in if I missed the announcement. Thanks!
Thanks El-Jefe..........we'll miss him. He was a warrior. Wish he could have wrestled those last matches, but good call. He has a bright future ahead, and has to think of his long term health and his family.There has been no announcement, but he accepted a Wall Street job and was planning to move the family before he decided to go for the Olympics.
He was allowed to defer that job for Paris. Presumably he'll do that now.
I have enjoyed watching your career, and as you now transition to a new stage in life, I am sure the lessons you have learned from wrestling will translate to future success.
IIRC he's the only wrestler since Cael to have 3 undefeated seasons.IMO the best college level wrestler of the Cael era. Had he the opportunity to Redshirt as a true freshman I think he would’ve have never lost a college match.
Thanks for the memories Zain!!
He was a dual meet momentum killer for the other team. We’d be down a few points after some of the lightweights and then Zain would come out and not just tech/pin, but it would be a massacre. A tone setterIMO the best college level wrestler of the Cael era. Had he the opportunity to Redshirt as a true freshman I think he would’ve have never lost a college match.
Thanks for the memories Zain!!
Competing in this year’s Olympics means Retherford is already qualified for the team trials in 2028. And with the next Games being held in the U.S., Retherford said he is open to the possibility of competing.
When wrestlers retire, they often leave their shoes on the wrestling mat as a symbol. His shoes were not left on the mat in Paris.
He plans to stay in State College to continue training with his wrestling club, and depending on how he feels in four years, he might give the Olympics one more go.
“It’s never say never,” Retherford said. “I could maybe see myself not competing until then and putting my hat in the ring for one more Olympic cycle in 2028. Time will tell. We’ll see.”
I sure did.Maybe we retired him too soon. Sounds like it's an open question (procedural errors in the article notwithstanding)
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Wrestler and Farmer Zain Retherford Reflects on His Paris Olympic Experience
Zain Retherford's strength and work ethic that he learned growing up on a farm transferred to the wrestling mat, and helped lead him to the 2024 Olympics.www.lancasterfarming.com
M2 - we hardly knew ye. I dub this new club B2Ill put it out there because his Dad was pretty open with the info. He will be training with NLWC and working at a different firm in State College. Apparently the morals and ethics of the last firm didn't fit with Zain's. On another note, Zain's parents are part of a group that will be opening a new monster sized wrestling club near Benton/Bloomsburg. Apparently a large portion of the near empty Columbia Mall will become a wrestling room. I would imagine that Zain will have a part in that as well.
maybe he will work both jobs as he won't be making that money as a coach!Is the financial firm I thought he was joining going to have an office in State College, or something like that
M2 - we hardly knew ye. I dub this new club B2
Shit - can you imagine a better place to plop a club down than that area? That’s like Dagestan in hunting camo
For those not from the area: Columbia Mall has its own exit on I-80. It's only an hour from Wyoming Seminary and 1:30 from Blair Academy, State College, the Lehigh Valley, and Harrisburg.
It would be hard to find a better location for a wrestling club.
M2 - we hardly knew ye. I dub this new club B2
Shit - can you imagine a better place to plop a club down than that area? That’s like Dagestan in hunting camo
Unfortunately, someone will probably be offended.
Aping Ohio State, call it THE Wrestling Club
That won't work. Zain's trainees will get off bottom.Aping Ohio State, call it THE Wrestling Club