Zain Retherford is your 2018 Hodge Trophy winner. The Penn State senior becomes just the third wrestler to win the award in back-to-back years and just the fourth multiple-time winner.

In total, Retherford tallied 35 out of a possible 48 first-place votes and also garnered 52 percent of the fan vote.

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This year, the world team member won his third NCAA title at 149lb, finishing his career on a 95-match winning streak. Of his 31 matches this season, Retherford won 26 by bonus for an 84 percent bonus rate. He racked up 17 pins, five tech falls, and four majors. The Nittany Lion will go down as one of the best collegiate wrestlers ever, with a 126-3 career record and a 73.4 percent career bonus rate.

His teammate Bo Nickal finished second in the voting after a 31-0 season with 16 pins, a tech, and six majors en route to his second career national title at 184lb. Seth Gross of South Dakota State won the 133lb crown and wound up third in the voting. Zahid Valencia of Arizona State finished in fourth place after posting a 32-0 mark in his sophomore season and winning the 174lb NCAA title.

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