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  Zach Taylor

Zach Taylor

Player Profile

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Machesney Park, Ill.

High School:
Harlem

Weight:
133

2007-08 (Redshirt): Won the last seven matches of the year, picking up first place finishes at the Dan Gable and Duhawk Opens... recorded five wins by fall and one major decision... totaled a 9-4 record on the year.

High School: Recorded a 41-2 record as a senior... named most valuable wrestler in sophomore and junior campaigns... set the single season pin record with 29 in his junior year... all-tourney MVP for Hoffman Estates tournament... first-team all-conference all four years of high 41-2 senior year... was the regional champion his freshman through junior seasons... earned second-team all-state honors his sophomore year... posted a 197-12 career record in high school... helped his team to a first-place finish in the conference as a freshman and second place finishes his sophomore and junior years... earned three top-five IHSA finishes, including a runner-up placement as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Randy and Cathy Baxter and Brad Taylor... born Dec. 1, 1988... plans to major in Education.