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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Prattville, Ala.
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- High School:
- Montgomery Catholic HS
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- Class:
- 149
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- Major:
- Mathematics
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- Weight Class:
- 149
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- Previous School:
- Air Force Academy
Bio
2020-21: Wrestled in six matches at 141 pounds, winning four of them on the season...Won two major decision matches...Competed at the NCAA Division II National Championships for the second year in a row...Posted three victories in the NCAA Super Regional II Tournament...Ranked in The Open Mat’s Latest Division II National Rankings twice, with the highest ranking coming at No. 12 (Jan. 21)...Ranked No. 15 in The Open Mat’s Division II Preseason National Rankings...Named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Wrestlers to Watch...Named SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month for February (Mar. 12)...Nominee for the Chris Fuga Male Athletic Peformer of the Year.
2019-20: Wrestled in nine bouts, picking up six wins...One win each by major decision, technical fall and pin...Finished third at the NCAA Super Region II Championships to qualify for the Division II National Championships.
Previous College: Transferred to Coker from the Air Force Academy.
Personal: Son of Robert Lee and Jennifer Dawn Van Alst...Also has two sisters.
News mentions
Zachary Van Alst Named February's SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker University wrestler Zachary Van Alst has been named the SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month for February,...
March 12, 2021
Van Alst Competes at the NCAA Division II National Championships
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Coker University wrestler Zachary Van Alst competed at the NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships on Friday (Mar. 12)...
March 12, 2021
Van Alst Ready to Represent Coker at the NCAA Division II National Championships
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Zachary Van Alst is ready to represent Coker University at the NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships!
March 11, 2021
Van Alst Headed Back to Division II National Championships After Super Region Title, Coker Takes Fifth at Super Region II Tournament
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - Coker University wrestling took fifth at the Super Region II tournament on Saturday (Feb. 27), while junior Zachary Van...
February 27, 2021
Wrestling Falls to No. 11/20 Newberry on Senior Night
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University wrestling team fell on Senior Night to No. 11/20 Newberry on Wednesday (Feb. 24) by a score of 32-18.
February 24, 2021
Wrestling Drops Conference Tilt at Mount Olive on Sunday
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The Coker University wrestling team dropped its South Atlantic Conference Carolinas tilt on Sunday (Feb. 21) at Mount Olive by...
February 21, 2021
Van Alst Ranked No. 12 in The Open Mat's Latest Division II National Rankings
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Coker University wrestler Zachary Van Alst moved up in the latest Division II national rankings published by The Open Mat,...
January 21, 2021
Wrestling Ready to Open 2020-21 Campaign
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University wrestling team is ready to open its 2020-21 campaign, under third-year head coach Derrick Nelson.
January 3, 2021
Van Alst, Shields Ranked in The Open Mat's Latest Division II National Rankings
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Coker University wrestlers Zachary Van Alst and Matt Shields were ranked in The Open Mat’s latest Division II national...
December 16, 2020
Wrestling Slated Fourth in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll, Armengol, Christie and Van Alst Named Wrestlers to Watch
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University wrestling team was picked fourth in the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches&rsqu...
December 4, 2020
Zachary Van Alst Ranked No. 15 in The Open Mat's Division II Preseason National Rankings
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Coker University wrestler Zachary Van Alst is ranked No. 15 at 141 pounds in The Open Mat’s Division II preseason...
November 13, 2020