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ILLINOIS
1998-99:
* The Illini's regular starter at 165 pounds
* Second on the team
with five falls
* Compiled a 25-14 record including a 6-3 Big Ten dual
record
* Finished third at the Big Ten Championships
* Went 2-2 at the
NCAA Championships
* Earned his second Varsity "I" letter
1997-98:
* Qualified for his first NCAA Championships and finished with a
1-2 record
* Finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships
* Won the St.
Louis Open 158 title
* Placed seventh at the Las Vegas Open
* Was eighth
at Midlands Classic
* Finished with a 24-13 record
* His six pins were the
third most on the team
* Varsity "I" letterwinner
1996-97:
* Named to Amateur Wrestling News' fourth-team All-Rookie Team
*
Was the starter at 167 pounds and earned his first varsity letter after
posting a record of 15-13
* Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships
*
Won three matches by falls
1995-96:
* Redshirt season
* Posted 9-4 record competing unattached
* Won
frosh/soph division at St. Louis Open
HIGH SCHOOL
* Four-year letterman and two time Class AA state champion, winning the
152-pound state title as a junior and the 160-pound title as a senior
*
Compiled a 165-16 career record
* Was Illinois freestyle state champion at
165 pounds in 1994
* Competed in Jr. Nationals in 1994 and '95
PERSONAL
* Son of Otto and Sally Zeman
* Father was an All-America
wrestler at Northwestern and his brother, Matt, wrestled at Chicago State
*
Majoring in recreation management
Zeman at Illinois Year W L F Big Ten NCAA 1996-97 15 13 3 7th -- 1997-98 24 13 6 7th DNP 1998-99 25 14 5 3rd DNP Totals 64 40 14
