Career: Two-time SoCon champion went 100-46 to finish No. 6 on App State’s career wins list … Three-time NCAA Championships qualifier (sophomore and redshirt junior at 149 pounds, senior at 157) … Won SoCon titles as a sophomore (149) and senior (157) … NWCA Division I Scholar All-American as a sophomore and junior (2020 pending) … Finished career with a 36-17 dual record and a 21-5 record in SoCon duals.
2019-20: Finished a 28-7 senior season at 157 pounds with a victory in the SoCon Championship title match … Recorded career win No. 100 in his final match, a 12-5 decision against Campbell’s Matthew Dallara in the SoCon final … All-SoCon selection with a 7-0 record in league duals (two pins, three major decisions) … Seeded 24th for the NCAA Championships that were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic … Ranked No. 26 in the RPI and No. 25 by the Coaches Panel following conference championship weekend … Went 10-2 in App State’s duals … Finished the season with 11 straight wins and 16 wins in his final 17 matches, losing only the third-place match at the Southern Scuffle to Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Sheets (No. 11 seed for NCAAs) … … Also dominated his other SoCon Championship match, a 10-0 semifinal win that followed a quarterfinal bye … Fourth place at Southern Scuffle, second at Keystone Classic and second at Mountaineer Invitational … Had notable wins against North Dakota State's Jared Franek (No. 16 seed for NCAAs) and Penn's Anthony Artalona, who was ranked No. 12 before having his season cut short … Of seven losses, six came against top-25 opponents, with four of those being decided by either one point or in overtime.
2018-19: NCAA Championships qualifier (at-large berth) who finished season with a 26-15 record … NWCA Division I Scholar All-American for the second straight year and a member of the Southern Conference's Academic All-Conference team ... Suffered losses against Missouri’s Brock Mauller and Penn’s Anthony Artalona at the NCAAs in Pittsburgh … No. 28 in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel rankings and No. 30 in the RPI entering the NCAAs … Competed early in the season at 157 pounds before returning to 149 ... Had a 7-4 record in App State’s duals and a 5-1 record in SoCon duals ... Third-place finish at the Southern Conference Championship in Boone, with a 3-1 record that included three major decisions and a 10-0 shutout of The Citadel’s Selwyn Porter in the third-place match ... Eighth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle ... 4-0 record at the Appalachian Open.
2017-18: Wrestling unattached during a redshirt senior, went 21-6 while taking first place at 157 pounds during the National Collegiate Open in Dover, Del. …. In Dover, Zovistoski went 5-0 in his bracket and claimed a 9-2 decision against Army’s Jimmy Saylor in the final … Also wrestled at 157 pounds while taking second place at the Appalachian Open … Took third place at the Hokie Open.
2016-17: Zovistoski’s 28-10 season at 149 pounds included a SoCon championship and two victories at the NCAA Championships. ... NWCA Division I Scholar All-American ... After losing his opening NCAA match, he claimed a 9-7 decision against N.C. State’s Sam Speno and a 6-1 decision against Oregon State’s Joey Delgado. He then lost 10-9 against Northern Illinois’ Steve Bleise ... At the SoCon Championships, claimed first with a 12-0 major decision, a 2-1 decision against Campbell’s Benjamin Barton and a 6-5 decision against SIU-Edwardsville’s John Fahy ... Had a 5-1 record in SoCon duals with a key 7-3 decision in a tight win against Chattanooga. ... Won a 7-6 decision in a victory against North Carolina and a 14-4 major decision in a victory against Duke ... Won a 5-3 decision against Indiana ... In the summer of 2017, he won three of his five matches and placed fourth in the 70-kilogram division of the U23 World Team Trials in Rochester, Minn.
2015-16: Finished the year 18-14 overall with a 9-7 duals record ... Collected one pin and two major decisions ... Key wins include victories against Indiana, West Virginia and NC State ... Went 2-2 at the SoCon Championships.
High School: Lettered all four years in wrestling and cross country at St. Joseph Regional ... Career wrestling record of 129-24 ... All-American as a sophomore and senior ... All-Conference as sophomore, junior, and senior ... Team MVP in wrestling and cross country.
Personal: Son of Chris Zovistoski ... Has one sibling: Joe ... Born Jan. 30, 1997.
