Redshirt Junior Donnie Tasser Pulls Off Upset of No. 8 Frank Hickman
2010-11: Finished with a 19-12 record and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season...Finished 2-2 at nationals with a 7-2 decision over 10th-seeded Alan Waters (Missouri) and a 5-3 win over 19th-ranked Steve Bonnano (Hofstra)...Won second straight EWL title with a 3-0 win over Shane Young (West Virginia)...Defeated No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) 4-1...Won 10 consecutive matches from Jan. 21 to March 17...Placed sixth at both the Nittany Lion Open and the Midlands Championships...Posted an 8-1 record against EWL opponents.
2009-10: Had an outstanding freshman season, going 34-10 for the Panthers with the second most wins on the squad...Qualified for the NCAA's by winning the EWL title at 125 by defeating Shane Young of West Virginia 4-2...Won the opening round of the NCAA tournament by defeating Andre Gonzalez of Cal State-Fullerton 10-6 SV before falling to eventual champion Matt McDonough of Iowa 10-6...One of four wrestlers on the team with 30 or more wins on the year...Finished tied for second in most wins recorded by a freshman at Pitt...The only freshman in the Panthers' starting lineup throughout the season...Ranked in the top-20 in the 125 weight class by numerous wrestling publications...Recorded two falls on the season with the quickest at 1:38...Defeated No. 7 Brad Pataky of Penn State 15-9 and No. 8 Eric Morrill of Edinboro 4-1...Went 4-1 in the Clarion Open with a third place finish...Went 7-1 at the Nittany Lion Open with a fifth place finish.
High School: Two-time PIAA and WPIAL champion...Honored as the 2009 WPIAL wrestler of the year, after compiling 46 victories and only one loss as a senior...Registered a career record of 156-14, including four section championships under coach Brian Hutchin...A two-time Southwest Regional Champion...Earned All-America honors ...Participant in the Dapper Dan Pennsylvania Team.
Personal: Born March 2, 1991...Son of Jay and Patti Zanetta...Has two siblings, J.J and Nicky.
