Zach Wilhelm learned a lesson or two during his first wrestling match of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, and in doing so he was able to rebound from what could have ended in disaster and instead ended up seventh in the country.

“I wasn’t as physical in my first match,” said the former Southern Regional standout and Stevens Institute of Technology junior, who placed seventh after beating Waynesburg University’s Shaun Wilson on March 11, a day after losing to Wilson.