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<p>Local wrestling fans will a chance to see three-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford wrestle at Wilkes University next month.</p><p>Not only will the former Penn State star be wrestling at Wilkes, he will be competing for a spot on the United States Senior World Team.</p><p>USA Wrestling tweeted on Wednesday that Retherford will face Cornell&#8217;s Yianni Diakomoihalis on Sept. 2 at Marts Hall in the continuation of a best-two-out-of-three match for a spot on the national team.</p><p>Retherford had originally defeated Diakomoihalis in two bouts at Final X at Rutgers University in June. However, at the end of the second match, Cornell coach Rob Koll filed a grievance, arguing Retherford&#8217;s corner threw a challenge brick too late.</p><p>An arbitrator sided with Diakomoihalis&#8217; camp and ordered the match re-wrestled, starting with the second bout.</p><p>Tickets for the event, which will cost $10, will go on sale Friday at 5 p.m. at www.usawmembership.com. </p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">FILE - In this March 17, 2018, file photo, Penn State's Zain Retherford has his arm raised after defeating Lock Haven's Ronald Perry during the 149-pound championship match of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships,  in Cleveland. Retherford has won the Hodge Trophy, given to the nation's top college wrestler, for the second straight year. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web1_AP_18086702648754-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>FILE - In this March 17, 2018, file photo, Penn State's Zain Retherford has his arm raised after defeating Lock Haven's Ronald Perry during the 149-pound championship match of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships,  in Cleveland. Retherford has won the Hodge Trophy, given to the nation's top college wrestler, for the second straight year. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>

Former Penn State star to wrestle at Wilkes for spot on U.S. World Team