Ziad Haddad closed his national championship season with a 30-0 record on Saturday evening, when he was honored as Division II’s Most Dominant Wrestler.
Out of Haddad’s 30 victories this season, 21 were against opponents from Division II programs. He finished with 10 pins, four major decisions, and seven decisions for an average of 4.619 points per match.
The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most tech falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.
For falls and tech falls to be counted towards a student-athletes total they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results against opponents in the same division and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.
Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)
The final standings reflect the minimum of 18 matches that are required to be eligible to win the Most Dominant Wrestler award.