Donovon Ball Season 2022-23

Parents: DONNA AND GREGORY BALL
Major: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOUNDATIONS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
 
CAREER NOTES:
Academic: Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023).
 
2022-23 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Posted 11-4 overall record...Went 4-2 in dual meets including two Big Ten victories...Two majors.
Bearcat Open (11/13): Posted 4-1 record with a major (plus an NC win) to place fifth in Binghamton, lone loss a 3-0 dec. to #7 Jonathan Loew of Cornell. Black Knight (11/20): Went 2-1 to take third, only loss a tough 3-2 dec. to #25 Jacob Ferreira of Hofstra in semis. Rider (12/2): First dual win of the season with a 9-3 victory over Asa Terrell in road win. Oregon State (12/11): Posted 3-1 win over Jackson McKinney in Rec Hall. Collegiate Duals (12/19-20): Majored CMU’s Logan Badge 12-3 in extras vs. the Chippewas. Michigan State (1/22): Dropped 6-0 decision to #15 Layne Malczewski in B1G dual. Indiana (2/5): Picked up first Big Ten dual win with 10-3 victory over Clayton Fielden.  Maryland (2/12): Downed Kevin Makosy 10-3 for B1G dual victory.
 
2021-22 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 9-3 throughout the year with three majors...Went 3-0 in dual meets, picking up first dual victories as a Nittany Lion.
Journeyman (11/14): Went 2-1 at the round-robin Journeymen Collegiate in Manheim. Penn (12/3): Picked up first dual win as a Nittany Lion at Penn with 11-4 win over Jesse Martinez. Lehigh (12/5): Beat Lehigh’s A.J. Burkhart 5-3 in dual win for Penn State. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Went 2-2 with a major at the Southern Scuffle. Nebraska (2/6): Beat Nebraska’s Brandyn Van Tassell 8-2 in dual meet extras up a weight at 197. Rider (2/20): Majored Rider’s Corey Connolly 12-3 in season dual finale in Rec Hall.
 
2020-21 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Posted 2-1 overall record, including an 0-1 dual meet mark.
Northwestern (1/30): Moved up a weight to 197 for Penn State dual debut, losing 12-3 to #11 Lucas Davison. Michigan (2/14): Majored Michigan’s Bobby Striggow in extra matches. Maryland (2/22): Moved up to 197 for extra bouts and notched a 7-5 (sv) win over Kevin Makosy.
 
2019-20 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Wrestled unattached in open tournaments during his redshirt season...Posted a 12-9 record as an unattached grappler.
 
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Competed at Cedar Cliff High School...Was a two-time state place winner...Runner-up in 2019, fifth in 2018....Four-time sectional place winner and three-time district place winner...Posted a 123-38 record in four years as a starter...Team won two District 3 Championships (2018, 2019)...Four-year letterman, two-year team captain...Earned first-team PIAA All-Academic Award...Father played rugby at California University of Pennsylvania...Has one sister, Amelia.
 
BALL MATCH-BY-MATCH
 
2022-23
Date     Wt.    Result        Opponent                                       Place     Rec
11/13     184   W, 7-3          James Conway, F&M                             Bing       1-0
11/13     184   W, 6-4          Branson Britten, Northern Colorado          Bing       2-0
11/13     184   L, 0-3           #7 Jonathan Loew, Cornell                     Bing       2-1
11/13     184   W, 7-5          Damen Pape, Northern Coloradio            Bing       3-1
11/13     184   W, 12-4        James Conway, F&M (major)            Bing (5th)       4-1
11/20     184   W, 7-3          Ben Cushman, Central Michigan                BK       5-1
11/20     184   L, 2-3           #25 Jacob Ferreira, Hofstra                       BK       5-2
11/20     184   W, 4-3          Sahm Abdulrazzaq, Army West Point  BK (3rd)       6-2
12/2      184   W, 9-3          Asa Terrell, Rider                                   dual       7-2
12/11     184   W, 3-1          Jackson McKinney, Oregon State             dual       8-2
12/19     184   W, 12-3        Logan Badge, Central Michigan (major)   extras       9-2
1/22      184   L, 0-6           #15 Layne Malczewski, Michigan State      dual       9-3
2/5        184   W, 10-3        Clayton Fielden, Indiana                          dual     10-3
2/12      184   W, 10-3        Kevin Makosy, Maryland                         dual     11-3
2/19      184   LBF             #21 Will Feldkamp, Clarion (1:40)             dual     11-4
 
2021-22
Date     Wt.    Result        Opponent                                       Place     Rec
11/14     184    W, 14-4      Daniel Lawrence, Army (major)        Jrny       1-0
11/14     184    W, 3-2        Jackson McKinney, Oregon State      Jrny      2-0
11/14     184    L, 6-8         Jake Hendricks, Penn                        Jrny       2-1
12/3      184    W, 11-4       Jesse Martinez, Penn                        dual       3-1
12/5      184    W, 5-3       A.J. Burkhart, Lehigh                        dual       4-1
12/20    184    W, 11-4       Caden Wright, Lehigh                    extras       5-1
1/1        184    W, 12-1        Nathan Thacker, Cornell (major)      Scuff       6-1
1/1        184    W, 3-1 (sv)  Colton Hawks, Missouri                    Scuff       7-1
1/1        184    L, 1-5          Anthony Carman, West Virginia      Scuff      7-2
1/1        184    L, 1-2          Matthew Waddell, Chattanooga      Scuff      7-3
2/6       197     W, 8-2        Brandyn Van Tassell, Nebraska      extras      8-3
2/20     184    W, 12-3       Corey Connelly, Rider (major)           dual      9-3
 
2020-21
Date     Wt.    Result        Opponent                                       Place     Rec
1/30     197     L, 3-12        #17 Lucas Davison, Northwestern     dual       0-1
2/14      184    W, 12-4       Bobby Striggow, Michigan (major) extras        1-1
2/21      197     W, 7-5        Kevin Makosy, Maryland                extras       2-1