Mark Hall Season 2017-18

Parents: Mark Hall and Melissa Warren
Major: Telecommunications

Three-time All-American, three-time NCAA finalist and 2017 NCAA Champion Mark Hall will head into the 2019-20 campaign looking to continue to build upon his successful Penn State career.  Hall has been a force at 174 for the Nittany Lions for three seasons.

CAREER NOTES:
Athletic: 2019 Big Ten Champion (174)...2019 NCAA Runner-Up (174)...2018 Big Ten Champion (174)...2018 NCAA Runner-Up (174)...2017 NCAA Champion (174)...Two-time Big Ten Champion (2019, 2018)...Three-time All-American (2019, 2018, 2017)...Three-time national finalist...Will carry a 93-5 career record into final season...34-1 in dual meets, 14 majors, 13 tech falls and 31 pins (12th all-time at Penn State)...2018 Pan American Games Champion...Two-time USA Wrestling UWW Junior National Champion, winning the 2016 UWW Junior Freestyle Outstanding Wrestler award...Claimed the FILA Cadet World Championship in 2014 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 74 kg.

2018-19 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Became three-time All-American and three-time NCAA finalist...Posted 30-1 overall record, lone loss a 4-3 setback in national final...Had five majors, three techs and six pins...Won third-straight Southern Scuffle crown...Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/18)...USA Wrestling National Wrestler of the Week (12/18).
Kent State (11/11): Began campaign with a fall over Dylan Barreiro. Keystone Classic (11/18): Went 4-0 with two pins at Keystone Classic to win the crown, including win over #18 Matt Finesilver of Duke in the finals. Lehigh (12/2): Posted impressive 6-2 win over #7 Jordan Kutler in Rec Hall. Arizona State (12/14): Outstanding 4-0 win, with 2:41 in riding time, over #1 Zahid Valencia in dual meet victory in Rec Hall...B1G WoW and USA Wrestling National WoW for week of ending Dec. 14. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Won his third-straight Southern Scuffle title by going 5-0 with two techs and a major...Downed #19 Matt Finesilver, 6-0, in semis and then beat Oklahoma State’s Joe Smith, 5-1, in the finals. Nebraska (1/20): Beat #9 Mike Labriola 5-3. Purdue (1/25): Beat #14 Dylan Lydy 6-2.  Michigan (2/1): Late takedown sealed 3-2 win over #3 Myles Amine in BJC dual. Ohio State (2/8): Four third period takedowns in 12-4 major over #18 Ethan Smith.
Big Ten Championship (3/10-11, 3-0, Champion, NCAA Qualifier): Won his second Big Ten title at 174 by going 3-0 at the 2019 Big Ten Championship in Minnesota...Downed #12 Devin Skatzka of Minnesota in the semis and #4 Myles Amine of Michigan in the final.
NCAA Championship (3/21-23, 4-1, Finalist, All-American): Rolled to four wins to advance to third straight NCAA title bout at 174...Wins over #16 Brandon Womack of Cornell, #8 Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa and #4 Myles Amine of Michigan...Lost a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia in the final.

2017-18 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Rolled to 32-1 record with three majors, seven techs and 13 pins...Won first Big Ten title and advanced to NCAA finals for second year in a row...Won second Southern Scuffle crown. 
Army (11/17): Pinned #19 Ben Harvey in season opener. Binghamton (11/17): Pinned Anthony Lombardi (3:14). Keystone Classic (11/19): Went 5-0 with three pins and two techs to win the Keystone Classic...Pinned #20 Josef Johnson of Harvard in just 0:50 in the finals...Lehigh (12/3): Downed #5 Jordan Kutler 3-2. Indiana (12/17): Posted 17-0 TF (4:56) over Devin Skatzka. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Went 5-0 at 2018 Southern Scuffle to win the 174 pound title, including wins over #8 Jadaen Bernstein of Navy and #5 Jordan Kutler of Lehigh, also had two pins and a major. Michigan (1/12): 6-5 win over #6 Myles Amine. Purdue (1/19): Majored #12 Dylan Lydy 11-3. Maryland (1/21): Pinned Jahi Jones (2:44). Rutgers (1/28): A 24-9 TF over Joe Grello. Ohio State (2/3): Took care of #3 Bo Jordan in Penn State’s 19-18 win over the Buckeyes on 2/3. Iowa (2/10): Quick pin of Joey Gunther (1:00) in BJC Dual victory over the Hawkeyes. Buffalo (2/18): Pinned Derek Holcomb (0:56) on 2/18.
Big Ten Championships (4-0, Champion, NCAA Qualifier): Won first Big Ten Championship with 4-0 run through the field in East Lansing...Had two pins, downed #17 Johnny Sebastian of Northwestern and then took care of #6 Myles Amine of Michigan in the final, 4-3...Earned first-team All-Big Ten honors.
NCAA Championships (4-1, Finalist, All-American): Advanced to second-straight NCAA final before dropping bout to #1 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State in 174-pound title bout...Earned second All-America honor with 4-1 run at NCAAs with a pin, a tech and a major...Beat #15, #7 and #3 on his way to the final.

2016-17 / FRESHMAN SEASON: 
Binghamton Open (11/13): Went 5-0 to win title, including two pins, a tech and a major...MSU Open (11/20): Went 3-1, suffered 8-7 upset in final to #20 Christian Brucki of Central Michigan. Cleveland State Open (12/17): Recorded a 5-0 run, earned a second Open title, with three pins and a major. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Rolled through the 2017 Southern Scuffle field at 174, winning the crown with a 5-0 run, including wins over #3 Casey Kent of Penn (9-4 dec.), a pin of #15 Ryan Priesch of Lehigh and a 6-0 shutout of #6 Kyle Crutchmer of Oklahoma State in the final...Was named Scuffle Outstanding Wrestler. Iowa (1/20): Dropped tough 7-5 decision to #13 Alex Meyer in collegiate dual debut. Wisconsin 1/27): First Penn State dual win with a 17-4 major of Ryan Christensen in Madison. Ohio State (2/3): Pinned Justin Kresovic (5:21) in Columbus. Illinois (2/10): Notched a 16-1 tech fall over #12 Zac Brunson in first Rec Hall dual (he had received a forfeit victory two weeks prior). Oklahoma State (2/19): Thrilling 3-2 win over #9 Kyle Crutchmer, helping lead Penn State to 27-13 win at OSU for NWCA Dual crown.
Big Ten Championships (2-1, Runner-Up, NCAA Qualifier): Big Ten runner-up as a true freshman, going 2-1 with a pin of #24 Jacob Morrissey of Purdue and a win over #11 Zac Brunson of Illinois to reach final...Lost hard-fought 4-2 sudden victory decision to #3 Bo Jordan of Ohio State in the final.
NCAA Championships (5-0, Champion, All-American): Avenged the loss to by winning the 2017 NCAA Championship at 174 with a resounding 5-2 win over Jordan in St. Louis...Went 5-0 with a major and a tech, including wins over #4 Zach Epperly of Virginia Tech and #1 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State...InterMat Freshman of the Year.

HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Came to Penn State after completing one of the nation’s most storied high school careers...Winner of the 2016 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, became the first person to win six Minnesota State High School Championships...Concluded an amazing high school career with a 277-4 record, including 171 consecutive wins and 189 career pins...Helped guide Apple Valley High School to six-straight state championships, becoming the only wrestler ever to earn 12 combined individual and team state titles.