Apple Valley 170# Junior Mark Hall was named High School Wrestler of the Year this past Weds. by InterMat. We have discussed his recruitment several times on this board - currently he plans to announce his College commitment sometime before his senior wrestling season starts and he says that MN, OSU, OK State, and WI are his final 4. Although this may be shifting lately as he is a close friend of Brent Metcalf, who got him to take an unofficial visit to IA in mid-Feb.
Here's the part of the Intermat article on it's 2015 All-American Team - relating to Mark Hall:
Wrestler of the Year
Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), 170, Junior
Mark Hall defeated Luke Norland to win the Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Photo/Mark Besey The Guillotine)This marks the second time in five years that the InterMat Wrestler of the Year distinction has gone to a non-senior, as Kyle Snyder won the award two years ago. Mark Hall's name has been on the national wrestling radar for a long time, going back to 2009-10 when he finished as a state runner-up at 119 pounds while competing for Ryle, Kentucky, in the seventh grade.
The next year, he would transfer to Apple Valley, winning the first of his to-date five state titles at 130 pounds. That included a state semifinal victory over Ben Morgan in the ultimate tiebreaker, a defending state champion who he had also beaten earlier that season. The following 8-1 decision victory over Brady Johnshoy in the 2011 state final would be the last time Hall did not win by bonus points in a Minnesota state tournament bout (nine of his subsequent 16 state tournament victories have come by pin).
His last four seasons of wrestling are the stuff of legend. It includes the present 123-match winning streak, which was immediately preceded by another lengthy winning streak. The lone loss in that stretch came in the Cheesehead Invitational semifinal of his ninth grade year, an ultimate tiebreaker defeat against Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill./University of Michigan). Hall's five-year high school record is a staggering 230-4, and a state title next season would make him the first-ever six-time state champion in the Gopher State.
InterMat Wrestler of the Year Winners
2015: Mark Hall (Minnesota)
2014: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) (OK State)
2013: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) (OSU)
2012: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) (NU)
2011: Morgan McIntosh (California) (PSU)
During this current wrestling cycle, Hall was one of three Americans to win a FILA Cadet World freestyle championship, doing so at 76 kilos (167.5 pounds). His domestic title came in impressive fashion, two pins and three technical falls to reach the final, including a shutout technical fall over fellow top ten junior Nick Reenan; the championship victory came against another top ten junior in Beau Breske.
The preseason period was also impressive for Hall, as he had arguably the signature high school wrestling moment of the whole cycle at the Who's Number One event. Hall earned a 10-2 major decision victory over Anthony Valencia, who is the No. 1 overall wrestler in this year's senior class. It additionally yielded an InterMat JJ Classic title, where he beat nationally ranked Jacob Holschlag (Union, Iowa) in the championship match.
Hall went an undefeated 45-0 during this regular season, with all wins coming by bonus points, including three against nationally ranked opponents: an 11-2 major decision over Luke Norland (Jackson County, Minn.) in the finals of the Minnesota Christmas Tournament, a 20-5 technical fall over Josh Ugalde (Bound Brook, N.J.) on day one of the Clash, and then a 16-8 major decision over Kamal Bey (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) on day two of The Clash.
This post was edited on 4/18 3:46 PM by Unlimited424
This post was edited on 4/18 3:48 PM by Unlimited424
This post was edited on 4/18 3:51 PM by Unlimited424
Here's the part of the Intermat article on it's 2015 All-American Team - relating to Mark Hall:
Wrestler of the Year
Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), 170, Junior
Mark Hall defeated Luke Norland to win the Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Photo/Mark Besey The Guillotine)This marks the second time in five years that the InterMat Wrestler of the Year distinction has gone to a non-senior, as Kyle Snyder won the award two years ago. Mark Hall's name has been on the national wrestling radar for a long time, going back to 2009-10 when he finished as a state runner-up at 119 pounds while competing for Ryle, Kentucky, in the seventh grade.
The next year, he would transfer to Apple Valley, winning the first of his to-date five state titles at 130 pounds. That included a state semifinal victory over Ben Morgan in the ultimate tiebreaker, a defending state champion who he had also beaten earlier that season. The following 8-1 decision victory over Brady Johnshoy in the 2011 state final would be the last time Hall did not win by bonus points in a Minnesota state tournament bout (nine of his subsequent 16 state tournament victories have come by pin).
His last four seasons of wrestling are the stuff of legend. It includes the present 123-match winning streak, which was immediately preceded by another lengthy winning streak. The lone loss in that stretch came in the Cheesehead Invitational semifinal of his ninth grade year, an ultimate tiebreaker defeat against Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill./University of Michigan). Hall's five-year high school record is a staggering 230-4, and a state title next season would make him the first-ever six-time state champion in the Gopher State.
InterMat Wrestler of the Year Winners
2015: Mark Hall (Minnesota)
2014: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) (OK State)
2013: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) (OSU)
2012: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) (NU)
2011: Morgan McIntosh (California) (PSU)
During this current wrestling cycle, Hall was one of three Americans to win a FILA Cadet World freestyle championship, doing so at 76 kilos (167.5 pounds). His domestic title came in impressive fashion, two pins and three technical falls to reach the final, including a shutout technical fall over fellow top ten junior Nick Reenan; the championship victory came against another top ten junior in Beau Breske.
The preseason period was also impressive for Hall, as he had arguably the signature high school wrestling moment of the whole cycle at the Who's Number One event. Hall earned a 10-2 major decision victory over Anthony Valencia, who is the No. 1 overall wrestler in this year's senior class. It additionally yielded an InterMat JJ Classic title, where he beat nationally ranked Jacob Holschlag (Union, Iowa) in the championship match.
Hall went an undefeated 45-0 during this regular season, with all wins coming by bonus points, including three against nationally ranked opponents: an 11-2 major decision over Luke Norland (Jackson County, Minn.) in the finals of the Minnesota Christmas Tournament, a 20-5 technical fall over Josh Ugalde (Bound Brook, N.J.) on day one of the Clash, and then a 16-8 major decision over Kamal Bey (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) on day two of The Clash.
This post was edited on 4/18 3:46 PM by Unlimited424
This post was edited on 4/18 3:48 PM by Unlimited424
This post was edited on 4/18 3:51 PM by Unlimited424
