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2009-10 - Adam Hall recorded his best season yet at Boise State, earning
NCAA All-America honors for the first time in his career. After compiling a
27-2 record through the Pac-10 tournament, Hall earned the No. 2 overall seed
for 157 pounds at the NCAA Championships. His NCAA title dreams would be dashed
quickly, however, as he suffered a third round loss to fall to consolation
action. After a first round bye Hall beat Keegan Davis of Oregon State, 12-4,
in the second round. Then, with All-America honors on the line Hall stumbled,
as he fell to Chase Pami of Cal Poly, 5-2, in the quarterfinals. Hall wouldn't
be deterred; however, as he rebounded with four straight wins to earn a
third-place finish. Hall beat Matt Moley of Bloomington, 9-8, before taking
down Steven Brown of Central Michigan, 12-4. In his next match, Hall beat Steve
Fittery of American, 6-4, giving him a spot in the third-place match. With a
top-three finish well within reach Hall rolled, beating Justin Lister of
Binghamton, 8-0. Following his outstanding performance at the NCAA tournament
Hall finished the season with a 32-3 overall record. All-America status wasn't
the only career first for Hall, however, as he also wrestled to his first ever
Pac-10 Conference title. Hall entered the conference tournament with a No. 1
seed and it didn't take long for him to show he was deserving of the top
ranking. Hall opened the tournament with a win by fall (4:37) over Steven
DeLaFuente of Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals. The rest of his road
would be tougher, but Hall managed to avoid being upset en route to the title.
He first held off a strong effort from Arizona State's Tejovan Edwards with a
6-5 decision in the semifinals. Hall then met Pami, who beat Hall in the 2009
title match to capture the Pac-10 championship. History would not repeat
itself, however, as Hall wrestled to a 5-1 decision to secure his first
conference title. Hall ended the regular season ranked No. 3 by InterMat, but
reached as high as No. 2 earlier in the season. Hall's two losses came by the
narrowest of margins, as he lost one match in the Cliff Keen Invite title round
to No. 1 ranked J.P. O'Connor of Harvard, 2-1, before losing to No. 5 Cyler
Sanderson (Penn State), 3-2, in the championship match at the Reno Tournament.
Hall finished the season ranked first on the team in overall wins and major
decisions (16). He also tied for first in dual wins (16) and dual win
percentage, and ranked second in dual points scored (64).
2008-09 - Hall fell just short of
capturing his first Pac-10 Conference Championship, losing in double overtime
in the championship match to earn a second-place finish at the Pac-10
tournament. Hall defeated Tejovan Edwards of Arizona State 11-4 and Jonathan
Brascetta of Oregon State 7-3 to open tournament action. He would then meet
Chase Pami, who Hall had already beaten twice during the regular season.
Despite a hard fought effort, he fell 4-3 to Pami of Cal Poly earning him the
runner-up finish. Hall would earn his second consecutive trip to the NCAA
Championships, where he would wrestle to a 3-2 record. Seeded No. 8, Hall
opened his NCAA tournament action with a 9-7 decision against Michigan State's
Anthony Jones. His success would be short lived, however, as Hall would suffer
his first loss, 4-3, against No. 9 Cyler Sanderson of Iowa State. Hall would
rebound, winning two more matches, the first of which coming against Michigan's
Aaron Hynes, 7-3. His final win of the tournament came in a 6-3 decision
against Colton Salazar of Purdue. Hall's tournament run would come to and end
in his next match, however, falling to Minnesota's Tyler Safratowich, 6-4. Hall
anchored Boise State at 157-pounds, starting 19 of 20 duals for the Broncos.
Hall finished the regular season with a 35-6 record, 18-1 in duals. He finished
second on the team for most falls (5) and recorded the fastest fall of the
season (0:20). Hall also recorded 11 major decisions throughout the season.
Hall started the season ranked No. 10, but moved up to No. 6 where he was
ranked for 10 consecutive polls. Three
of Hall's four regular season losses came against top-5 ranked opponents. Hall
lost to No. 4 Jordan Leen (Cornell), 8-5, No. 5 J.P. O'Connor (Harvard), 4-3,
and No. 3 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro), 1-0. His top tournament finish of the
season came at the Cowboy Open, which he won. Hall also recorded a fourth-place
finish at the Las Vegas Invitational. Hall also found success off the mat, as
he was honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association by being named to
the NWCA All-Academic Division I Team.
2007-08 - Despite only wrestling in four duals for
Boise State, Hall compiled a 25-7 record during his freshman campaign,
including a 22-6 record in tournaments. Hall earned dual wins against Wyoming,
Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly in preparation for a postseason tournament
run. Hall entered the Pac-10 tournament ranked No. 2. After a first round fall
(6:47) victory against Barrett Abel UC Davis, Hall took down Lucas Espericueta
of Stanford, 9-6, to advance to the league championship match. In the finals
Hall fought hard but fell to No. 1 Morgan Atkinson of Cal State Fullerton,
earning him the runner-up title and a NCAA national tournament berth. Hall
opened up nationals with high hopes of posting an early upset against No. 2
Dustin Schlatter of the University of Minnesota. Despite a strong fight to the
finish Hall fell 5-2, which moved him into wrestleback competition for the rest
of the tournament. In his second match of the tournament, Hall defeated Matt
Cathell of Delaware State, 8-5, before getting a much anticipated rematch with
Atkinson. The third time was a charm as Hall defeated Atkinson 11-3. With one
more upset up his sleeve, Hall defeated No. 10 Scott Ervin of Appalachian
State, 2-1, before falling to No. 3 J.P. O'Connor of Harvard, 3-1. Hall
finished the season second in team winning percentage (.781). In addition to his
runner-up finish at the conference tournament, he also recorded a second-place
finish at the Cowboy Open, a first-place finish at the Best of the West
Tournament and a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle.
2006-07 - Hall competed unattached in two open
collegiate tournaments while redshirting for the Broncos. At the Portland State Open he competed in the
141-pound weight class and posted a record of 3-1 to place third. He moved up a weight class for the Oregon
Classic and went undefeated to capture the 149-pound championship and post a
6-1 record in the two tournaments. Hall
had one pin in the first round of the Oregon Classic.
High School - Hall completed his prep
career in 2006 as one of the most decorated high school wrestlers in Idaho
history. Three times Hall won the state
championship in his respective weight class, while finishing runner-up as a
freshman at 125 pounds. His state titles
came in the 140-pound weight class as a sophomore, 145 pounds as a junior, and
152 his senior season. He was undefeated
as a senior and completed his high school career with an overall record of
169-4 for a 97.7 winning percentage.
Along with his state tournament finishes, Hall also won four district
championships. He has competed at the
national level throughout his high school career. As a senior, Hall placed first at the Junior
National Championships in freestyle and was named the outstanding wrestler at
the High School Senior National Championships.
He also finished runner-up at the Junior Nationals in freestyle in
2005. He also excelled in soccer and
track at Bonners Ferry High School. He
was a two-time captain of the soccer team earning all-north Idaho honors, and a
two-time state medalist in the 1,600-meter run.
In 2006 he was named the North Idaho male athlete of the year. Hall was an Idaho top 10 percent scholar and
had a grade-point-average over 3.80. His
high school wrestling coach was Conrad Garner.
2010 NCAA
All-American - 157
Pounds
2010 Pac-10
Champion - 157 Pounds
2009 & 2010
NCAA National
Qualifier - 157 Pounds
2008 NCAA
National Qualifier -
149 Pounds
Adam Hall's
Career Bronco Record
2007-08: 25-7
(78.2%)
2008-09: 35-6
(85.4%)
2009-10: 32-3
(91.4%)
Career
Totals: 92-16 (85.2%)
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