Mark Hall Wins Senior National Title

The Pennsylvania RTC brings home several All-Americans from the 2021 US Open

Out scoring his opponents 46-4, PRTC Senior Level Athlete Mark Hall won a Freestyle National Championship on May 1st in Coralville, Iowa.  Competing at 86kg, Hall bounced back from falling short at the Last Chance Qualifier while missing an opportunity to compete in the Olympic Team Trials.

Hall dominated in his first four matches winning by technical superiority without giving up a single point in each match.  In the finals, he won 5-4 over a tough Trent Hidlay from the Wolfpack Wrestling Club.

The PRTC had several other athletes competing at Senior Nationals and at the UWW Junior Nationals which were also held in Coralville that weekend.

Competing at 61kg for the first time with the PRTC, Ethan Lizak placed fourth. Lizak went 4-2 on the day with three wins by technical superiority.

David McFadden, at 79kg, finished sixth after suffering a minor injury in one of his later round matches. McFadden went 3-3 while injury defaulting out of his last match. He did manage two wins by technical superiority.

Mauro Correnti finished in the top 12 at 125kg in Freestyle. Correnti also competed at 130kg in Greco and finished in the top 12 there as well. He went 3-3 on the day with two wins by technical superiority and a hard fought win over former NCAA finalist Derek White. 

Two PRTC athletes competed for the first time at the Senior level in Coralville. Parker Kropman(70kg) and Mickey O’Malley(79kg) each had respectable showings in their performances.

Kropman went 2-2 while finishing in the top 12. O’Malley went 6-2 while finishing 4th. He qualified for the World Team Trials to be held later this year. Of note, for O’Malley, is that he outscored his opponents 54-16 on the day.

The PRTC fared well in the UWW Junior Nationals competition. Three athletes earned All-American status.

At 57kg, Ryan Miller placed second. Miller will be representing the USA at the Pan Am Games this summer.

Jaxon Maroney went 4-3 while placing eighth at 61kg. Maroney fought through a wild 18-16 win in the consolation round to attain All-American status.

At 70kg, Lucas Revano made it to the semi-finals before dropping a close 4-2 match that could’ve gone either way. Revano battled back and placed third becoming an All-American for the fourth time in his freestyle wrestling career.

Below are the full results of all PRTC athletes who competed in Coralville:

Senior Freestyle:

61kg – Ethan Lizak – 4th Place

70kg – Parker Kropman – Top 12

Win – W. Wichman 6-4

Win – L. Stricker 6-0

Loss – A. Pantaleo 0-10

Loss – M. Blockhus 8-18

79kg – David McFadden – 6th Place

Win – C. Minto 8-4

Win – K. Kinsey 10-0

Win – D. Lydy 10-0

Loss – T. Lujan 4-11

Loss – M. O’Malley 0-4(Inj.)

Loss – M. McBryde (Inj.)

79kg – Mickey O’Malley – 4th Place

Loss – J. Kim 1-2

Win – B. Alsteen 15-4

Win – M. Manville 10-0

Win – C. Randles 10-0

Win – T. Wittlake 4-3

Win – J. Kim 10-0

Win – D. McFadden 4-0(Inj.)

Loss – D. Skatzka 0-10

86kg – Mark Hall – 1st Place

Win – J. Ayala 10-0

Win – J. Williams 10-0

Win – N. Reenan 11-0

Win – M. Battista 10-0

Win – T. Hidlay 5-4

125kg – Mauro Correnti – Top 12

Loss – M. Stencel 0-4

Win – D. White 3-3

Win – A. Goergen 14-3

Loss – L. Davidson 3-9

Senior Greco:

130kg – Mauro Correnti – Top 12

Loss – M. Allen 0-8

Win – M. Gruber 0-9

Loss – K. Reeves 1-4

UWW Junior Freestyle:

57kg – Ryan Miller – 2nd Place

Win – Z. Escalera 16-5

Win – J. Fry 19-6

Win – T. Lujan 7-2

Win – S. Seymour 8-1

Loss – R. Figueroa (Best 2 of 3)

61kg – Jaxon Maroney – 8th Place

Win – Z. Wright 14-8

Loss – J. Mendez 0-10

Win – L. Richie 2-0

Win – G. Hixenbaugh 10-0

Win – D. Cardinal 18-16

Loss – C. Belton 2-8

Loss – M. Clarke 0-12

61kg – Lukas Richie – 2-2

Loss – J. Vasquez 2-12

Win – K. Mendozza (Inj.)

Win – J. Ryan 10-0

Loss – J. Maroney 0-2

65kg – CJ Composto – 3-2

Win – A. Beatty 15-4

Win – C. Gross 13-6

Win – C. Rathjen 4-4

Loss – B. Bartlett 0-11

Loss – T. Jamison 0-10

65kg – Gabe Onorato – 0-2

Loss – M. Burnett – 0-7

Loss – J. Miers 3-6

70kg – Lucas Revano – 3rd Place

Win – B. Barnes 10-0

Win – P. Watkins 10-5

Win – G. Sak 12-2

Win – J. Wiley 12-6

Loss – E. Scott 2-4

Win – C. Henson 5-3

Win – J. Thomsen 13-3

70kg – Luke Nichter – 4-2

Loss – C. Picklo 7-8

Win – K. Montgomery 4-0

Win – N. Gallegos 10-0

Win – K. Davenport (Inj.)

Win – R. Briggs 10-0

Loss – E. Yant 8-18

70kg – Jackson Dean – 1-2

Loss – A. Ferrari 0-10

Win – W. Carr 15-6

Loss – T. Goebel 12-14

86kg – Max Hale – 4-2

Loss – C. Foca 2-7

Win – S. Quick 10-0

Win – J. Cassatt 12-1

Win – G. Sollars 11-1

Win – T. Borror 12-1

Loss – E. Hatcher 1-2

86kg – Josh LaBarbera – 2-2

Loss – D. Parker 3-15

Win – C. White 12-2

Win – B. Robuck 12-1

Loss – F. Villaescusa 0-7

86kg – Connor Strong – 0-2

Loss – N. Haas 4-14

Loss – W. Voelker 3-4

The next competition for the PRTC will be May 14-15 at the U23 Northeast Regionals. Stay tuned for updates!