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Duo Earns All-America Status at U23 World Team Trials
June 05, 2023 12:58 PM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Peyton Hall and sophomore Dylan Kohn of the West Virginia University wrestling team finished in the top eight of their respective weight classes to claim All-America status at the 2023 U23 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio, over the weekend.
This marks the second year in a row that two WVU wrestlers earned All-America honors at this event.
"Anytime that you place at a national level event is a big deal," fifth-year WVU coach Tim Flynn said. "Congratulations to those guys, and ultimately, they have goals outside of college wrestling, so this was a nice step towards making future World teams."
At 163 pounds (74kg), Hall led the way with a fifth-place showing in the U23 Men's Freestyle to earn his second All-America honor in two years. The Chester, West Virginia, native rattled off five straight victories to open the tournament, before defeating Joey Bianchi of Little Rock for a spot in the top five.
Kohn added a seventh-place showing after going 3-2 at 180 pounds (82kg) to earn All-America status in the U23 Men's Greco-Roman, while sophomore Michael Dolan (65kg – 143 pounds) and redshirt freshman Jace Schafer (57kg – 125 pounds) combined for a 8-4 record in the U23 freestyle tournament.
Complete results by event and weight class from the weekend are below:
U23 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
82kg – 180 pounds
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Brayden Benson (Tiffin), 10-0
Tyler Eischens (Stanford) tech. fall Dylan Kohn, 9-0
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine), 11-1
Tyler Hannah (Wisconsin-Platteville) over Dylan Kohn, 9-5
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine), 11-1 [7th place]
U23 Freestyle World Team Trials
57kg – 125 pounds
Jace Schafer tech. fall Israel Gonzales (West Liberty), 10-0
Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) tech. fall Jace Schafer, 11-0
Jace Schafer tech. fall David Bragg (Virginia), 10-0
Jace Schafer tech. fall Archer Heelan (St Cloud State), 12-2
Cole Hunt (North Carolina) tech. fall Jace Schafer, 13-2
65kg – 143 pounds
Michael Dolan tech. fall Landen Hacker (Kent State), 10-0
Josh Saunders (Cornell) tech. fall Michael Dolan, 11-0
Michael Dolan tech. fall Xavier Pena (Centenary), 12-2
Michael Dolan tech. fall Troy Dolphin (Wisconsin-Parkside), 10-0
Michael Dolan forfeit over Kyler Hauserman (Penn)
Michael Dolan tech. fall Ethan Renager (George Mason), 14-4
CJ Composto (Penn) tech. fall Michael Dolan, 10-0
74kg – 163 pounds
Peyton Hall tech. fall Robert Major (Indiana), 10-0
Peyton Hall tech. fall Sebastian Robles (Iowa), 10-0
Peyton Hall tech. Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado), 10-0
Peyton Hall over Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 12-3
Peyton Hall over Anthony White (Rutgers), 8-4
Julian Ramirez (Cornell) over Peyton Hall, 10-9
Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) over Peyton Hall, 3-2
Peyton Hall over Joey Bianchi (Little Rock), 10-4 [5th place]
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
This marks the second year in a row that two WVU wrestlers earned All-America honors at this event.
"Anytime that you place at a national level event is a big deal," fifth-year WVU coach Tim Flynn said. "Congratulations to those guys, and ultimately, they have goals outside of college wrestling, so this was a nice step towards making future World teams."
At 163 pounds (74kg), Hall led the way with a fifth-place showing in the U23 Men's Freestyle to earn his second All-America honor in two years. The Chester, West Virginia, native rattled off five straight victories to open the tournament, before defeating Joey Bianchi of Little Rock for a spot in the top five.
Kohn added a seventh-place showing after going 3-2 at 180 pounds (82kg) to earn All-America status in the U23 Men's Greco-Roman, while sophomore Michael Dolan (65kg – 143 pounds) and redshirt freshman Jace Schafer (57kg – 125 pounds) combined for a 8-4 record in the U23 freestyle tournament.
Complete results by event and weight class from the weekend are below:
U23 Greco-Roman World Team Trials
82kg – 180 pounds
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Brayden Benson (Tiffin), 10-0
Tyler Eischens (Stanford) tech. fall Dylan Kohn, 9-0
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine), 11-1
Tyler Hannah (Wisconsin-Platteville) over Dylan Kohn, 9-5
Dylan Kohn tech. fall Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine), 11-1 [7th place]
U23 Freestyle World Team Trials
57kg – 125 pounds
Jace Schafer tech. fall Israel Gonzales (West Liberty), 10-0
Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) tech. fall Jace Schafer, 11-0
Jace Schafer tech. fall David Bragg (Virginia), 10-0
Jace Schafer tech. fall Archer Heelan (St Cloud State), 12-2
Cole Hunt (North Carolina) tech. fall Jace Schafer, 13-2
65kg – 143 pounds
Michael Dolan tech. fall Landen Hacker (Kent State), 10-0
Josh Saunders (Cornell) tech. fall Michael Dolan, 11-0
Michael Dolan tech. fall Xavier Pena (Centenary), 12-2
Michael Dolan tech. fall Troy Dolphin (Wisconsin-Parkside), 10-0
Michael Dolan forfeit over Kyler Hauserman (Penn)
Michael Dolan tech. fall Ethan Renager (George Mason), 14-4
CJ Composto (Penn) tech. fall Michael Dolan, 10-0
74kg – 163 pounds
Peyton Hall tech. fall Robert Major (Indiana), 10-0
Peyton Hall tech. fall Sebastian Robles (Iowa), 10-0
Peyton Hall tech. Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado), 10-0
Peyton Hall over Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 12-3
Peyton Hall over Anthony White (Rutgers), 8-4
Julian Ramirez (Cornell) over Peyton Hall, 10-9
Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) over Peyton Hall, 3-2
Peyton Hall over Joey Bianchi (Little Rock), 10-4 [5th place]
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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