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Freshman Peyton Hall enters national rankings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Peyton Hall of the West Virginia wrestling team enters the national rankings for the first time in his collegiate career, as announced by several publications Wednesday.

Hall (165) joins redshirt juniors Noah Adams (197) and Killian Cardinale (125) and junior Caleb Rea (141) in this week’s polls.

Following a 3-0 record at the Mountaineer Quad on Jan. 10 to open the season, Hall appears at No. 24 according to FloWrestling and is ranked No. 30 via The Open Mat at 165 pounds. The Chester native posted a decision and two major decisions in his collegiate debut, most notably claiming a 9-0 victory over No. 22 Colt Yinger of Ohio. Hall finished the weekend with 10 takedowns and a pair of reversals.

As a team, West Virginia ranks as high as No. 20 in the latest tournament top 25 poll by The Open Mat.