Penn State’s Mark Hall captures Junior World title

Penn State wrestler Mark Hall triumphed against the best in the world at the Junior World Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

The freshman outscored his opponents 40-8 en route to the 74-kilogram freestyle title.

In the finals, the six-time Minnesota state champion took care of Iran’s Yousef Bazrighaleh in 31 seconds with a 10-0 technical fall. It was his third of the tournament.

Hall almost didn’t make the finals, edging Murad Suleymanov of Azerbaijan 5-5 by criteria in the semifinals.

Earlier in the week, Spring Mills native Michael Rogers competed in the 120-kg Greco-Roman weight class.

Rogers, a North Carolina State freshman, squared off with Russia’s Nikolai Izmailov in the qualification round. Izmailov made short work of Rogers with a 9-0 victory, ending Rogers’ tournament.

This story was originally published September 3, 2016 at 5:14 PM with the headline "Penn State’s Mark Hall captures Junior World title."