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MORGANTOWN -- Coming off an eighth-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to become the 34th All-American in program history, WVU sophomore Peyton Hall, an Oak Glen graduate, was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
Hall, the No. 9 seed at 165 pounds, registered a 3-3 overall record at the tournament to end the season 28-6.
He notched an 11-3 major decision over No. 18-ranked Justin McCoy of Virginia to seal his place on the podium on day two of the three-day event.
The Chester, West Virginia, native joins Jimmie Cox, Mike Mason, Sam Kline, Brandon Rader and Noah Adams as the sixth WVU wrestler from the state of West Virginia to be named an All-American. In addition, Hall is the first WVU grappler to take home the honor at 165 pounds.
Mark Banks reached the feat twice at 167 pounds back in 1990 and 1991.
Of note, West Virginia has produced at least one All-American in each of the last three years (Noah Adams - 2020, Killian Cardinale - 2021, Hall - 2022) under coach Tim Flynn.
The streak matches a similar stretch of success that the program last achieved from 2005 to 2007, which was part of a six-year period that began in 2002, during legendary coach Craig Turnbull's tenure.