Was injured most of last season ... Was one round away from placing at the 2000 NCAA Championships ... Coaches expect big things from him this year ... An outstanding all-around athlete ... Has a tremendous work ethic and unlimited potential ... Enters the 2000-01 season ranked sixth in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News.
1999-00: Was one round away from placing at the NCAA Championships ... Placed second at the EWL Championships ... Went 22-8 overall and 12-4 in dual matches ... Went 7-3 in EWL matches ... Had six major decisions, one technical fall and three falls.
1998-99: Took a redshirt year.
1997-98: Made his second-straight appearance at the NCAA Championships ... Registered an overall record of 26-12 and a 9-3 mark in dual meets ... Won his second-consecutive CAA title at 158 pounds ... Defeated Old Dominion's Jamie Kelly, 3-1, in overtime to advance to the national showcase ... Went 1-2 at the national tournament ... Defeated Lehigh's Travis Doto, 11-5, at the tourney ... Posted a 3-1 records in CAA dual meets ... Had a team-best eight major decisions to go with three falls ... Recorded 34 points in dual meets, including 13 in CAA meets ... Finished second at the Navy Classic and Virginia State Championships ... Placed third at the North Carolina Open and fourth at the Sheridan Invitational.
1996-97: Named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, Tech's first-ever wrestler to receive the honor ... Won two straight matches to claim the 158-pound title at the CAA Championships ... Earned a bid to the NCAA Championships, where he lost two straight matches ... Posted a 41-10 record at 158 pounds, starting every match for the Hokies ... Broke a 12-year-old school record for most wins in a single season with his 22-5 tech fall against Carson-Newman ... Was a perfect 5-0 in Colonial Athletic Association competition during the regular season ... Had a team-second six falls with the fastest coming at 1:00, a team best ... Recorded six major decisions and a team-best three tech falls ... Placed third at the Wilkes Open in Pennsylvania ... Had more wins than any other nationally-ranked wrestler at 158 pounds ... Won the 158 weight class at the Appalachian State Open ... Placed third at the Virginia State Meet ... Had a 16-match winning streak.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Voorhees High School under coach Robert Hall ... Compiled a career record of 126-20 ... Runner-up in the 1996 New Jersey state wrestling tournament ... Placed fourth and eighth at the New Jersey state tournament during his junior and sophomore seasons ... Turned in a third-place finish at the National High School Wrestling Championships ... Was a four-time district and regional champion ... Three-sport athlete, also participating in football and baseball ... Played quarterback and cornerback on the 1995 group 2A state championship team ... Garnered first-team all-conference and all-state honors ... Was a member of the 1995 and 1996 divisional baseball championship teams.
Personal: Eric Michael Hall was born February 14, 1978 in Flemington, N.J. ... Son of Robert and Nancy Hall ... Is taking graduate classes in curriculum and instruction.
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Was injured most of last season ... Was one round away from placing at the 2000 NCAA Championships ... Coaches expect big things from him this year ... An outstanding all-around athlete ... Has a tremendous work ethic and unlimited potential ... Enters the 2000-01 season ranked sixth in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News.
1999-00: Was one round away from placing at the NCAA Championships ... Placed second at the EWL Championships ... Went 22-8 overall and 12-4 in dual matches ... Went 7-3 in EWL matches ... Had six major decisions, one technical fall and three falls.
1998-99: Took a redshirt year.
1997-98: Made his second-straight appearance at the NCAA Championships ... Registered an overall record of 26-12 and a 9-3 mark in dual meets ... Won his second-consecutive CAA title at 158 pounds ... Defeated Old Dominion's Jamie Kelly, 3-1, in overtime to advance to the national showcase ... Went 1-2 at the national tournament ... Defeated Lehigh's Travis Doto, 11-5, at the tourney ... Posted a 3-1 records in CAA dual meets ... Had a team-best eight major decisions to go with three falls ... Recorded 34 points in dual meets, including 13 in CAA meets ... Finished second at the Navy Classic and Virginia State Championships ... Placed third at the North Carolina Open and fourth at the Sheridan Invitational.
1996-97: Named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year, Tech's first-ever wrestler to receive the honor ... Won two straight matches to claim the 158-pound title at the CAA Championships ... Earned a bid to the NCAA Championships, where he lost two straight matches ... Posted a 41-10 record at 158 pounds, starting every match for the Hokies ... Broke a 12-year-old school record for most wins in a single season with his 22-5 tech fall against Carson-Newman ... Was a perfect 5-0 in Colonial Athletic Association competition during the regular season ... Had a team-second six falls with the fastest coming at 1:00, a team best ... Recorded six major decisions and a team-best three tech falls ... Placed third at the Wilkes Open in Pennsylvania ... Had more wins than any other nationally-ranked wrestler at 158 pounds ... Won the 158 weight class at the Appalachian State Open ... Placed third at the Virginia State Meet ... Had a 16-match winning streak.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Voorhees High School under coach Robert Hall ... Compiled a career record of 126-20 ... Runner-up in the 1996 New Jersey state wrestling tournament ... Placed fourth and eighth at the New Jersey state tournament during his junior and sophomore seasons ... Turned in a third-place finish at the National High School Wrestling Championships ... Was a four-time district and regional champion ... Three-sport athlete, also participating in football and baseball ... Played quarterback and cornerback on the 1995 group 2A state championship team ... Garnered first-team all-conference and all-state honors ... Was a member of the 1995 and 1996 divisional baseball championship teams.
Personal: Eric Michael Hall was born February 14, 1978 in Flemington, N.J. ... Son of Robert and Nancy Hall ... Is taking graduate classes in curriculum and instruction.
