Jason Nolf
Jason Michael Nolf (born January 10, 1996) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, Nolf is the Pan American Champion at the 79-kilograms division. As a folkstyle wrestler, he is a three-time NCAA Division I Champion, four-time finalist and two-time Big Ten Champion.
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Full name | Jason Michael Nolf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, United States | January 10, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 157 lb (71 kg) 74 kg (163 lb) 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nittany Lion WC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Cael Sanderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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High school
Nolf attended Kittanning High School in where he was a three-sport athlete, lettering four times in wrestling, twice in cross country and once in track and field. He was also an Outstanding Student with a 4.5 GPA. As a wrestler, (apart from four-time letterman) he was a three-time PIAA champion and compiled a record of 176 wins and a lone loss (later avenging it) throughout his career. He was also a one-time captain of the varsity team.[1]
College
After graduating, Nolf was recruited by Pennsylvania State University to wrestle as a Nittany Lion.[2]
2014–15
Redshirt: and wrestled unattached in open tournaments, compiling a record of 15 wins and 1 defeat.[3]
2015–16
Freshman: Became the runner-up of the Big Ten Championships after losing to Isaiah Martinez in a tie-breaker loss. At the NCAA tournament, he dominantly made his way to the finals, where he ended up suffering a close 5–6 loss to Martinez again. He was named Freshman of the Year by Intermat and compiled a record of 33 wins and 2 losses, both coming from Martínez.[4]
2016–17
Sophomore: Became the Big Ten Conference Champion. At the NCAA Championships, he absolutely dominated with 2 technical falls, 1 fall and 2 majors to claim the title and help Penn State to win its sixth Team Championship.[5] After the tournament, he finished second at the NCAA Outstanding Wrestler after his teammate Zain Retherford won the award. He posted an undefeated record of 27 wins and no losses[6]
2017–18
Junior: Nolf reached the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference championships, however, he was forced to medical forfeit at the semis and finals.[7] At the NCAA championships, he downed five opponents (two wins by technical fall) to claim his second title in a row and help Penn State win its third Team Championship in a row. He finished the season with a record of 26 wins and 1 lone loss.[8]
2018–19
Senior: Became the Big Ten Conference Champion. At the NCAA Championships, he dominated his competition, defeating 5 opponents (2 wins coming by technical fall, 1 by fall and 1 by major) to claim his third consecutive title and once again help Penn State win his fourth consecutive title.[9]
Overall, Nolf is a three-time NCAA Champion, four-time finalist, four-time All-American and two-time Big Ten champion as a collegiate wrestler.[1][10]
Freestyle
Prior to competing as a senior, Nolf competed as a cadet and a junior, competing in prestigious tournaments such as the US Open and the United World Wrestling World Team Trials.
2017
After his sophomore season in college, Nolf competed at the US Open. He opened up with three technical falls before losing a tough 8–9 to two-time World Medalist James Green. He came back with a victory but came up short in the third-place match.[11]
After finishing fourth at the US Open, he qualified and competed at the US World Team Trials. He won his first match by technical fall but ended up losing to Jimmy Kennedy. He came back with a victory to earn a bronze medal at the tournament.[12]
2019
Coming fresh out of college, Nolf competed at the US Open. He teched four opponents prior to losing to James Green in a criteria decision. After the loss, he managed to come back and win his next two bouts to earn himself a bronze medal.[13]
Due to the medal he earned at the US Open, Nolf was able to compete at the World Team Trials Challenge and decided to move up to 74 kilograms.[14] He defeated his first three opponents and went on to face collegiate rival Isaiah Martinez in a best-of-three. He lost the first match but managed to come back with a victory, leading to a third bout in which he lost by technical fall.[15]
In his first senior international competition, Nolf competed at the Bill Farrell Memorial. He defeated four of his opponents (two of them by technical fall) to reach the finals in where he faced Isaiah Martinez. He lost the bout by technical fall to claim the silver medal of the tournament.
2020
In his first competition of the year, he competed at the prestigious Pan American Championships at the non-olympic 79 kilograms division. He defeated two opponents with a technical fall and a fall respectively to win the championship and qualify for the US Olympic Team Trials.[16]
Nolf was scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials on April at State College, Pennsylvania. However, the event was postponed for two0two1 along with the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.[17]
Nolf competed against the accomplished Jordan Oliver on June 28 at Rumble on the Rooftop.[18] He won the match by points.[19]
Personal life
On June 30 of 2018 (at the age of 22), Nolf married Penn State women's soccer player Maddie Elliston.[1]
Awards and honors
- 2020
Rumble on the Rooftop (79 kg) Pan American Championships (79 kg)
- 2019
Bill Farrell Memorial (74 kg) US World Team Trials Challenge (74 kg) US Open (70 kg) NCAA Division I (157 lbs) Big Ten Conference (157 lbs)
- 2018
NCAA Division I (157 lbs)
- 2017
US World Team Trials (70 kg) NCAA Division I (157 lbs) Big Ten Conference (157 lbs)
- 2016
NCAA Division I (157 lbs) Big Ten Conference (157 lbs)
Freestyle results
Senior Freestyle Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2020 Rumble on the Rooftop ![]() | ||||||
Win | 23-7 | ![]() |
4-1 | June 28, 2020 | 2020 Rumble on the Rooftop | |
2020 Pan American Championships ![]() | ||||||
Win | 22–7 | ![]() |
Fall | March 9, 2020 | 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships |
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Win | 21–7 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial ![]() | ||||||
Loss | 20–7 | ![]() |
TF 0–12 | November 16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | |
Win | 20–6 | ![]() |
6–0 | |||
Win | 19–6 | ![]() |
7–0 | |||
Win | 18–6 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 17–6 | ![]() |
TF 11–0 | |||
2019 US World Team Trials Challenge ![]() | ||||||
Loss | 16–6 | ![]() |
TF 2–12 | May 19, 2019 | 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge |
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Win | 16–5 | ![]() |
7–5 | |||
Loss | 15–5 | ![]() |
4–9 | |||
Win | 15–4 | ![]() |
7–2 | |||
Win | 14–4 | ![]() |
7–0 | |||
Win | 13–4 | ![]() |
TF 12–2 | |||
2019 US Open ![]() | ||||||
Win | 12–4 | ![]() |
10–6 | April 27, 2019 | 2019 U.S Open Wrestling Championships | |
Win | 11–4 | ![]() |
3–0 | |||
Loss | 10–4 | ![]() |
6–6 | |||
Win | 10–3 | ![]() |
TF 13–2 | |||
Win | 9–3 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 8–3 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 7–3 | ![]() |
TF 12–2 | |||
2017 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 6–3 | ![]() |
7–2 | June 10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials |
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Loss | 5–3 | ![]() |
6–8 | |||
Win | 5–2 | ![]() |
TF 13–2 | |||
2017 US Open 4th at 70 kg | ||||||
Loss | 4–2 | ![]() |
6–12 | April 29, 2017 | 2017 U.S Open Wrestling Championships | |
Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
8–0 | |||
Loss | 3–1 | ![]() |
8–9 | |||
Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TF 10–0 | |||
Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TF 15–4 | |||
Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TF 11–1 |
NCAA record
NCAA Championships Matches | |||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | ||
2019 NCAA Championships ![]() | |||||||
Win | 19–1 | Tyler Berger | MD 10–2 | March 23, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | ||
Win | 18–1 | Hayden Hidlay | 3–2 | ||||
Win | 17–1 | Christian Pagdilao | TF 23–6 | ||||
Win | 16–1 | John Van Brill | TF 19–4 | ||||
Win | 15–1 | Ben Anderson | Fall | ||||
2018 NCAA Championships ![]() | |||||||
Win | 14–1 | Hayden Hidlay | 6–2 | March 17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | ||
Win | 13–1 | Micah Jordan | TF 16–0 | ||||
Win | 12–1 | Michael Kemerer | 6–2 | ||||
Win | 11–1 | Andrew Crone | 6–1 | ||||
Win | 10–1 | Colin Heffernan | TF 22–7 | ||||
2017 NCAA Championships ![]() | |||||||
Win | 9–1 | Joey Lavallee | MD 14–6 | March 18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | ||
Win | 8–1 | Tyler Berger | MD 13–5 | ||||
Win | 7–1 | Bryant Clagon | Fall | ||||
Win | 6–1 | Victor Lopez | TF 24–9 | ||||
Win | 5–1 | Thomas Bullard | TF 22–7 | ||||
2016 NCAA Championships ![]() | |||||||
Loss | 4–1 | Isaiah Martinez | 5–6 | March 17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship | ||
Win | 4–0 | Chad Walsh | TF 19–4 | ||||
Win | 3–0 | Joe Smith | MD 11–3 | ||||
Win | 2–0 | May Bethea | TF 25–10 | ||||
Win | 1–0 | Kamael Shakur | Fall |
Stats
Season | Year | School | Rank | Weigh Class | Record | Win | Bonus |
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2019 | Senior | Penn State University | #1 (1st) | 157 | 31–0 | 100.00% | 83.87% |
2018 | Junior | #1 (1st) | 26–1 | 96.30% | 77.78% | ||
2017 | Sophomore | #1 (1st) | 27–0 | 100.00% | 92.59% | ||
2016 | Freshman | #1 (2nd) | 33–2 | 94.44% | 88.89% | ||
Career | 117–3 | 97.69% | 85.78% |
References
- "Jason Nolf – Wrestling". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Penn State recruit Jason Nolf dominates, finishes high school career with third PIAA Championship gold medal". pennlive. March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Collegian, Sara Perlowitz | The Daily. "Greatness breeds greatness: How Cael Sanderson bred Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal into national champions". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Nolf named InterMat Freshman of the Year". InterMat. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships" (PDF).
- "Wrestler Awards handed out at NCAA championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Collegian, Jake Aferiat | The Daily. "Penn State wrestling's Jason Nolf will medically forfeit rest of Big Ten tournament, report says". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Penn State edges Ohio St. for seventh team title in eight years | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "NCAA wrestling championships: Penn State wins 2019 national title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- LLC, ACS. "Jason Nolf (Penn State) Profile". www.wrestlestat.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "FLOARENA". arena.flowrestling.org. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "See the results for the 2017 Junior and Senior World Team Trials wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "FLOARENA". arena.flowrestling.org. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Nolf bumps up to 74 kg, plus other interesting stories leading into Raleigh's World Team Trials". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "#FreestyleFriday: Relive Martinez and Nolf best-of-three series at World Team Trials". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Collegian, Jake Aferiat | The Daily. "Penn State wrestling legend Jason Nolf qualifies for 2020 Olympic Team Trials". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "US Olympic Wrestling Trials At Bryce Jordan Center Postponed". Onward State. March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Olympic hopefuls set to compete at Rumble on the Rooftop June 28". InterMat. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- Cain, Brandon M. (June 29, 2020). "Oklahoma State wrestling: Jordan Oliver gets upset by Jason Nolf at Rumble on the Rooftop". Cowboys Ride For Free. Retrieved July 11, 2020.