Watch: USA?s Olympic Wrestling Champion Gets Back on the Mat to Takedown 2023 Pan American Medalist

Jake Verner stands as the NCAA wrestling Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist in the year 2012. Verner was named Iowa State’s Male Athlete of the Year twice. Apart from that, he has a bronze medal at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International and a gold medal at the Pan American Games in his kitty. A bachelor in Criminal Justice from Iowa State, he was recently inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame. When a wrestler with this lineup of accolades hits the mats, it has to create ripples. So did it!

Varner was recently seen getting into a bout with the Pan American 2023 silver medalist. The wrestler who claimed the recent triumph in the 86kg category is considered a rising talent in the American wrestling scenario. But wait, there is a twist!

An epic battle on the mat!

Recently, USA Wrestling came up with an Instagram post with the caption, “We agree @jakevarner211 wrestling is so much fun! (Yes, we got that one; sorry, sorry, @baybeemarky_psu.) ? #santiago2023”.?In the clip, Jake Verner is seen competing against Mark Hall. No need to make a prediction on the outcome since it was a friendly fight in the training arena! Verner is the assistant coach of Penn State for their third season. Whereas Hall is a budding talent of that stable.

The clip oozed out unfiltered fun and laughter as the coach playfully took down Hall. The epic battle not only featured the great chemistry between the coach and his trainee but also put up a different picture of wrestling as a sport. It shows that beyond staunch competition and battle of powers, there remains a spot for pure fun as well. And the importance of this can never be underestimated. Probably, such great coaching practices underscore the success of Penn State in the national and international wrestling arena. Mark Hall is just one of them.

A rising star from the stable of Penn State

Three-time All-American, three-time NCAA finalist, and 2017 NCAA Champion Mark Hall continued to build upon his successful Penn State career. Hall?s wrestling accomplishments have already started showing a dash of promise. During his career at Penn State, he was a three-time NCAA finalist, an NCAA champion in 2017, and was instrumental in the Nittany Lions winning three NCAA team titles.

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Hall is also a four-time Big Ten finalist, a three-time Big Ten Champion, and a three-time Southern Scuffle Champion. His collegiate career is garnered with 122 wins, 42 pins, and 74 bonus point wins. With all his accolades, he seems to be already on the path of fame behind the Penn State greats like David Taylor, Aaron Brooks, and many more.

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