Jason Nolf
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| Full name | Jason Michael Nolf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1996 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 Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cael Sanderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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, he was a three-time PIAA champion with a record of 176 wins and a lone loss (later avenged) 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 one defeat.[3]
2015–16[]
Freshman: Became the runner-up of the Big Ten Championships after losing to Isaiah Martinez in a tiebreaker loss. At the NCAA tournament, he dominantly made his way to the finals, where he suffered a close 6–5 loss to Martinez again. He was named Freshman of the Year by Intermat and compiled a record of 33 wins and two losses, both to Martínez.[4]
2016–17[]
Sophomore: Became the Big Ten Conference Champion. At the NCAA Championships, he dominated with two technical falls, one fall and two majors to claim the national title and help Penn State to win its sixth team championship.[5] He finished second aa the NCAA Outstanding Wrestler behind his teammate Zain Retherford. 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 the semis and finals.[7] At the NCAA championships, he downed five opponents (two 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 one loss, which was due to injury.[8]
2018–19[]
Senior: Became the Big Ten Conference Champion. At the NCAA Championships, he dominated his competition, defeating five opponents (two by technical fall, one by fall, and one by major) to claim his third consecutive title and help Penn State win its fourth consecutive team 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] Two of his three losses came as a freshman, both against Isaiah Martinez and the last one was an injury default.[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 criterion 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 2021 along with the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.[17]
After being unable to compete due to the pandemic, Nolf wrestled '19 US National Champion Jordan Oliver on June 28 at Rumble on the Rooftop.[18] He won the match by points.[19]
He returned to the mats against David McFadden on September 19, at the NLWC I.[20] He won the match on points.[21] In the next event, he wrestled '07 Junior World Champion and '11 NCAA champion turned MMA fighter Bubba Jenkins on October 20, at the NLWC II.[22] He won the match with a 10–0 technical fall.[23]
2021[]
To start off the year, Nolf wrestled at the NLWC V on February 23, where after tech'ing '19 Pan American Games medalist Jevon Balfour, he was defeated by reigning and two-time World Champion (at 79kg) Kyle Dake on points.[24]
Personal life[]
On June 30, 2018 (at the age of 22), Nolf married Penn State women's soccer player Maddie Elliston.[1]
Nolf has also been known to give wrestling seminars to high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies, and has even spent some time training in the sport, although has yet to compete in it.[25]
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 record[]
NCAA record[]
Stats[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "NLWC Set to Host Freestyle Event Live On Rokfin September 19 | News & Updates | Nittany Lion Wrestling Club". www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Collegian, Jake Aferiat | The Daily. "Nittany Lion Wrestling Club dominates at freestyle event taking nine of 13 bouts". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Nittany Lion Wrestling Club on Instagram: "Oct 20th. Nolf v. Jenkins. Watch on Rokfin. Link in bio."". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ PennLive, Jim Carlson | Special to (October 21, 2020). "NLWC wrestlers dominate Rofkin event in State College". pennlive. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Snyder wins 3 bouts; Dake, Arujau take two wins each in loaded NLWC 5 card". InterMat. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ https://jitsmagazine.com/watch-ncaa-champion-jason-nolf-training-bjj-with-craig-jones/
External links[]
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Pennsylvania
- Penn State Nittany Lions wrestlers
- Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
- American male sport wrestlers