Jason Nolf
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| Full name | Jason Michael Nolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1996 Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Nittany Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nittany Lion Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cael Sanderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 79 kilograms. 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, 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 an overall record of 176 wins and one loss (later avenged). 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: Wrestled unattached in open tournaments, compiling 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 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 its sixth team championship.[5] He finished second as the NCAA Outstanding Wrestler behind 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 in the semis.[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] He recorded a 86–3 record during this span; two of his three losses came as a freshman against Isaiah Martinez, while the other was an injury default.[10]
Freestyle
Prior to competing as a senior, Nolf competed as a cadet and a junior 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 9–8 decision 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 for and competed at the US World Team Trials. He won his first match by technical fall but lostbto Jimmy Kennedy. He came back with a victory to earn a bronze medal.[12]
2019
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 won his next two bouts to earn a bronze medal.[13]
Due to the medal earned at the US Open, Nolf was able to compete at the World Team Trials Challenge and moved up to 74 kilograms.[14] He defeated his first three opponents and then faced collegiate rival Isaiah Martinez in a best-of-three. He lost the first match but won the second, leading to a third bout that 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 by technical fall) to reach the finals in where he again faced Isaiah Martinez. He lost the bout by technical fall to claim the silver medal.
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 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.
- ^ "Watch NCAA Champion Jason Nolf Training BJJ with Craig Jones". October 5, 2021.
External links
- Jason Nolf's Rokfin Channel
- Jason Nolf at the International Wrestling Database
- Jason Nolf at Team USA (archived)
