Alex Mackall (Photo/RU Sports Information)Mackall brings impressive high school credentials to Iowa State. The Austintown, Ohio was a four-time state place-winner at nationally-ranked prep power Walsh Jesuit High School, where he was a 2014 Ohio state champ title at 120 pounds as a sophomore. In 2016 Mackall was ranked the No. 71 overall recruit by InterMat.
Mackall redshirted last season at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. This season, Mackall is 3-4 overall, going 2-2 at the Black Knight Open in November, then went 1-2 at the Journeymen Classic in New York. He wrestled at 133 pounds in both competitions.
As a transfer, Mackall is ineligible to wrestle for Iowa State this season, which has been a challenging one for first-year head coach Kevin Dresser at 125. The Cyclones began the season with three 125-pounders -- Daniel Vega, Jonathan Marmolejo and Jakob Allison. However, Vega and Marmolejo both left the program for personal reasons; Allison broke his hand last week, and is expected to be out of commission for 4-6 weeks. In the meantime, Sinjin Briggs, a walk-on who was a two-time Iowa state championships qualifier, is Iowa State's current 125-pounder.
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