"I was wrestling around with Ben Askren," said Hoffer, who is ranked as InterMat's No. 74 recruit in the country. "He wanted me to come to Missouri, but then he moved to Arizona and told those guys about me. He really got me interested in Arizona State and about the guys in the program, how it's coming up, how they have the Sunkist Kids. I just felt like it was the best wrestling program for me."
Hoffer, a three-time Alaska state champion for East Anchorage High School and a 2009 NHSCA Junior Nationals champion at 140 pounds, told InerMat that he chose Arizona State over Old Dominion, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
Hoffer is the second InterMat top 100 recruit to commit to Arizona State in the past four days. On Friday, Arizona State received a verbal commitment from Louis Trujillo of New Mexico, who is ranked as InterMat's No. 15 recruit in the country. Ironically, Trujillo defeated Hoffer, 4-3, in the semifinals of NHSCA Sophomore Nationals.
Hoffer still has wrestling goals he would like to accomplish before he heads to Tempe.
"I want to win state for the last time, obviously," said Hoffer. "I want to set the takedown record in Alaska. I'm going to go to Reno this winter and want to win that after taking third last year."
Hoffer is expected to compete at 141 pounds in college.
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