Last night, new Utah Valley head coach Adam Hall announced a new addition to his coaching staff. He’s hired Timmy McCall as an assistant coach. Hall and McCall both were a part of Pat Popolizio’s staff at NC State.
In 2015, McCall moved back to his home state to wrestle with the Wolfpack Wrestling Club. During his career on the freestyle circuit, McCall qualified for the 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials and captured a title at France’s Henri DeGlane Challenge.
Prior to the 2019-20 season, McCall was named NC State’s volunteer assistant coach. Two years later, he was promoted to a full-time assistant.
McCall was a member of the NC State staff as the Wolfpack finished as ACC champions in four-straight seasons - along with 15 All-Americans and 17 conference champions.
McCall wrestled collegiately for the University of Wisconsin and he qualified for the NCAA Championships on two occasions. He was seventh in the B1G as a junior and earned the #12 seed as a senior. During his final NCAA Tournament, McCall was upset in the opening round but won three straight contests to advance to the NCAA Round of 12 - where he came up a match shy of All-American status.
The addition of McCall brings a second assistant to Hall’s first staff at Utah Valley. In his interview with James Hackney last month, Hall stated he has brought in his former Boise State teammate, Andrew Hochstrasser, to handle an undefined role.
Utah Valley is a squad that lost its only NCAA qualifier from 2024 (Evan Bockman) to the transfer portal and scored 22 points while taking 13th at the 2024 Big 12 Championships. The Wolverines went 2-7 in Greg Williams’ final season at the helm and had four placewinners at the Big 12 meet. Haiden Drury (141) and Bockman led the way in seventh place and Kase Mauger (133) and Chase Trussell (285) were eighth. Drury and Mauger are expected to return in 2024-25.
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Last night, new Utah Valley head coach Adam Hall announced a new addition to his coaching staff. He’s hired Timmy McCall as an assistant coach. Hall and McCall both were a part of Pat Popolizio’s staff at NC State. In 2015, McCall moved back to his home state to wrestle with the Wolfpack Wrestling Club. During his career on the freestyle circuit, McCall qualified for the 2018 and 2019 World Team Trials and captured a title at France’s Henri DeGlane Challenge. Prior to the 2019-20 season, McCall was named NC State’s volunteer assistant coach. Two years later, he was promoted to a full-time assistant. McCall was a member of the NC State staff as the Wolfpack finished as ACC champions in four-straight seasons - along with 15 All-Americans and 17 conference champions. McCall wrestled collegiately for the University of Wisconsin and he qualified for the NCAA Championships on two occasions. He was seventh in the B1G as a junior and earned the #12 seed as a senior. During his final NCAA Tournament, McCall was upset in the opening round but won three straight contests to advance to the NCAA Round of 12 - where he came up a match shy of All-American status. The addition of McCall brings a second assistant to Hall’s first staff at Utah Valley. In his interview with James Hackney last month, Hall stated he has brought in his former Boise State teammate, Andrew Hochstrasser, to handle an undefined role. Utah Valley is a squad that lost its only NCAA qualifier from 2024 (Evan Bockman) to the transfer portal and scored 22 points while taking 13th at the 2024 Big 12 Championships. The Wolverines went 2-7 in Greg Williams’ final season at the helm and had four placewinners at the Big 12 meet. Haiden Drury (141) and Bockman led the way in seventh place and Kase Mauger (133) and Chase Trussell (285) were eighth. Drury and Mauger are expected to return in 2024-25.
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