Adam Hall became the third head coach in Utah Valley University wrestling history when Dr. Jared Sumsion tabbed him to lead the program beginning in 2024. He enters his third season in Orem with the 2026-27 season.
His first season was highlighted by the program's sixth All-American, with Terrell Barraclough's fifth-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia.
A year later, in 2026, Hall sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championship, tying for the second-most in program history. Haiden Drury made his second NCAA appearance in 2026, while David Evans, Caleb Uhlenhopp, Kael Bennie, and Jack Forbes also made the trip to Cleveland.
The 2025-26 season was also highlighted by a dual win over No. 12 Stanford, including a late victory for Evans over eventual national champion Aden Valencia. Through two seasons, Hall has posted 12 dual wins, including three over Top 25 programs. He also produced two placers at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, four at the Southern Scuffle, and three podium finishers at the Big 12 Championships.
Hall's second season also saw the Wolverines set records academically, with nine wrestlers earning NWCA Scholar All-American honors. Evans, Drury, Bennie, and Forbes were all honored, with Forbes receiving the accolade for the second straight year. Also receiving the honor were Mark Takara, Jake Castagneto, Zyon Trujillo, Hudson Rogers, and Bridger Ricks. As a team, Utah Valley finished seventh in the country in the NWCA Team Scholar All-America Awards.
UVU also had 12 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team and five named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Drury, Forbes, Ricks, Rogers, and Takara were the five to earn both honors.
In 2024-25, Hall's first season, Utah Valley boasted the fifth-best team GPA in the country with a 3.45 — the highest in program history. Barraclough, along with Forbes, Smokey McClure, Ricks, and Ryker Fullmer, earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors, with Barraclough and Forbes each earning Academic All-District recognition from the College Sports Communicators. Barraclough's individual academic and athletic success also earned him Big 12 Wrestling's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Six Wolverines earned Academic All-Big 12 honors under Hall's guidance: Barraclough, Drury, Forbes, Tanner Lofthouse, Kase Mauger, and Takara.
Hall joined Utah Valley's program after nine seasons at perennial ACC and national powerhouse North Carolina State, where he worked under head coach Pat Popolizio beginning in 2015. In 2019, Hall was promoted to associate head coach.
During his tenure with the Wolfpack in Raleigh, NC State won six ACC Championships, including four regular season titles. Following his promotion to associate head coach, the Wolfpack won five consecutive ACC Tournament Championships. North Carolina State also finished in the top 10 of the NWCA Coaches' Poll for eight consecutive seasons.
Hall's recruiting prowess is evident in NC State's consistent top national rankings. Since 2016, the Wolfpack have had five top-5 recruiting classes and six consecutive top-20 classes.
Entering the 2023-24 season, North Carolina State had produced 25 All-Americans, 26 ACC Champions, and four top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships with Hall on staff. The Wolfpack finished 10th at the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons.
Before joining NC State, Hall was on staff at Columbia University, where he earned his Master of Science in sports management in 2015. He received his undergraduate degree in health science studies from Boise State University in 2011, graduating cum laude while also being named to the Dean's List three times. As a senior in 2010-11, Hall was named the Pac-10 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
On the mat, Hall was a two-time NCAA All-American and two-time Pac-10 Champion at 157 pounds for the Broncos. He won 122 matches during his career at Boise State, which ranks second in program history. Hall finished third at the NCAA Championships in 2010 and won a team-high 32 matches as a junior, then followed that up with a fifth-place finish as a senior in 2011. His post-collegiate career also includes a fifth-place finish at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, as well as U.S. Open placements in 2013 and 2014.
Originally from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Hall and his wife, Christine, were married in 2017 and are parents to three children: Theo, Charley, and Max.
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