Austin Bell

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Belle Vernon, Pa.
High School:
Belle Vernon

2016-17: Competed at the 2016 Midlands Championships … Picked up a 9-0 major decision over West Virginia’s Ty Millward for his first career dual victory … Placed fifth at the Mat Town Open after going 5-2, picking up one win by fall and two by technical fall … Went 0-2 at the Keystone Classic … Placed second at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open while wrestling unattached … Placed fourth at the Clarion Open unattached.

HIGH SCHOOL: Amassed an impressive 160-24 record, pinning 17 opponents during his four years at Belle Vernon … 39thranked wrestler in the 2016 freshmen class … Captured Ironman, PowerAde and Escape the Rock titles as a senior … Helped propel Belle Vernon to a team WPIAL title in 2016 … As a junior and senior at 170 pounds, finished third at PIAAs and second at WPIALs … Section champion and major contributor to team section title as a senior … Wrestled for Team Nauman as a junior and senior, finishing third and sixth at the Virginia Beach Duals, respectively … As a sophomore at 160 pounds, captured a section, WPIAL and county title as well as another team section title … Earned a national runner-up finish at NHSCA as a sophomore … WPIAL qualifier as a freshman and finished 35-9 … Earned a sixth-place finish at Fargo as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Honors student with a 3.4 GPA … Was a member of the Future is Mine Club and Interact.