Dennis Hall joined the Spartans in 2022 as the Head Women's Coach and Men's Assistant Coach.
In his first two years with the Spartans, Hall has had three All-Americans as Alex Horichter (2024, 2025) and Shea Reisel (2025) both have had incredible starts to their careers under Hall's leadership. In 2025, Hall produced the only two All-Americans to come out of the American Rivers Conference. He also led the Spartans to a third place finish in the inaugural A-R-C Women's Wrestling Invitational tournament with three A-R-C All-Conference wrestlers.
Women’s Wrestling became the 23rd varsity sport at UD and Iowa is one of 34 states who offer female wrestling in high school. Announced as an emerging sport by the NCAA in 2020, and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) voted unanimously to sanction girls wrestling as the organization’s 11
th sport in 2022.
Hall, a former Greco-Roman wrestler from Neosho, Wisconsin. Hall was a 10-time US National Champion, World Champion, and 3-time USA Olympian. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Hall attended Hartford Union High School and began his career by defeating a two-time senior state champion named Mark Riggs in the state finals as a freshman. Hall finished his prep career with a 146-1-1 record including 110 pins and three individual Wisconsin state titles. During his high school years, he was also a three-time Junior National Greco Champion and World Team member. He was Wisconsin's first Dream Team All-American.
Hall was named USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 1995 as well as three-time Greco-Roman athlete of the year in 1994, 1995, and 1996. In 2011, Hall was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
| University of Dubuque Coaching Record |
| Year |
Overall |
Conference |
Place |
Postseason |
| 2023-2024 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
N/A |
Alex Hofrichter - All-American |
| 2024-2025 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
3rd place |
Alex Hofrichter & Shea Reisel - All-Americans
Three All-Conference Wrestlers |
| TOTAL: |
3-3 |
0-1 |
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