Chad Hall
Big Bear High School
Impact Statement
Hall was a California State Champ before becoming a 3x Big West Conference Champion in college.
Biography
Hall was the champion of the Foot Locker Boys National Championship in 2006 after a runner-up finish in the West Region qualifying race. He was the Division 4 state champion as a senior and finished just one second behind the overall boys leader, and was the Division 4 state runner-up as a sophomore and junior. He also finished 12th in the 3,200 meters in the state track and field tournament as a junior.
Hall began his senior season by setting a course record in the prestigious Woodbridge Invitational and was honored by Sports Illustrated as its National High School Athlete of the Week. He will attend the University of Oregon.
As a freshman at Oregon, Hall was a NCAA Regional qualifier in 5,000 meters. Hall then transferred to UC Riverside where he was a qualifier in the 2009 NCAA Nationals in the 1,500 meters. Overall, he was a three time Big West Conference Champion.
Hall began to train for triathlons after graduation. In 2014 Hall won the second annual Big Bear Triathlon. He completed the course before all of his 300 opponents. Hall is now pursuing professional cycling. Last year, in 2019, he finished 12th at the Pro Time Trail US National Championships and 18th at the Pro Road US National Championship.