Zion Hall

Zion Hall breaks off a nine-yard run on a draw play.

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Cal Poly Fall Sports Headshots 2022Hall Zion - FB 8/1/22 Photo by Owen Main

Height:
5-8
Weight:
172
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
High School:
Garces Memorial HS

2024 -- Played in seven games as a redshirt junior, rushing 59 times for 256 yards and one touchdown... recorded a season-high 76 rushing yards, including a 29-yard run, against Northern Colorado... scored touchdown on a 12-yard rush against Northern Arizona... added 12 receptions for 35 yards, with a season-long 11-yard catch against Sacramento State

2023-- Played in two games before getting injured... had 162 kick return yards averaging 27 a return... season high 105 return yards against Lincoln on Sep.16...

2022 -- Rushed 25 times for 83 yards in eight games (no starts) at the running back position ... season highs of 10 carries and 42 yards against Sacramento State ... longest runs were 15 yards at South Dakota and 14 against the Hornets ... also caught eight passes for 71 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown pass from Spencer Brasch in Idaho State game ... averaged 21.3 yards on 20 kickoff returns with a long of 47 yards against Montana.

2021 -- Played in four games as a true freshman, preserving his redshirt year ... saved the best for last, rushing seven times for 82 yards, catching two passes for 35 yards and returning five kickoffs 116 yards (23.2 average per return) in season finale against Northern Arizona ... broke off 59-yard run in second quarter, caught a 27-yard pass from Spencer Brasch that led to a touchdown in the first quarter and his longest kickoff return in the game was 34 yards opening the second half ... also played in UC Davis, Sacramento State and Idaho State games, making one catch versus the Bengals ... named team's offensive show team player of the year.

High School -- Under head coach Richard Cornford at Ridgeview High School in 2019, Hall caught 70 passes for 893 yards and eight touchdowns en route to first-team All-South Yosemite League honors and a spot on the Bakersfield Californian's All-Area team ... also rushed one time and it was a 51-yard touchdown run, and also averaged 26.2 yards per kickoff return and 16.6 yards per punt return ... the Wolf Pack was 8-4 overall, winning the South Yosemite League title and reaching the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Central Section Division I playoffs ... Hall, who caught 13 passes against Clovis North and 10 versus Frontier, earned first-team All-South Yosemite League and All-Fresno County honors ... was a team captain and earned a 4.1 grade-point average ... as a sophomore, Hall rushed for 285 yards and six touchdowns and caught four passes for 57 yards and two more scores ... was invited to the All-American Bowl in Texas ... Hall transferred to Garces Memorial for his senior season and, in five games, made 11 catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns and made 17 tackles on defense ... recruited by Bethel College, Rose-Hulman, Webber International, Nevada, San Diego and Pacific (Oregon), Hall chose Cal Poly "because it was a school that had the major I was going to study, the connection with the coaches was genuine and the location is close to where my family lives."

Personal -- Son of Loren and Lynette Hall ... one brother, Zamir, and two sisters, Zariyah and Zaylah ... lists playing the Czume, bowling and mimi golf as hobbies ... wants to be a civil engineer ... born in Bakersfield, Calif. ... majoring in civil engineering.

Head coach Beau Baldwin: "Zion is an explosive athlete who really has the ability to take the top off a defense. He has natural ball-catching skills and run-after-catch ability. He gives you lots of versatility at the position, can beat a corner one on one and can separate in man-to-man situations. He brings big-play ability for our offense."