NDSU

Solid heavyweight wrestler who will be asked to wrestle down to 197 this year...Proven capable of winning at both levels...2003-04 (Sophomore): Posted a 7-4 record with two pins...Placed second at the Bison Open, falling to teammate Brian Kraemer in the finals... Finished third at the St. Cloud State Invitational, going 4-1 in the tournament...2002-03 (Freshman): Posted a 12-6 record at heavyweight...Wrestled deep into the Kaufman-Brand Open at Omaha, where he posted a 6-2 record that day for fifth place in the 20-and-under division...2001-02 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Competed unattached in one tournament, placing sixth at the Kaufman-Brand Open...Logged a 3-3 record with one pin... High School: Four-year letterman in wrestling at Virginia High... Three-year letterman in football and baseball...Placed third in the state in 2001 with a 39-2 record...Sixth at state in 2000...Posted a 128-43 career record with 70 pins...2000-01 team MVP and captain...Academic all-state...Personal: Majoring in accounting... Son of Dennis and Sheryl Benz...Family includes two brothers.

Overall                        Duals
Year Wt. W   L  T Pins W L T NCC NCAA
02-03 Hwt.12  6  0   2    0  0  0  ?     ?
03-04 197   7  4  0   2    0  0  0  ?     ?
Career     19 10 0   4    0  0  0