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Ben Harvey
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 174
- Hometown:
- New Palestine, Ind.
- High School:
- Indianapolis Cathedral (USMAPS)
Bio
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
2018-19: Documented Army’s first 30-win season since 2014-15 at 174 pounds as a junior … one of three Black Knights to compete in all 11 duals … went 30-10, including 9-2 in duals … one of nine Cadets with at least 10 bonus point victories … totaled one fall, three technical falls and six major decisions … led the team in wins and dual wins … tied for second in technical falls and third in major decisions … posted a 4-7 record against ranked opponents … placed in all six tournaments prior NCAAs … opened the year with a sixth-place showing at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … went 3-1 with two tech. falls … began the tournament with 18-0 technical falls against Jake Nielson (Maryland) and Patrick O’Donnell (Sacred Heart) … finished third at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … competed against seventh-ranked and eventual All-American Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) … earned the individual title at the Black Knight Invite … topped Vincent DePrez (Binghamton), 8-2, in the finals for his 50th career victory … tallied a third-place finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … majored Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 12-4, in the opening match … dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to 10th-ranked Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) in sudden victory … placed eighth at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 … went 4-1 with a fall and a major decision … opened with a 13-3 major decision over Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) … pinned Nick Stephani (Bucknell) at 3:58 … faced fifth-ranked Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16 … notched his 20th-career dual victory with a 7-3 decision over 20th-ranked Spencer Carey (Navy) in Army’s third straight Star Meet victory on Feb. 23 … wrestled to a fifth-place finish at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … defeated 27th-ranked Travis Stefanik (Princeton) with a 5-1 decision in the fifth-place match … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year … went 2-2 at the national tournament … collected an 8-3 victory over 11th-ranked Dylan Lydy (Purdue) in his opening bout … became the first quarterfinalist for Army since 2010 with a 5-3 decision in sudden victory over sixth-ranked and three-time All-American David McFadden (Virginia Tech) … fell against third-ranked and eventual two-time national champion Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) in the quarterfinals … dropped an 11-2 major decision to eighth-ranked Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) in the blood round … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … named an NWCA Scholar All-American.
2017-18: Posted a personal-best 22-11 record at 174 pounds as a sophomore … qualified for the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds for the first time in his career ... one of five Army wrestlers to compete in all nine dual meets, earning a team-best 6-3 record … boasted a team-best 9-8 record against ranked opponents … finished second on the team in total wins … added three bonus point victories with a fall and two major decisions … ranked as high as 16th by InterMat … placed in four of six tournaments … opened the year with a second-place showing at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … defeated seventh-ranked Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), 6-4, in the semifinals … faced No. 2 and eventual national runner-up Mark Hall (Penn State) in a dual on Nov. 9 … finished third at the Journeyman Classic … notched an 8-0 major decision over Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) for his 25th-career victory … wrestled to a 2-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitaitonal on Dec. 1 … picked up a 15-2 major decision over Jacob Swift (North Idaho) in the first round for his 10th-career bonus point victory … went 2-0 at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … topped Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 9-6, and Adis Radoncic (North Carolina), 4-1 … topped 30th-ranked Austin Rose (Drexel), 7-5, in sudden victory in a dual on Jan. 20 … dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 5 and eventual All-American Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) in a dual on Jan. 21 … collected a runner-up finish with a 2-1 record at the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 27 … dropped a 14-8 decision against eighth-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) in the finals … defeated Nick Stephani (Bucknell), 10-3, for his 10th-career dual victory on Feb. 11 … upset Bernstein, 7-6, in the annual Star Meet against Navy on Feb. 16 … set up Army’s second-ever Star Victory in Annapolis, Md., and first since 1961 … documented a fourth-place finish at the EIWA Championships on March 3-4 … pinned Josh Young (Franklin & Marshall) at 5:58 of his first bout … outlasted 22nd-ranked Josef Johnson (Harvard), 7-5, in sudden victory before falling to Bernstein, 4-2 … added a 1-0 decision over No. 33 Tyrel White (Columbia) before facing 18th-ranked Brandon Womack (Cornell) in the third-place match … posted a 4-2 showing at his first-career NCAA Championships on March 15-16 … became 15th wrestler in Army history to win at least four matches at NCAAs … first to advance to the blood round after losing his first match since Patrick Simpson (149 lbs.) in 2006 … collected a 7-5 decision over No. 31 Will Schany (Virginia) for his first-career win at the tournament … added victories over No. 19 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech), No. 9 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) and No. 16 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) … dropped an 11-6 decision to No. 6 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) in the blood round … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … NWCA All-Academic Team member.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 21-13 record as a freshman at 174 pounds … one of eight Cadets with at least 20 wins … only Black Knight to start in all 12 duals … went 5-7 in duals … 10 of his 13 losses came against ranked opponents … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open (11/6) … won the fresh/soph. division with a perfect 5-0 record … earned a 12-2 major decision in his first match against Emilio Fowler of Notre Dame College … notched his first-career dual win with a 2-0 decision over Drexel’s Nick Elmer (11/13) … finished third at CSU Bakersfield’s Roadrunner Open (11/20) … went 4-1 at the tournament … posted the first technical fall of his career with an 18-0 win over Tyler Mullen of Cal Poly … competed to a 2-2 showing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/3) … dropped a hard-fought 7-6 decision to No. 7 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State who placed third at the NCAA Championships … earned a 7-4 decision over Kyle Pope in Army’s upset victory over No. 23 Wyoming (1/6) … placed second at the All-Academy Championships (1/29) … documented his first-career pin at 1:35 over Martin Duane of The Citadel in the first round … added an 8-0 major decision over Air Force’s Michael Billingsley in the semifinals … placed seventh in his first appearance at the EIWA Championships (3/3-4) … went 3-2 … opened the tournament with a 9-1 major decision over Binghamton’s Anthony Lombardo … topped Lombardo, 6-1, in the seventh-place bout … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient.
Background: Wrestled at Indianapolis Cathedral High School and USMAPS … National Honor Society member … given name is Ben Douglas Harvey … major is undeclared.
- 3x NCAA Qualifier (17-18, 18-19, 19-20)
- 2019-20 EIWA Championships 3rd Place
- 2018-19 EIWA Championships 5th Place
- 2017-18 EIWA Championships 4th Place
- 2016-17 EIWA Championships 7th Place
- 2x NWCA Scholar All-American (18-19, 19-20)
- 2017-18 NWCA All-Academic Team
- 4x EIWA Academic Achievement Award (16-17, 17-18, 18-19, 19-20)
2018-19: Documented Army’s first 30-win season since 2014-15 at 174 pounds as a junior … one of three Black Knights to compete in all 11 duals … went 30-10, including 9-2 in duals … one of nine Cadets with at least 10 bonus point victories … totaled one fall, three technical falls and six major decisions … led the team in wins and dual wins … tied for second in technical falls and third in major decisions … posted a 4-7 record against ranked opponents … placed in all six tournaments prior NCAAs … opened the year with a sixth-place showing at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … went 3-1 with two tech. falls … began the tournament with 18-0 technical falls against Jake Nielson (Maryland) and Patrick O’Donnell (Sacred Heart) … finished third at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … competed against seventh-ranked and eventual All-American Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) … earned the individual title at the Black Knight Invite … topped Vincent DePrez (Binghamton), 8-2, in the finals for his 50th career victory … tallied a third-place finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … majored Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 12-4, in the opening match … dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to 10th-ranked Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) in sudden victory … placed eighth at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 … went 4-1 with a fall and a major decision … opened with a 13-3 major decision over Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) … pinned Nick Stephani (Bucknell) at 3:58 … faced fifth-ranked Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16 … notched his 20th-career dual victory with a 7-3 decision over 20th-ranked Spencer Carey (Navy) in Army’s third straight Star Meet victory on Feb. 23 … wrestled to a fifth-place finish at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … defeated 27th-ranked Travis Stefanik (Princeton) with a 5-1 decision in the fifth-place match … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year … went 2-2 at the national tournament … collected an 8-3 victory over 11th-ranked Dylan Lydy (Purdue) in his opening bout … became the first quarterfinalist for Army since 2010 with a 5-3 decision in sudden victory over sixth-ranked and three-time All-American David McFadden (Virginia Tech) … fell against third-ranked and eventual two-time national champion Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) in the quarterfinals … dropped an 11-2 major decision to eighth-ranked Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) in the blood round … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … named an NWCA Scholar All-American.
2017-18: Posted a personal-best 22-11 record at 174 pounds as a sophomore … qualified for the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds for the first time in his career ... one of five Army wrestlers to compete in all nine dual meets, earning a team-best 6-3 record … boasted a team-best 9-8 record against ranked opponents … finished second on the team in total wins … added three bonus point victories with a fall and two major decisions … ranked as high as 16th by InterMat … placed in four of six tournaments … opened the year with a second-place showing at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … defeated seventh-ranked Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), 6-4, in the semifinals … faced No. 2 and eventual national runner-up Mark Hall (Penn State) in a dual on Nov. 9 … finished third at the Journeyman Classic … notched an 8-0 major decision over Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) for his 25th-career victory … wrestled to a 2-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitaitonal on Dec. 1 … picked up a 15-2 major decision over Jacob Swift (North Idaho) in the first round for his 10th-career bonus point victory … went 2-0 at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … topped Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 9-6, and Adis Radoncic (North Carolina), 4-1 … topped 30th-ranked Austin Rose (Drexel), 7-5, in sudden victory in a dual on Jan. 20 … dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 5 and eventual All-American Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) in a dual on Jan. 21 … collected a runner-up finish with a 2-1 record at the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 27 … dropped a 14-8 decision against eighth-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) in the finals … defeated Nick Stephani (Bucknell), 10-3, for his 10th-career dual victory on Feb. 11 … upset Bernstein, 7-6, in the annual Star Meet against Navy on Feb. 16 … set up Army’s second-ever Star Victory in Annapolis, Md., and first since 1961 … documented a fourth-place finish at the EIWA Championships on March 3-4 … pinned Josh Young (Franklin & Marshall) at 5:58 of his first bout … outlasted 22nd-ranked Josef Johnson (Harvard), 7-5, in sudden victory before falling to Bernstein, 4-2 … added a 1-0 decision over No. 33 Tyrel White (Columbia) before facing 18th-ranked Brandon Womack (Cornell) in the third-place match … posted a 4-2 showing at his first-career NCAA Championships on March 15-16 … became 15th wrestler in Army history to win at least four matches at NCAAs … first to advance to the blood round after losing his first match since Patrick Simpson (149 lbs.) in 2006 … collected a 7-5 decision over No. 31 Will Schany (Virginia) for his first-career win at the tournament … added victories over No. 19 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech), No. 9 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) and No. 16 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) … dropped an 11-6 decision to No. 6 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) in the blood round … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … NWCA All-Academic Team member.
2016-17: Wrestled to a 21-13 record as a freshman at 174 pounds … one of eight Cadets with at least 20 wins … only Black Knight to start in all 12 duals … went 5-7 in duals … 10 of his 13 losses came against ranked opponents … made his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open (11/6) … won the fresh/soph. division with a perfect 5-0 record … earned a 12-2 major decision in his first match against Emilio Fowler of Notre Dame College … notched his first-career dual win with a 2-0 decision over Drexel’s Nick Elmer (11/13) … finished third at CSU Bakersfield’s Roadrunner Open (11/20) … went 4-1 at the tournament … posted the first technical fall of his career with an 18-0 win over Tyler Mullen of Cal Poly … competed to a 2-2 showing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/3) … dropped a hard-fought 7-6 decision to No. 7 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State who placed third at the NCAA Championships … earned a 7-4 decision over Kyle Pope in Army’s upset victory over No. 23 Wyoming (1/6) … placed second at the All-Academy Championships (1/29) … documented his first-career pin at 1:35 over Martin Duane of The Citadel in the first round … added an 8-0 major decision over Air Force’s Michael Billingsley in the semifinals … placed seventh in his first appearance at the EIWA Championships (3/3-4) … went 3-2 … opened the tournament with a 9-1 major decision over Binghamton’s Anthony Lombardo … topped Lombardo, 6-1, in the seventh-place bout … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient.
Background: Wrestled at Indianapolis Cathedral High School and USMAPS … National Honor Society member … given name is Ben Douglas Harvey … major is undeclared.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2019-20 | 174 | 23-8 | 10-2 | 9 (1-2-6) |
| 2018-19 | 174 | 30-10 | 9-2 | 10 (1-3-6) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 22-11 | 6-2 | 3 (1-0-2) |
| 2016-17 | 174 | 21-13 | 5-7 | 8 (1-1-6) |
| Career | 174 | 96-42 | 30-13 | 30 (4-6-20) |
Army vs Lehigh
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Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31
