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Ben Sullivan
- Class:
- Freshman
- Weight:
- 285
- Hometown:
- New Paris, Ohio
- High School:
- National Trail (USMAPS)
Bio
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
2019-20: Amassed a 18-11 record at 285 pounds as a sophomore ... recorded a 4-2 dual record and eight bonus point victories ... opened the year against No. 6 ranked Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) at the Battle on the Midway ... posted three straight fall victories at the Princeton Open ... pinned Alex Nicholas from Penn State (2:53), Nathan Feyrer from Bucknell (2:35) and John Hartnett from Sacred Heart (1:40) ... recorded a 3-1 win over Brendan Furman from Cornell at the Bearcat Open ... notched fourth at the Black Knight Invite with a 3-1 record ... posted two technical fall victories over Zachery Nemec from Michigan (7-2) and Jarrett Walters from Bloomsburg (15-0) ... beat Zachary Knighton-Ward from Hofstra 6-4 ... went undefeated at the Patriot Open for a first place finish ... defeated Bobby Heald (Army) 2-0, Ben Goldin (Penn) 2-0, Alexander Esposito (Rutgers) 4-1 and pinned Jordan Espinosa (Millersville) at 5:24 ... competed at the Midlands Championships where he pinned Joey Slackman from Penn at 4:13 and beat Ben Golden for a second time in the season, 3-1 ... went 4-1 in dual competition to close out the regular season ... beat Andrew Gunning from UNC (3-1) and Brian Andrews from Wyoming (5-0) at the West Point Duals ... dominated Trey Hartsock from Lock Haven in a 14-1 major decision victory ... ended the year with a 1-0 victory over Riley Smith from Navy ... went 1-2 at the EIWA Championships ... beat Riley Smith again in the Round of 16 in a 10-2 major decision ... lost to Brendan Furman of Cornell in the Quarterfinals and then suffered an injury in consolation ... received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
2018-19: Battled to a 21-13 record as a freshman at heavyweight … one of 10 Cadets with at least 20 wins … went 5-5 in duals … totaled seven bonus point victories with four falls, a technical fall and two major decisions … tied for sixth on the team in pins … ranked seventh in wins … was 1-8 in matches against ranked opponents … placed in five of six tournaments … made his collegiate debut with a sixth-place showing at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … topped Ali Wahab (Old Dominion), 6-1, in his first collegiate match … posted his first-career bonus point win with an 11-2 major decision over teammate Eldon Davis-Picou … recorded his first pin at 3:55 against Obinna Ajah (Princeton) … captured the individual crown at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … outscored his opponents 16-1 in three matches … defeated Bryce Graeber (Bloomsburg), Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) and Jake O’Brien (Ithaca) … finished third at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … went 3-1 with two falls at the event … pinned Sean Dee (Binghamton) at 3:36 in the first round … dropped a hard-fought 4-2 decision in sudden victory to 18th-ranked Jake Gunning (Buffalo) … notched a pin at 4:10 against Nolan Terrance (Buffalo) … earned runner-up honors at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to 14th-ranked and eventual All-American Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) in the finals … wrestled 16th-ranked Joey Goodhart (Drexel) to a 4-2 decision in his dual debut on Dec. 7 … went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 … tallied a 5-0 decision over Brian Burns (Illinois) and a 4-0 decision against Tommy Helton (SIUE) … fell in a pair of one-point duals to 20th-ranked Brian Andrews (Wyoming) and 15th-ranked Cory Daniel (North Carolina) on Jan. 4 … notched his first-career dual win with a 7-4 decision over Joe Doyle (Binghamton) on Jan. 13 … majored James Valentino (Brown), 9-0, in a dual on Jan. 17 … added a 2-0 decision over Ben Goldin (Penn) in a dual on Jan. 20 … upset 32nd-ranked Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) with a 7-2 decision in a dual on Feb. 1 for his first-career win over a ranked opponent … recorded a fall against Eric Chakonis (Bucknell) at 5:26 after trailing by three heading into the final match to give Army a 22-19 dual victory over the Bison on Feb. 10 … faced fourth-ranked and eventual All-American Jordan Wood (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16 … finished sixth at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … opened with a 15-0 technical fall against Obina Ajah (Princeton) for his 20th win of the year … topped Niko Camacho (American), 5-1 … dropped a pair of close matches to fourth-ranked Jordan Wood (Lehigh) and 21st-ranked Joey Goodhart (Drexel) at the conference tournament.
Personal: Two-sport athlete at National Trail High School … also played football … was first team all-state in football … 220-pound Ohio State Champion in 2016 … two-time runner up at states … previously attended USMAPS … given name is Benjamin Carl Sullivan … enjoys welding and riding horses … majoring in Business Management.
- 2019-20 NCAA Qualifier
- 2018-19 EIWA Championships 6th Place
2019-20: Amassed a 18-11 record at 285 pounds as a sophomore ... recorded a 4-2 dual record and eight bonus point victories ... opened the year against No. 6 ranked Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) at the Battle on the Midway ... posted three straight fall victories at the Princeton Open ... pinned Alex Nicholas from Penn State (2:53), Nathan Feyrer from Bucknell (2:35) and John Hartnett from Sacred Heart (1:40) ... recorded a 3-1 win over Brendan Furman from Cornell at the Bearcat Open ... notched fourth at the Black Knight Invite with a 3-1 record ... posted two technical fall victories over Zachery Nemec from Michigan (7-2) and Jarrett Walters from Bloomsburg (15-0) ... beat Zachary Knighton-Ward from Hofstra 6-4 ... went undefeated at the Patriot Open for a first place finish ... defeated Bobby Heald (Army) 2-0, Ben Goldin (Penn) 2-0, Alexander Esposito (Rutgers) 4-1 and pinned Jordan Espinosa (Millersville) at 5:24 ... competed at the Midlands Championships where he pinned Joey Slackman from Penn at 4:13 and beat Ben Golden for a second time in the season, 3-1 ... went 4-1 in dual competition to close out the regular season ... beat Andrew Gunning from UNC (3-1) and Brian Andrews from Wyoming (5-0) at the West Point Duals ... dominated Trey Hartsock from Lock Haven in a 14-1 major decision victory ... ended the year with a 1-0 victory over Riley Smith from Navy ... went 1-2 at the EIWA Championships ... beat Riley Smith again in the Round of 16 in a 10-2 major decision ... lost to Brendan Furman of Cornell in the Quarterfinals and then suffered an injury in consolation ... received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
2018-19: Battled to a 21-13 record as a freshman at heavyweight … one of 10 Cadets with at least 20 wins … went 5-5 in duals … totaled seven bonus point victories with four falls, a technical fall and two major decisions … tied for sixth on the team in pins … ranked seventh in wins … was 1-8 in matches against ranked opponents … placed in five of six tournaments … made his collegiate debut with a sixth-place showing at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … topped Ali Wahab (Old Dominion), 6-1, in his first collegiate match … posted his first-career bonus point win with an 11-2 major decision over teammate Eldon Davis-Picou … recorded his first pin at 3:55 against Obinna Ajah (Princeton) … captured the individual crown at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … outscored his opponents 16-1 in three matches … defeated Bryce Graeber (Bloomsburg), Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) and Jake O’Brien (Ithaca) … finished third at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … went 3-1 with two falls at the event … pinned Sean Dee (Binghamton) at 3:36 in the first round … dropped a hard-fought 4-2 decision in sudden victory to 18th-ranked Jake Gunning (Buffalo) … notched a pin at 4:10 against Nolan Terrance (Buffalo) … earned runner-up honors at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to 14th-ranked and eventual All-American Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) in the finals … wrestled 16th-ranked Joey Goodhart (Drexel) to a 4-2 decision in his dual debut on Dec. 7 … went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 … tallied a 5-0 decision over Brian Burns (Illinois) and a 4-0 decision against Tommy Helton (SIUE) … fell in a pair of one-point duals to 20th-ranked Brian Andrews (Wyoming) and 15th-ranked Cory Daniel (North Carolina) on Jan. 4 … notched his first-career dual win with a 7-4 decision over Joe Doyle (Binghamton) on Jan. 13 … majored James Valentino (Brown), 9-0, in a dual on Jan. 17 … added a 2-0 decision over Ben Goldin (Penn) in a dual on Jan. 20 … upset 32nd-ranked Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) with a 7-2 decision in a dual on Feb. 1 for his first-career win over a ranked opponent … recorded a fall against Eric Chakonis (Bucknell) at 5:26 after trailing by three heading into the final match to give Army a 22-19 dual victory over the Bison on Feb. 10 … faced fourth-ranked and eventual All-American Jordan Wood (Lehigh) in a dual on Feb. 16 … finished sixth at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … opened with a 15-0 technical fall against Obina Ajah (Princeton) for his 20th win of the year … topped Niko Camacho (American), 5-1 … dropped a pair of close matches to fourth-ranked Jordan Wood (Lehigh) and 21st-ranked Joey Goodhart (Drexel) at the conference tournament.
Personal: Two-sport athlete at National Trail High School … also played football … was first team all-state in football … 220-pound Ohio State Champion in 2016 … two-time runner up at states … previously attended USMAPS … given name is Benjamin Carl Sullivan … enjoys welding and riding horses … majoring in Business Management.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2019-20 | 285 | 18-11 | 4-2 | 8 (5-2-1) |
| 2018-19 | 285 | 21-13 | 5-5 | 7 (4-1-2) |
| Career | 285 | 39-24 | 9-7 | 15 (9-3-3) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31
