Ben Askren

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Date of Birth: 7/18/84 Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Hometown: Heartland, WI High School: Arrowhead College: Missouri College Record: 153-8 NCAA Titles (Weight): 2 (both at 174) Times All-American: 4 (2,2,1,1) Career Falls: 91

[edit] Statistics

Career college record of 153-8
Led Division I in Falls in 2006-07 with 29 falls in 42 matches.
Ranks third all-time in career falls
Four-time NCAA Finalist
Four-Time College All-American
Missouri's first NCAA Champion
Two-Time Dan Hodge Trophy Winner
2007 ESPY Nominee, Best Male College Athlete

[edit] Notable victories

Defeated Northwestern's Jake Herbert in the 2006 NCAA Division I finals 14-2 to become Missouri's first NCAA Champion.
Defeated Pittsburgh's Keith Gavin in the finals of the 2007 NCAA Division I finals to cap off 42-0 season.

[edit] College Year By Year

Year: W-L (Falls)
Freshman: 32-5 (17)
Sophomore: 34-3 (20)
Junior: 45-0 (25)
Senior: 42-0 (29)

[edit] 2008 Olympics

Went 1-1 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at 74kg.

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