Oklahoma State University Athletics
2026-27 Cowboy Wrestling Roster
Roster
Bennett Berge
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mantorville, Minnesota
- High School:
- Kasson-Mantorville
Honors & Awards
NCAA All-American (2023-24)
3x NCAA Qualifier (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
U23 National Champion (2026)
U23 Pan-American Champion (2026)
U20 World Team Trials Champion & World Team Member (2023)
U20 Pan-American Champion (2023)
3x NWCA Scholar All-American (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
3x Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
2x CSC Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25)
Cowboy Need to Know: The most wins on the team with 80 career victories throughout his first four collegiate seasons.
2025-26 (Junior at South Dakota State): Moved up to 197 pounds and qualified for his third-straight NCAA Championship, this time as the 13 seed … Highlighted his time at the NCAAs with a win over Wisconsin’s 20-seed Wyatt Ingham … Went 17-7 on the season and 11-2 in duals … Eight of his 17 wins came in bonus point fashion, including two falls … Put up the third-most team dual points with 50 … Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a 4-2 record … Pushed the Jackrabbits to a historic win over No. 7 Minnesota with a 2-1 decision over No. 19 Gavin Nelson … During the summer and under Cowboy RTC, he won a U23 National Championship and a U23 Pan-American Championship at 86kg.
2024-25 (Sophomore at South Dakota State): Qualified for second NCAA Tournament at 184 pounds … Posted a 27-7 record (14-3 in duals) … Netted 13 ranked wins throughout the season, including a tight victory over All-American Jaxon Smith … Took home third at the Big 12 Championships and third at the Cliff Keen Invitational … Earned 10 bonus-point victories.
2023-24 (Freshman at South Dakota State): In his first full year of competition, he started at 184 pounds and earned All-American honors with a fourth-place finish as a nine seed at the NCAA Championships … Tabbed a 25-7 overall record, going 11-2 in duals … Finished second at the A Better Way Patriot Open to start his season … Started a nine-match winning streak with a 14-5 major decision over Michigan’s Jaden Bullock, a ranked wrestler, to help the Jackrabbits seal the win over the Wolverines … At the Big 12 Championships, he finished fourth with a 4-2 record, only dropping matches to Air Force’s Sam Wolf … Came back at the NCAA Championships and avenged his loss to Wolf with an 11-0 major decision in an elimination match … Following a first-round loss, he rattled off six consecutive wins, including wins against No. 5 seed Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) and No. 2 seed Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) to earn a spot on the podium.
2022-23 (Redshirt at South Dakota State): Still competed in three events outside of open tournaments … Recorded an 11-5 record and dropped his two matches in dual action … In his first collegiate tournament, he tied for third at the Daktronics Open with a 2-1 record … Placed third and went 3-1 at both the UNI Open and the Soldier Salute in December … Broke through for his first collegiate title at the Flash Flanagan Open with three straight falls … During the summer, Berge won the 2023 U20 World Team Trials and the U20 Pan-Am Championship at 86kg to earn a trip to the U20 World Championships to represent Team USA in Amman, Jordan, where he took third place.
High School: One of the most decorated Minnesota high school wrestlers, earning five straight state championships at Kasson-Mantorville HS at five separate weight classes (138, 160, 170, 182, 195) … Netted 241 victories in his high school career … Went 124-1 over his final three seasons, including a perfect 52-0 record for his senior campaign … Was selected as the Minnesota representative of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award.
Personal: Older brother Brady wrestled at Penn State and is currently coaching at South Dakota State … Son of Kevin and Cheri … Brother of Brock, Brady and Bailey … Studying construction management.
Bennett Berge Year-By-Year
| Year | Overall | Dual | vs. Ranked | Fall | MD | TF | Quick |
| *2022-23 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2:39 |
| *2023-24 | 25-7 | 11-2 | 11-5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0:46 |
| *2024-25 | 27-7 | 14-3 | 13-7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
| *2025-26 | 17-7 | 11-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5:13 |
| Career | 80-26 | 36-9 | 27-19 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 0:46 |
