Oklahoma State University Athletics
2010-11 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Mike Benefiel
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
2010-11: Finished with an 18-8 overall record that included five wins over ranked opponents ... Was one win shy of earning his first career All-America honor ... Big 12 runner-up after losing to No. 1 Jon Reader of Iowa State in the conference finals, which were wrestled at Reader's home arena in Ames ... Handed No. 16 Dorian Henderson of Missouri a resounding 9-0 major decision defeat in the Big 12 semifinals ... Of Benefiel's 18 wins, seven came with bonus points attached ... Scored an 8-0 major-decision victory over Chattanooga's Brandon Wright in the first round of the NCAA Championships before being bumped into the wrestleback by No. 5 Chris Henrich of Virginia ... Bounced back to rattle off wins over Wyoming's Patrick Martinez and Boise State's Jake Swartz before falling to No. 6 Ben Bennett of Central Michigan ... Claimed solid wins over No. 12 Scott Glasser of Minnesota, No. 14 Luke Manuel of Purdue, No. 13 Swartz of Boise State and a pair of wins over Missouri's Henderson.
2009-10: Big 12 runner-up at 174 pounds ... Claimed a 6-2 win over No. 19 Jeff James in the semifinals before losing a 9-5 decision to No. 4 Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska at the event ...Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships highlighted by a hard-fought 3-1 win over No. 11 Josh Patterson of Binghamton in the second round ... Finished with a 33-6 overall record and a 12-2 dual match mark ... Included in his season tally were six wins over ranked opponents ... Posted an 11-2 major decision victory over eventual All-American Jarion Beets of Northern Iowa during the regular season ... His 21 bonus-point victories were good for the team lead ... Claimed nine wins by fall, eight wins by major decision and five wins by technical fall ... Won 24 of his first 25 bouts ... Included in that were championships at the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Oklahoma City Open and the Fort Hays State Open ... Faced ranked opposition in seven of his last nine bouts ... Took second at the Central Missouri Open ... Had one stretch of the season in which he rattled off bonus-point victories in 13 consecutive wins ... Did not compete with the Cowboys' varsity squad in the first semester as he sat out per transfer rules.
Prior to OSU: 2009 champion at 79 kilograms at the ASICS University National Championships ... Redshirted as a true freshman at Northwestern University ... Went 19-4 wrestling unattached ... Went 3-1 at Eastern Michigan Open ... 4-0 record at Michigan State Open ... Posted 4-0 record at Missouri Open with two pins ... 4-1 at Cleveland State Open ... 4-2 at Midlands Championships
High School: Attended Montini Catholic School in Lombard, Ill., where he compiled a 200-4 record ... Was a Fargo Junior Freestyle National Champion at 171 pounds in 2007, notching a resounding technical fall win in the title bout ... Cadet National Freestyle Champion in 2004 ... Became just the ninth person in Illinois state history to win the state wrestling title all four years of high school with titles at 119 lbs., 140 lbs., 152 lbs. and 171 pounds ... Holds record for wins in a high school career with 200 ... Beat out Sean Bormet, his wrestling club coach, by going undefeated his senior year and breaking the record for most wins in a season ... Finished career on a 123-match winning streak ... Won Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, character, citizenship and community service ... Ironman Champion in 2004 ... All-American at Junior Freestyle National Championships in 2006 ... Member of Illinois National Championship Junior Dual team 2006 ... Rated No. 1 high school prospect at 160 lbs., No. 6 overall by Intermat and No. 1 at 171 lbs. by W.I.N. Magazine ... Went 10-0 at Asics Tiger Junior Nationals and only surrendered two points throughout the entire competition.
Mike Benefiel Capsule
| Year | Overall | Dual | vs. Ranked | Fall | MD | TF | Quick |
| 2009-10 | 33-6 | 12-2 | 6-5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0:49 |
| 2010-11 | 18-8 | 10-5 | 5-7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1:36 |
| Career | 51-14 | 22-7 | 11-12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0:49 |
