Completed Event: Wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 20, 2025 , , 23rd Place - 19.0 Points (1 All-American)
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(23rd Place - 19.0 Points (1 All-American))
at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Berge, Bennett
Bennett Berge
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 184
- Position:
- 184 Weight Class
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mantorville, Minn.
- High School:
- Kason-Mantorville H.S.
- Major:
- Construction Management
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022-23: Redshirted, but competed in three events outside of open tournaments as allowed under new NCAA rules to maintain full eligibility ... posted an 11-5 overall record, including an 0-2 mark in duals ... in first collegiate tournament, tied for third at the Daktronics Open with a 2-1 record (11/20) ... finished as runner-up in the 184-pound division at both the UNI Open (12/10) and Soldier Salute (12/29-30) with 3-1 records ... recorded falls in all three matches en route to the title at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/28) ... following the season, won the 2023 U20 World Team Trials and the U20 Pan-Am Championship at 86 kilograms to earn a trip to the U20 World Championships in Warsaw, Polan
BEFORE SDSU: Bennett put together one of the most successful careers in Minnesota high school history at Kasson-Mantorville High School, winning five consecutive individual state titles in five different weight classes (138, 160, 170, 182, 195) ... totaled 241 career victories, including posting a 124-1 record over his final three seasons ... capped his senior season with a 52-0 record ... competed during the summer of 2022 at the U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and earned a silver medal in the 86-kilogram weight class ... honored as the Minnesota state winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... older brother, Brady, wrestled at Penn State and is a volunteer assistant with the Jackrabbit wrestling team
- NCAA All-American (2023-24)
- NCAA Qualifier (2023-24, 2024-25)
- NWCA Scholar All-American (2023-24, 2024-25)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling (2023-24, 2024-25)
2024-25: Qualified for his second NCAA Tournament at 184 pounds…posted a 27-7 record throughout his second year as the Jacks starter at 184 pounds, with a 14-3 record in duals…brought home 44 team dual points…posted 13 ranked wins throughout the season, including a decision against All-American Jaxon Smith…finished third at Big 12 Championships after two wins over National Qualifier Eddie Neitenbach (WYO) and a win over DJ Parker (OU)...took third at Cliff Keen Invitational…won six matches by major decision and four by technical fall throughout the season.
2023-24: Settled into a starting role at 184 pounds and earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships after entering tournament as the No. 9 seed ... wrapped up season with a 25-7 overall record, including an 11-2 mark in duals ... recorded a runner-up finish in season debut at A Better Way Patriot Open with a 4-1 record (12/3) ... began nine-match winning streak with a 14-5 major decision over nationally ranked Jaden Bullock of Michigan to help seal team dual victory (1/4) ... recorded a fourth-place finish at Big 12 Championship with a 4-2 record over two days of competition, with both of his losses coming against Sam Wolf of Air Force (3/9-10) ... avenged earlier losses to Wolf with an 11-0 major-decision victory in elimination match at NCAA Championships ... after dropping opening-round match to Wisconsin's Shane Liegel, reeled off six consecutive wins to earn a spot on the podium, including decisions over No. 5 seed Lenny Pinto of Nebraska, 13-8, and No. 2 Isaiah Salazar of Minnesota, 3-2 (3/21-23)2022-23: Redshirted, but competed in three events outside of open tournaments as allowed under new NCAA rules to maintain full eligibility ... posted an 11-5 overall record, including an 0-2 mark in duals ... in first collegiate tournament, tied for third at the Daktronics Open with a 2-1 record (11/20) ... finished as runner-up in the 184-pound division at both the UNI Open (12/10) and Soldier Salute (12/29-30) with 3-1 records ... recorded falls in all three matches en route to the title at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/28) ... following the season, won the 2023 U20 World Team Trials and the U20 Pan-Am Championship at 86 kilograms to earn a trip to the U20 World Championships in Warsaw, Polan
BEFORE SDSU: Bennett put together one of the most successful careers in Minnesota high school history at Kasson-Mantorville High School, winning five consecutive individual state titles in five different weight classes (138, 160, 170, 182, 195) ... totaled 241 career victories, including posting a 124-1 record over his final three seasons ... capped his senior season with a 52-0 record ... competed during the summer of 2022 at the U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and earned a silver medal in the 86-kilogram weight class ... honored as the Minnesota state winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... older brother, Brady, wrestled at Penn State and is a volunteer assistant with the Jackrabbit wrestling team
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