Central Michigan University Athletics
Bennett to Compete in NWCA All-Star Classic
11/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
2011 NWCA All-Star Classic Official Site
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan junior Ben Bennett (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) has been selected to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic later this month.
Bennett, ranked ninth nationally at 184 pounds by InterMat, will face No. 5 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) in the event, set for Nov. 21 at Arizona State University.
Bennett is the second Chippewa in as many years to compete in the event and the fifth different CMU wrestler to appear at the meet overall. Heavyweight Jarod Trice represented CMU in last year's all-star meet.
A two-time All-American and Mid-American Conference champion at 174 pounds, Bennett is entering his first season competing at 184 pounds. He placed eighth as a sophomore at the 2011 NCAA Championships after a sixth-place finish as a redshirt freshman in 2010.
LeBlanc is a three-time All-American at 184 pounds, finishing fifth nationally in 2009, fourth in 2010 and sixth in 2011.
The all-star match will mark the first career meeting between Bennett and LeBlanc.
CMU at the NWCA All-Star Classic
1981: Nate Carr (Iowa State) maj. dec. Fred Boss (CMU), 17-7
1998: Steven Schmidt (Oklahoma State) dec. Casey Cunningham (CMU), 7-2
1999: Casey Cunningham (CMU) dec. Clint Musser (Penn State), 3-0
2005: Troy Letters (Lehigh) dec. David Bolyard (CMU), 3-2
2010: Ryan Flores (American) dec. Jarod Trice (CMU), 3-1
2011: Ben Bennett (CMU) vs. Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan junior Ben Bennett (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) has been selected to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic later this month.
Bennett, ranked ninth nationally at 184 pounds by InterMat, will face No. 5 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) in the event, set for Nov. 21 at Arizona State University.
Bennett is the second Chippewa in as many years to compete in the event and the fifth different CMU wrestler to appear at the meet overall. Heavyweight Jarod Trice represented CMU in last year's all-star meet.
A two-time All-American and Mid-American Conference champion at 174 pounds, Bennett is entering his first season competing at 184 pounds. He placed eighth as a sophomore at the 2011 NCAA Championships after a sixth-place finish as a redshirt freshman in 2010.
LeBlanc is a three-time All-American at 184 pounds, finishing fifth nationally in 2009, fourth in 2010 and sixth in 2011.
The all-star match will mark the first career meeting between Bennett and LeBlanc.
CMU at the NWCA All-Star Classic
1981: Nate Carr (Iowa State) maj. dec. Fred Boss (CMU), 17-7
1998: Steven Schmidt (Oklahoma State) dec. Casey Cunningham (CMU), 7-2
1999: Casey Cunningham (CMU) dec. Clint Musser (Penn State), 3-0
2005: Troy Letters (Lehigh) dec. David Bolyard (CMU), 3-2
2010: Ryan Flores (American) dec. Jarod Trice (CMU), 3-1
2011: Ben Bennett (CMU) vs. Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
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