Ben Cushman

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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

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Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Weight:
184
Hometown:
Flushing, Mich.
High School:
Flushing

2022-23: Finished 16-20 as starter at 184 pounds ... posted six bonus-point wins, four major decisions, one tech fall and one fall ... finished 5-11 in duals, 3-3 in Mid-American Conference duals ... went 3-2 to place seventh at MAC Championships (3-3/4) as the No. 8 seed ... earned Academic All-MAC honors ... went 58-72 in his career.

2021-22: Finished 10-17 as the starter with one pin and two major decisions at 184 pounds … finished 0-2 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (3/4) … closed season with 50-61 career record.

2020-21: Posted a 5-6 record and is 32-35 in his career … went 3-2 to place seventh in the Mid-American Conference Championships … won five of his last seven matches on the season … earned Academic All-MAC for second straight year.

2019-20: Finished 12-18 … finished 1-2 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (3/7-8) … finished 1-2 at the Midlands Championships (12/28-29) … posted a 1-3 mark to place sixth at the Army Black Knight Invitational (11/17) … went 3-1 to place second at the Appalachian State Mountaineer Open (11/9) … went 3-1 to place third in the freshman/sophomore division at the Michigan State Open (11/2) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018-19: Posted a 16-11 record as a true freshman wrestling at 184 pounds … won five matches via pin, three on major decision … placed fifth at the Michigan State Open (11/3), finished 3-2 … went 4-1 to place third at Ohio Intercollegiate Open (11/11) … went 3-0 to win the Alma College Open (1/19), recording two pins en route to the title.

High School: 2018 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I state champion at 189 pounds ... finished senior season 53-0 and went a combined 109-0 over final two high school seasons ... 2017 Division I state champion at 215 pounds ... three-time district and two-time regional champion ... three-time Flint Metro League Champion ... 2017 AAU Disney Duals All-American ... two-year letter winner in football ... earned all-conference honors in football ... four-year scholar athlete.