Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State)
Year: Junior (RS)
Weight Class: 174 LBS
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Accomplishments:
Big 12: 2011 Runner-Up, 2010 Runner-Up
NCAA: 2011 Qualifier, 2010 Qualifier
Career Record: 51-14
2010-11 Results:
1. Mike Benefiel Fall Damon Jackson (Missouri Valley) 1:36 1-0
2. Mike Benefiel Maj Ronnie Balfour (Oklahoma) 13-4 2-0
3. Mike Benefiel Dec Ryan Pankoke (Nebraska-Omaha) 4-1 3-0
4. Mike Benefiel Dec Scott Glasser (Minnesota) 2-1TB 4-0
5. Mike Benefiel Maj David Thompson (Bucknell) 10-2 5-0
6. Scott Glasser (Minnesota) Dec Mike Benefiel 6-1 5-1
7. Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma) Dec Mike Benefiel 3-0 5-2
8. Mike Benefiel Dec Eric Starks (Arizona State) 6-3 6-2
9. Mike Benefiel Dec Luke Manuel (Purdue) 9-7 7-2
10. Matt Epperly (Virginia Tech) Fall Mike Benefiel 4:12 7-3
11. Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) Dec Mike Benefiel 4-3 7-4
12. Jon Reader (Iowa State) Maj Mike Benefiel 11-2 7-5
13. Mike Benefiel Fall Cody McAninch (Northern Colorado) 2:24 8-5
14. Mike Benefiel Maj Quinton Godley (NC State) 13-2 9-5
15. Mike Benefiel Dec Dorian Henderson (Missouri) 9-7SV 10-5
16. Mike Benefiel Dec Caleb Kolb (Nebraska) 11-5 11-5
17. Mike Benefiel Dec Jake Swartz (Boise State) 4-3 12-5
18. Mike Benefiel Dec Patrick Martinez (Wyoming) 8-5 13-5
19. Mike Benefiel Dec Jeff James (Oklahoma) 8-1 14-5
20. Mike Benefiel Maj Dorian Henderson (Missouri) 9-1 15-5
21. Jon Reader (Iowa State) Maj Mike Benefiel 14-3 15-6
22. Mike Benefiel Maj Brandon Wright (Chattanooga) 8-0 16-6
23. Chris Henrich (Virginia) Dec Mike Benefiel 6-5 16-7
24. Mike Benefiel Dec Patrick Martinez (Wyoming) 9-4 17-7
25. Mike Benefiel Dec Jake Swartz (Boise State) 7-2 18-7
26. Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) Dec Mike Benefiel 8-5 18-8
2009-10 Results:
1. Mike Benefiel Fall Patrick Finn (Central Oklahoma) 1:14 1-0
2. Mike Benefiel Dec Nolan McBryde (Oklahoma) 5-2 2-0
3. Mike Benefiel Tech Andrew Pontikes (Oklahoma City) 17-1 3-0
4. Mike Benefiel Dec Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State) 3-2 4-0
5. Mike Benefiel Maj Kyle Hanner (McKendree) 13-1 5-0
6. Mike Benefiel Fall David Weske (Labette CC) :49 6-0
7. Mike Benefiel Fall Shawn Kuhlman (Fort Hays State) 1:27 7-0
8. Mike Benefiel Fall Todd Porter (Missouri) :54 8-0
9. Dorian Henderson (Missouri) Dec Mike Benefiel 9-4 8-1
10. Mike Benefiel Tech Derek Miller (Hastings Coll) 15-0 9-1
11. Mike Benefiel Fall Ryan Swanson (Colorado School of Mines) 4:49 10-1
12. Mike Benefiel Fall Matt Duffy (Nebraska-Kearney) 1:45 11-1
13. Mike Benefiel Maj Nolan McBryde (Oklahoma) 10-2 12-1
14. Mike Benefiel Inj Kamarudeen Usman (Nebraska-Omaha) 13-1
15. Mike Benefiel Fall Alex Darkhovsky (UC Davis) :50 14-1
16. Mike Benefiel Fall Brendon DeCock (Great Falls) 2:17 15-1
17. Mike Benefiel Maj Brock Smith (Wyoming) 15-2 16-1
18. Mike Benefiel Maj Jacob Ison (Ohio) 13-5 17-1
19. Mike Benefiel Dec Phil Moricone (Edinboro) 13-6 18-1
20. Mike Benefiel Fall Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly) 2:33 19-1
21. Mike Benefiel Maj Travis Rasmussen (Cal Poly) 12-4 20-1
22. Mike Benefiel Maj Brad Clark (Liberty) 16-2 21-1
23. Mike Benefiel Tech Steven Cressley (Clarion) 16-0 22-1
24. Mike Benefiel Tech Justin Ortega (Penn State) 20-5 23-1
25. Mike Benefiel Dec Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) 7-4 24-1
26. Jay Borschel (Iowa) Maj Mike Benefiel 9-1 24-2
27. Mike Benefiel Dec Duke Burk (Iowa State) 10-4 25-2
28. Mike Benefiel Tech Brandon Kammerzell (Northern Colorado) 20-3 26-2
29. Mike Benefiel Dec Brock Smith (Wyoming) 7-3 27-2
30. Mike Benefiel Maj Jarion Beets (Northern Iowa) 11-2 28-2
31. Mike Benefiel Dec Dorian Henderson (Missouri) 5-2 29-2
32. Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) Dec Mike Benefiel 4-0 29-3
33. Mike Benefiel Dec Jeff James (Oklahoma) 12-6 30-3
34. Mike Benefiel Dec Jeff James (Oklahoma) 6-2 31-3
35. Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) Dec Mike Benefiel 9-5 31-4
36. Mike Benefiel Maj Keith Witt (Kent State) 8-0 32-4
37. Mike Benefiel Dec Josh Patterson (Binghamton) 3-1 33-4
38. Chris Henrich (Virginia) Dec Mike Benefiel 5-4 33-5
39. Scott Giffin (Penn) Dec Mike Benefiel 3-1 33-6