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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Hayden Benter

  • Class Freshman
  • Weight 125
  • Hometown Columbia, Mo.
  • High School Hickman

Biography

2023-24 // Freshman Year
Wrestled at 125 pounds during freshman season … Finished season with a 4-9 overall record and went 0-2 in duals … Navy’s starter in two duals against South Dakota State and North Carolina … Also competed in the Clarion Open, Patriots Open and Soldier Salute … Earned first collegiate victory against Purdue’s Cooper Rider by a 15-4 major decision at the Clarion Open.
 
High School
A 2023 graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo. … Earned four varsity letters in wrestling … Claimed 126-pound Class 4 State Championship in 2022 and placed third in 2023 … Garnered all-conference accolades senior year … Received Missouri Wrestling Association Academic All-State honors junior and senior years … Inducted into Hickman High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023 … Served as team captain for three years (2021, ‘22, ‘23) … Member of National Honor Society … High School teammate, Ethan Barr, wrestles at Kent State.
 
Personal
Son of Brian and Beth Benter … Majoring in robotics and control engineering.
 
Career Numbers
YEAR OVERALL RECORD DUAL RECORD DECISION  MAJOR DECISION  TECHNICAL FALL FALL  FORFEIT  OVERTIME  VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 
2023-24 4-9   0-2 1-3 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3
Career 4-9 0-2 1-3 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3