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2021-22 Wrestling

Ben Sarasin

  • Position 174
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • High School J. F. Kennedy

Biography

2021-22:

  • NCAA national qualifier at 174 pounds
  • UAA Champion at 174 pounds
  • CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 8, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, Feb. 28)
  • D3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 7)
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2020-21:

  • UAA All-Academic Team

2019-20:

  • NWCA First Team All-American
  • Compiled a 26-1 record at 184 pounds
  • NCAA national qualifier at 184 pounds
  • Placed second at NCAA Upper Midwest Regional (184 pounds)
  • UAA Champion at 184 pounds
  • Won the Wisconsin-Platteville Invite, Trine Invite, MSOE Invite and Elmhurst Invite
  • Placed sixth at the Wheaton Invite
  • Won 16-straight matches to start the season
  • Totaled five technical falls and four pins on the season
  • d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 13)
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec. 9)
  • CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2018-19:

  • All-American after finishing seventh at 174 pounds at the NCAA Championships
  • Posted a 32-8 record on the season
  • NCAA national qualifier at 174 pounds
  • NCAA Upper Midwest Regional champion at 174 pounds
  • UAA Champion at 174 pounds
  • Won the Wisconsin-Platteville Invite
  • Placed second at the MSOE Invite, third at the Harper Open and fifth at the Concordia (Wis.) Open
  • Led the team with seven technical falls on the year
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Feb. 25)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American

Personal:

  • Majors: Economics and Public Policy
  • UChicago honors: Robert Maynard Hutchins Scholar, Gary Becker Scholar in the Social Sciences Division
  • UChicago activities: Order of the C Vice President, Research Committee Member at Promontory Investment Research, Treasurer at the University of Chicago Political Union
  • Participated in four years of wrestling and football in high school
  • Two-time Freestyle All-American, Iowa state champion

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    174
    174 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    184
    184 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    184
    184 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    174
    174 lbs