2009-10 Wrestling Roster
Altman, Ben
Ben Altman
- Position:
- 125 pounds
- Height:
- 5-4
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- High School:
- Wilmington Friends
Bio
2008-09: Recorded a team-high 16 overall wins on the season, including a pair of SoCon victories, all at 125 ... Was named the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 12 after going 3-0 at the Gardner-Webb Bulldog Duals ... Went 5-1 at the Keystone Classic on his way to a third-place finish ... Took home a runner-up finish at the Davidson Open, winning three-straight matches before falling in the finals of the 125-pound bracket ... Notched 26 points on the year with a 7-11 dual-meet record and one pin.
2007-08: Placed second at the SoCon Championships at 125… named NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-SoCon… went 24-12 for the season… named SoCon Student Athlete of the Week Dec. 5 and Feb. 22... finished third in the Davidson Open, posting a 5-1 record… placed fourth at the Pembroke Open and the Navy Classic with a 4-2 mark in each tournament… went 10-4 in dual meets… wrestled at 125 in every match except one… scored 45 points in dual meets for the ‘Cats, the second-highest total on the team… went 2-3 in SoCon dual meets.
2006-07: Named the SoCon Freshman of the Year… finished third at 125 in the SoCon Championships after winning 3-of-4 matches… posted a 26-14 record with one pin… wrestled at 125 in every match… had a 12-6 record in dual matches… won 3-of-5 matches at the West Virginia Open… placed fifth at the Navy Classic after winning 6-of-8 matches… placed second in Davidson open… was 3-2 in conference dual matches.
Prep Years: Two-time team captain for Coach Gregg Miller at Wilmington Friends ... state champion at 112 as a sophomore, earning Outstanding Wrestler of Delaware State Tournament ... state runner-up at 119 as a junior ... as a senior, placed fourth at 125 at the state tournament ... posted a career record of 114-6, setting a school record for victories ... recipient of the International Baccalaureate Diploma ... four-time member of the Academic All-State Wrestling Team ... Amanda Spackman Gehret Award for Mathematics.
Personal: Bryan Scholar, Davidson's top scholarship for athletics and academics ... volunteers with Habitat for Humanity ... enjoys surfing ... son of Fran and Paul.
2007-08: Placed second at the SoCon Championships at 125… named NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-SoCon… went 24-12 for the season… named SoCon Student Athlete of the Week Dec. 5 and Feb. 22... finished third in the Davidson Open, posting a 5-1 record… placed fourth at the Pembroke Open and the Navy Classic with a 4-2 mark in each tournament… went 10-4 in dual meets… wrestled at 125 in every match except one… scored 45 points in dual meets for the ‘Cats, the second-highest total on the team… went 2-3 in SoCon dual meets.
2006-07: Named the SoCon Freshman of the Year… finished third at 125 in the SoCon Championships after winning 3-of-4 matches… posted a 26-14 record with one pin… wrestled at 125 in every match… had a 12-6 record in dual matches… won 3-of-5 matches at the West Virginia Open… placed fifth at the Navy Classic after winning 6-of-8 matches… placed second in Davidson open… was 3-2 in conference dual matches.
Prep Years: Two-time team captain for Coach Gregg Miller at Wilmington Friends ... state champion at 112 as a sophomore, earning Outstanding Wrestler of Delaware State Tournament ... state runner-up at 119 as a junior ... as a senior, placed fourth at 125 at the state tournament ... posted a career record of 114-6, setting a school record for victories ... recipient of the International Baccalaureate Diploma ... four-time member of the Academic All-State Wrestling Team ... Amanda Spackman Gehret Award for Mathematics.
Personal: Bryan Scholar, Davidson's top scholarship for athletics and academics ... volunteers with Habitat for Humanity ... enjoys surfing ... son of Fran and Paul.
Career Stats
|
Year
|
Weight
|
Record
|
Pins
|
Dual
|
SoCon
|
Pts.
|
| 2006-07 |
125 |
26-14 |
1 |
12-6 |
3-2 |
49 |
| 2007-08 | 125 | 24-11 | 3 | 10-3 | 2-3 | 45 |
| 133 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | 125 | 16-15 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 26 |
| Totals | 66-41 | 5 | 29-20 | 7-8 | 120 |
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Saturday, December 16
Wrestling vs. Duke (STREAM)
Friday, December 08
Inside Davidson Wrestling - Episode 2
Wednesday, November 08
Davidson Wrestling vs VMI
Saturday, February 04
