Ben Whitford

[wrestlingnerd 2,255]

Shock and awe: 

Is there ANY chance that he shows up in D1 at some point or is that totally out of the realm of possibility? I followed him a little in HS and then lost track after he failed to make it to a D1 school. 

 

 

[steamboat_charlie v2 553]

That would really be something.  He might have a couple of years of eligibility left.

His recent comeback has been as impressive as it is surprising.  Also reinforces the idea of "what could have been" for him at the collegiate level.  Without a doubt one of the most dominant high school wrestlers I've ever seen.  Different paths for different people, I guess.  

Excited to see what he can do domestically.  If he were to make a world team it would be an incredible story... Dennisesque, but even more unlikely.  

[Jimmy Cinnabon 130]

I remember he kicked the crap out of Retherford.

[DuckFor2 152]

over on the Int'l board.

Cory Clark beats 2018 world gold but loses to Whitford, who is going up against the same 2018 world gold today (round robin)

*it was also reported that Whitford beat Bonne, but no confirmation of that as someone mentioned that Bonne actually did not wrestle last wkend.

[rpm002 138]

4 minutes ago, DuckFor2 said:

over on the Int'l board.

Cory Clark beats 2018 world gold but loses to Whitford, who is going up against the same 2018 world gold today (round robin)

*it was also reported that Whitford beat Bonne, but no confirmation of that as someone mentioned that Bonne actually did not wrestle last wkend.

Bonne didn't wrestle at all.

 

http://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=108081

[wrestlingnerd 2,255]

OK, then it's just shock or awe but maybe not shock and awe. Still, incredibly impressive for a guy some thought would never wrestle again to come back out of nowhere and beat the man who beat the man!

[DuckFor2 152]

29 minutes ago, rpm002 said:

Bonne didn't wrestle at all.

 

http://www.jit.cu/NewsDetails.aspx?idnoticia=108081

thanks, couldn't find actual results, but he did beat Clark apparently

[Sheerstress 65]

Ben did enroll at Muskegon Community College back in Fall of 2014, and competed for them for at least part of that season.  

So I would think that would have started his Div. I clock back then.  I don't know the exact NCAA rules for this situation, but at this point he might have part of one season left.

[steamboat_charlie v2 553]

17 minutes ago, Sheerstress said:

Ben did enroll at Muskegon Community College back in Fall of 2014, and competed for them for at least part of that season.  

So I would think that would have started his Div. I clock back then.  I don't know the exact NCAA rules for this situation, but at this point he might have part of one season left.

Believe you're right... his clock would have started in 14/15, so 18/19 would be his last year of eligibility unless he qualifies for a medical or religious exception. He's probably on track to qualify for an Olympic redshirt next year, a couple years too late though.  

[Gantry 1,292]

Breaking - my sources are telling me that Whitford will be PSU's representative at 125 at Big Tens.    /s

[justafan 122]

Whitford enrolled May 2014 at Elmhurst College so his clock started he could go D2/D3 since they go by semesters competed

Edited February 26 by justafan

[jchapman 676]

18 minutes ago, justafan said:

Whitford enrolled May 2014 at Elmhurst College so his clock started he could go D2/D3 since they go by semesters competed

Then there is the Wild West known as NAIA...

[StallWarning 131]

Whitford gave Mark Hall one of his losses in high school.  Dude was good.

[TBar1977 3,044]

4 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I remember he kicked the crap out of Retherford.

Ben is a great wrestler, but Zain got him n this match. 

https://www.flowrestling.org/video/5462641-66kg-final-zain-retherford-vs-ben-whitford

Edited February 26 by TBar1977

[TBar1977 3,044]

1 hour ago, StallWarning said:

Whitford gave Mark Hall one of his losses in high school.  Dude was good.

2010 Cheesehead

https://www.flowrestling.org/video/5247171-130-lbs-semi-finals-ben-whitford-ma-vs-mark-hall-av

[NJDan 407]

Who is Ben Whitford and what happened to him?

[jchapman 676]

1 minute ago, NJDan said:

Who is Ben Whitford and what happened to him?

Others might know more, but he was a big-time recruit out of the state of Illinois and then had some type of issue with college and ended up enrolling at a D3 school near his home.

[PSUMike 426]

17 minutes ago, NJDan said:

Who is Ben Whitford and what happened to him?

He was like the #4 overall recruit coming out of HS in 2013.

Rank	Name	Hometown	State	Weight	School
1.	Bo Jordan	St. Paris	OH	165	Ohio State
2.	Adam Coon	Fowlerville	MI	285	Michigan
3.	Zain Retherford	Benton	PA	141	Penn State
4.	Ben Whitford	St. John's	MI	149	Michigan
5.	Isaiah Martinez	Lemoore	CA	165	Illinois
6.	Joey Dance	Christiansburg	VA	125	Virginia Tech
7.	J'Den Cox	Hickman	MO	285	Missouri
8.	Anthony Ashnault	South Plainfield	NJ	141	Rutgers
9.	Brooks Black	Dover	PA	285	Illinois
10.	Nathan Tomasello	Parma	OH	125	Ohio State

[jchapman 676]

1 minute ago, PSUMike said:

He was like the #4 overall recruit coming out of HS in 2013.

Rank	Name	Hometown	State	Weight	School
1.	Bo Jordan	St. Paris	OH	165	Ohio State
2.	Adam Coon	Fowlerville	MI	285	Michigan
3.	Zain Retherford	Benton	PA	141	Penn State
4.	Ben Whitford	St. John's	MI	149	Michigan
5.	Isaiah Martinez	Lemoore	CA	165	Illinois
6.	Joey Dance	Christiansburg	VA	125	Virginia Tech
7.	J'Den Cox	Hickman	MO	285	Missouri
8.	Anthony Ashnault	South Plainfield	NJ	141	Rutgers
9.	Brooks Black	Dover	PA	285	Illinois
10.	Nathan Tomasello	Parma	OH	125	Ohio State

Kinda interesting that three of the top four never won a NC.

[Lurker 590]

When you enroll in NJCAA your clock starts. (I actually used to coach at Muskegon, way before he was there though)

Edited February 26 by Lurker

[steamboat_charlie v2 553]

9 minutes ago, jchapman said:

Kinda interesting that three of the top four never won a NC.

The top 10 from that class was actually pretty well ranked... only a couple of "busts" and 6 4x AA's.  

Check out the top 10 from 2012:

Rank	Name	Hometown	State	Weight	College
1.	Jason Tsirtsis	Crown Point	IN	141	Northwestern
2.	Taylor Massa	St. John's	MI	165	Michigan
3.	Jimmy Gulibon	Derry	PA	125	Penn State
4.	Jordan Rogers	Mead	WA	184	Oklahoma State
5.	John Meeks	Des Moines	IA	133	Iowa State
6.	Alex Cisneros	Selma	CA	141	Cornell
7.	Mark Grey	Rockaway	NJ	133	Cornell
8.	Doug Vollaro	Pine Castle	FL	285	Lehigh
9.	Nikko Reyes	Clovis	CA	184	Illinois
10.	Devin Peterson	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	197	Iowa Western

[fadzaev2 121]

22 hours ago, jchapman said:

Others might know more, but he was a big-time recruit out of the state of Illinois and then had some type of issue with college and ended up enrolling at a D3 school near his home.

Whitford was from St. John, MI.

[jchapman 676]

4 minutes ago, fadzaev2 said:

Whitford was from St. John, MI.

But won two Illinois state championships in high school.

[fadzaev2 121]

4 minutes ago, jchapman said:

But won two Illinois state championships in high school.

Now that you mention it.....the lights came on....Marmion Academy!!!  

[1032004 285]

23 hours ago, steamboat_charlie v2 said:

The top 10 from that class was actually pretty well ranked... only a couple of "busts" and 6 4x AA's.  

Check out the top 10 from 2012:

Rank	Name	Hometown	State	Weight	College
1.	Jason Tsirtsis	Crown Point	IN	141	Northwestern
2.	Taylor Massa	St. John's	MI	165	Michigan
3.	Jimmy Gulibon	Derry	PA	125	Penn State
4.	Jordan Rogers	Mead	WA	184	Oklahoma State
5.	John Meeks	Des Moines	IA	133	Iowa State
6.	Alex Cisneros	Selma	CA	141	Cornell
7.	Mark Grey	Rockaway	NJ	133	Cornell
8.	Doug Vollaro	Pine Castle	FL	285	Lehigh
9.	Nikko Reyes	Clovis	CA	184	Illinois
10.	Devin Peterson	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	197	Iowa Western

Yeah that 2013 class looks pretty solid.  4 champs with a chance for another.