Ben Morgan

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stacy, Minn.
High School:
Nebraska

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Letterwinner ('16)
Made dual debut for the Gophers with a first-period pin over Luke Welch (Purdue) in January 2016
Finished top-three at three open tournaments during his redshirt season, including winning the 2015 Cobber Open title

2016-17 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
Overall Record: - -
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: - -
Major Decisions: - -
Technical Falls: - -

Did not compete in 2016-17 season

2015-16 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record: 4-4
Dual Meet Record: 1-2
Big Ten Record: 1-1
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 1
Technical Falls: 1

Letterwinner • made career dual debut against Purdue, recording first period pin over Luke Welch • also recorded a first period fall over Eric Coufal (Nebraska) at Daktronics Open • all four season wins were bonus point victories • had three matches against ranked opponents

2014-15 • JUNIOR (REDSHIRTED)
Overall Record: 16-4
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 4
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 1

Competed in four open tournaments during the season • Placed top-five in all four tournaments in which he competed, including top-three finishes in three • Opened his season with a third-place finish at the Daktronics Open, a tournament he began by recording an 8-0 major decision over Cordero Coronado (Arizona State) and a 16-1, second-period tech fall over Jonah Williams (Iowa Central Community College) • Won the Cobber Open championship at 133 pounds, capping the tournament with a third-period fall over Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud State) in the title match • Finished second at 141 pounds in final tournament of the season, at the North Country Open, dropping the title match to teammate Tommy Thorn

2012-2014
Wrestled at Nebraska

HIGH SCHOOL

Six-time letterwinner in wrestling • Six-time All-Conference honoree (2007-12) • Two-time All-State • Two-time State Champion • Three-time third-place in state • Compiled career high school record of 243-16 • Forest Lake High School's all-time wins leader • Top-10 all-time in Minnesota history in wins • Coached by Billy Pierce

PERSONAL

Son of Gordon and Ronda Morgan • Third of seven children • Both his father, Gordon (1985-89), and his uncle, Marty (1987-91), wrestled for Minnesota, with Marty also serving on the Gopher coaching staff from 1993-2008 • Most memorable sports thrill as winning the state title as an eight-grader • Lists fishing, hiking and playing video games as interests outside of wrestling • Plans to major in education and administration

Season	Overall	Dual	Big Ten	Pins	Maj. Dec.	Tech. Fall	B1G Finish	NCAA Finish
2014-15 (RS)	16-4	- -	- -	4	2	1	- -	- -
2015-16	4-4	1-2	1-1	2	1	1	- -	- -
2016-17	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Totals	4-4	1-2	1-1	2	1	1	- -	- -