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Ben Kelvington

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jordan, Minn.
  • High School Jordan

Biography

2019-20 (Senior): NWCA All-American at 174 Pounds... National Qualifier at 174 pounds… Went 3-1 with one major decision while winning the consolation final match at the Super Region 5 Tournament to advance nationals… Ranked No. 9 going into the regional tournament… NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient... Elite 90 Award Recipient for NCAA Division II Wrestling… NSIC Elite 18 Award Winner… NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winner… Butch Raymond Scholarship recipient… All-NSIC Second-Team... Earned a first-place finish at the Jimmie Open on Nov. 2… Started the season off with 11-straight wins over Division II opponents… Went 15-5 overall and 8-4 in duals with six major decisions and two tech falls… Recorded 55 takedowns, five reversals, 25 escapes, one two-point nearfall, five four-point nearfalls and eight riding time points... Earned NWCA Division II Scholar All-America honors... NSIC Honor Student-Athlete... Earned a spot on the CoSIDA District 7 Academic All-District At-Large First Team... Earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. 

2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore): Academic All-NSIC… Awarded the Sixth Annual Butch Raymond Scholarship… Sat out due to injury. 

2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman): Finished the season with a record of 17-4 with a dual record of 3-1 (0-1 NSIC) ... NWCA All-Academic ... went 6-2 at 174 pounds, 10-2 at 165 pounds and 1-0 at 184 pounds ... took first at the Yellowjacket Open (Nov. 4) and the Ridgewater Open (Jan. 6) ... led the team with seven tech falls and had two falls ... finished in third at the Warrior-Viking Open (Dec. 30).

2016-17 (Freshman): Sat out as a redshirt and wrestled unattached in all matches … went 1-1 at 165 pounds on the season.

High School:  2016 graduate of Jordan High School … four-year letterwinner with a career record of 149-43 … three-time state qualifier … finished in fourth his senior year ... named to all-conference his junior and sophomore year… two-time team captain … helped his team to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore and a third place finish as a junior.

Personal: Son of Brian and Mari Kelvington … born in Jordan, Minn. on Feb. 4, 1998 … will major in Biochemistry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Redshirt Freshman

    174
  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    174
  • 2019-20Junior

    174