Ben Hitchcock
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- Hometown:
- New Lothrop
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Montrse
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- Wt. Class:
- 141/149
News mentions
The Olivet College wrestling team crowned three championships en route to a second-place finish (out of 12 schools) today at the 2008 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional, which was hosted by Wabash (Ind.) College. All 10 Comets placed in the top six, and they totaled 140 points, which was 51 points behind Delaware Valley (Pa.) College.
The Olivet College wrestling team stands in seventh-place after the first day of competition at the 2008 Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational at King Arena in Wheaton, Ill. Four wrestlers will compete in tomorrow’s second day of action, which gets under way at 10 a.m. CT.
The Olivet College wrestling team defeated Grand Valley State University, 26-18, this afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet. GVSU entered the match ranked No. 1 in the latest National Collegiate Wrestling Association Coaches' Poll, while the Comets are No. 17 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Poll.
The Olivet College wrestling team captured the team title today at the 26th Annual Al Hanke Invitational, which was hosted by Elmhurst (IIl.) College. The Comets tallied 121 points and were the only school to have nine wrestlers place in the top six.
The Olivet College wrestling team bowed out of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals today with a 1-2 record. In their first match, the Comets defeated Buena Vista (Iowa) University, 24-12. In the second round, they were shutout by No. 1 seed Wartburg (Iowa) College, 47-0. Olivet suffered a 19-16 loss to Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University in the second round of the consolation bracket.
Five Olivet College wrestlers competed today at the 45th Annual Midlands Championships, which is being hosted by Northwestern (Ill.) University at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Chicago. All five Comets suffered two losses in the first day of competition and have been eliminated.
The Olivet College wrestling team was shutout by NCAA Division I foe Eastern Michigan University, 42-0, tonight at Bowen Field House in Ypsilanti.