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Jake DiBenedetto
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 174
- Hometown:
- Mokena, Ill.
- High School:
- Old Dominion
2020-21
- Academic All-Big Ten
2019-20
- Competed at the MSU Open and the Lindenwood Open for the Illini
- Went 3-2 at the Lindenwood Open, which included a win by Fall (1:56)
- Academic All-Big Ten
2018-19
- Started at 174-pounds at the Grapple in the Grove vs. Missouri
- Won his first match as an Illini at the Maryville Open
2017-18 (Old Dominion):
- Finished freshman season with 18-6 record
- Started at 149-pounds in one dual meet
- 2017 Illinois Greco-Roman State 113-Pound Runner-Up
- Earned four wins by decision, six major decisions, two tech. falls, and two pins
High School
- Two-time IHSA state qualifier at Lincoln Way East
- Compiled a 125-31 record
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | --- | --- |
| 2020-21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 1 |
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