Ben Hanisch

Position:
Player
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Columbus
Hometown:
Waterloo, Iowa

Awards and Honors

2006, 08 First-Team Academic all-Big 12

2006 ISU Best Work Ethic Award

2007 - 08
Started for Iowa State at 125 pounds against Northern Illinois in season opener ... wrestled in Midlands Championships ... placed fifth at Kauffman-Brand Open ... won two bouts via technical fall at Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open.

2006 - 07

Competed at Harold Nichols and Kauffman-Brand Opens.

2005 - 06

Academic all-Big 12 first-team member ... competed in freestyle at 60 kg. (132 pounds) at U.S. Nationals and University Nationals ... finished sophomore season with an 11-20 record ... avenged a Midlands loss to Northern Iowa’s Seth Wright with a 7-5 decision in UNI dual ... blanked UC-Davis’ Marcos Orozco 10-0 ... picked up two wins at Midlands Championships, an 8-5 decision over Augustana’s Leo Byrd and an 8-6 decision over Pittsburgh-Johnstown’s Ryan Mazzocco ... recorded technical falls over Nate Evans of Luther, 16-0 (4:40) and Nebraska-Omaha’s Jimmy Ball, 15-0 (3:35) at Kaufman-Brand Open ... finished third at Harold Nichols Open ... avenged a 2004 loss to Talon Vickers of Utah Valley State with a 4-1 decision ... used three three-point near falls en route to 14-5 major decision over Tyler Mumbulo of Upper Iowa and decisioned Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Pat Parrillo, 6-2, in season opener.

2004 - 05

Competed at University Nationals ... picked up a fourth-place finish at 55 kg. (121 pounds) at the Northern Plains Regional ... went 9-8 in freshman season ... competed in Midlands Championships and major decisioned John Rojas of Lassen College, 10-2 ... scored a technical fall against Findlay’s Mitch Aring, 15-0 (5:00) ... went 2-1 at UNI Open while major decisioning Rob McCabe of Adams State, 10-2 ... picked up first pin against Clint Wolfley of Boise State in 4:22 ... major decisioned Jacob Elsbernd of Upper Iowa, 13-1, in first action as a Cyclone.

2003 - 04

Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School

Four-year letterwinner ... tallied a 32-7 mark his senior year, including a fourth-place finish at the Iowa high school state tournament ... two-time Iowa high school state tournament qualifier ... team captain during senior season ... coached by Bill Tate and Chris Ortner

Personal

Born Oct. 29, 1984 ... son of Steve and Beth Hanisch ... majoring in bio chemistry with economics and entrepreneurial studies minors.