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Ben Davino is a 2022 Fargo Champion from St. Charles High School in Illinois.

  1. Top Potential Matches at the 2024 Clarion Open

    Top Potential Matches at the 2024 Clarion Open

    Nov 2, 2024

    With the 2024-25 NCAA season kicking off, the 2024 Clarion Open is one of the best opportunities to scratch your college wrestling itch and features plenty of elite NCAA DI action this weekend. Between two top ten teams with #5 Ohio State and #7 Michigan sending their full lineups along with a strong contingent of other teams making their way to Clarion, you're not going to want to miss this season opener. Before the action gets underway, check out some of the top potential matchups that could happen at the Clarion Open.
  2. U20 World Team Trials Preview & Predictions

    U20 World Team Trials Preview & Predictions

    May 30, 2024

    One of my favorite age-level tournaments of the year has arrived - the Junior World Team Trials. The nation’s best high school upperclassmen and college underclassmen will put it on the line for a chance to represent their country overseas.
  3. The College Fan Guide To The 2024 U20 World Team Trials & U23 Nationals

    The College Fan Guide To The 2024 U20 World Team Trials & U23 Nationals

    May 29, 2024

    The U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials brackets will be both massive (mostly the U23 ones) and stacked with some of the most talented and credentialed college wrestlers in the country.
  4. Marcus Blaze and Ben Davino Highlight Loaded 132 lbs Ironman Field

    Marcus Blaze and Ben Davino Highlight Loaded 132 lbs Ironman Field

    Dec 7, 2023

    Another Ironman bracket lined with accolades and bonafide studs top to bottom. That's exactly what we will get at 132 lbs this weekend in Akron, Ohio. This bracket includes 7 wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in the country, World Champions, Fargo champions, along with a bunch of under-the-radar guys who are ready to make an impact. Let's take a look at everything you need to know about the 132-pound bracket this weekend at Ironman.
  5. Ben Davino & Kyler Larkin To Meet For First Time At Who's Number One

    Ben Davino & Kyler Larkin To Meet For First Time At Who's Number One

    Aug 15, 2023

    Ben Davino and Kyler Larkin were the last two representatives for the United States at the U17 World Championships. Now they'll meet for the top spot in the country at 132 lbs on September 2nd at Who's Number One.
  6. U17 World Championship Men's Freestyle Preview

    U17 World Championship Men's Freestyle Preview

    Aug 1, 2023

    The U17 World Championships have kicked off with Greco and will wrap up this weekend with men’s freestyle. Below is almost everything you need to know for men’s freestyle. I say almost because, with Russia and Belarus’ recently lifted ban, it’s hard to find data on their athletes and many of the ones going to Worlds did not compete at the European Championships. However, it’s probably safe to assume anyone they are bringing (they will show up in the entries and brackets as AIN), will be pretty good.
  7. Get To Know Your Men's Freestyle U17 World Team

    Get To Know Your Men's Freestyle U17 World Team

    Jul 28, 2023

    The 2023 U17 World Championships is live on FloWrestling from July 31-August 6. The men’s freestyle competition is August 4-6 at the Başakşehir Gençlik ve Spor İlçe Müdürlüğü Tesisleri in Istanbul, Turkey.
  8. Last Week In Recruiting: April 3-9

    Last Week In Recruiting: April 3-9

    Apr 10, 2023

    The transfer portal continues to be the biggest talk of the offseason. However, the first head coach movement of the year rivaled the portal talk last week. After seven years in Norman, Lou Rossselli resigned as the head coach of Oklahoma. It is still unknown at this time who will be taking over the position and what Rosselli's next move will be.
  9. #4 Ben Davino Has Made His College Decision

    #4 Ben Davino Has Made His College Decision

    Apr 3, 2023

    Ben Davino has earned the #4 ranking on the 2024 Big Board by notching victories this season at Fargo, Who's Number One, Super 32, and Ironman. Now, the Illinois junior has made his college decision. Davino announced his decision on Instagram.
  10. Who's Number One College Fan Guide & Recruiting Watch

    Who's Number One College Fan Guide & Recruiting Watch

    Sep 7, 2022

    Who's Number One gives college wrestling fans a glimpse of what they can look forward to in just a few years on the NCAA stage. we've seen matchups between NCAA finalists like Jason Nolf vs Joey McKenna in 2013, Nick Suriano vs Daton Fix and Zahid Valencia vs Myles Martin in 2014, and Nick Lee vs Sammy Sasso in 2016. The athletes at Who's Number One will make their mark in college wrestling. Get ready for Friday's action by seeing who's already committed, and read about the uncommitted recruits who your team might snag.
  11. McGowan & Davino To Meet In Ironman Finals Rematch At Who's Number One

    McGowan & Davino To Meet In Ironman Finals Rematch At Who's Number One

    Aug 10, 2022

    Blair Academy senior Marc-Anthony McGowan is one of the more recognizable names in high school wrestling ever since he won Cadet Worlds in 2019. Ben Davino is entering his junior season for St. Charles High School in Illinois after a surging sophomore campaign in which he won Fargo and the Illinois State Championships, made the Ironman finals, and finished 3rd at the U17 World Team Trials.