{"id":221,"date":"2005-01-19T06:28:51","date_gmt":"2005-01-19T12:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=221"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"ben-askren-named-big-12-wrestler-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w221\/ben-askren-named-big-12-wrestler-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Askren Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mutigers.collegesports.com\/sports\/m-wrestl\/spec-rel\/011805aaa.html \"target=\"blank\">Ben Askren Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Holds Perfect 25-0 Record&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Columbia, Mo. &#8211; Missouri sophomore Ben Askren was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his accomplishments on the mat Jan. 11-17. A 2004 NCAA All-American, Askren holds a perfect 25-0 record at 174 pounds, with 18 of his victories coming in the form of a pin.<\/p>\n<p> The Hartland, Wis., native set a new Missouri consecutive wins record while competing in the Virginia Duals Jan. 15-16. Easily pinning John Carrassco of Cal State Bakersfield in 2:10, Askren broke the 22- year-old record of 24 set by 1983 graduate Khris Whelan. With the win by fall, Askren now stands tied with 2003 graduate Kevin Herron for most MU falls in a season (18). Askren recorded five of his six Virginia Dual victories by fall and earned the title of Most Outstanding Wrestler of the 25th annual tournament.<\/p>\n<p> Ranked No. 1\/No. 2 in the nation at 174 pounds, Askren is a co-captain of the 12th-ranked Tiger wrestling program and has seen competition from several of the country&#8217;s top-ranked 174-pound wrestlers. Overall, Askren is 25-0 with a career record of 56-5. Askren opened his 2004-05 campaign with his quickest fall of his career. The pin over Brett Richardson (Dana College) was clocked at 21 seconds. While competing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 5-6, Askren took the 174-pound title after handing Hofstra&#8217;s Paul Siemon a 20-5 technical fall in the championship bout.<\/p>\n<p> The Missouri wrestling team will open Big 12 Conference action against No. 5 Nebraska at home Saturday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Hearnes Center. For ticket information, please call the box office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Askren Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week &#8230;Holds Perfect 25-0 Record&#8230; Columbia, Mo. &#8211; Missouri sophomore Ben Askren was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his accomplishments on the mat Jan. 11-17. 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