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Honors & Awards
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)
2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season
Ben Morgan made two dual appearances and wrestled in three tournaments at 133 pounds in 2013-14. He went 13-7 overall, recording four major decisions, two pins and one technical fall. Morgan finished third at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open and posted a fifth-place showing at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. He went 0-2 in dual competition, narrowly falling by decision to Utah Valley's Chasen Tolbert, 16-13, at the Stanford Duals.
2012-13 (Redshirt)
Regular Season
Morgan pinned all four of his opponents at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open en route to the 133-pound title. He added a pin in the next match at the Bob Smith Open on Dec. 1. Morgan finished second at the Grand View Open, notching a technical fall and major decision in the process. He completed the season with a 9-1 record.
Before Nebraska
Morgan came to Nebraska after a successful career at Forest Lake. As a senior in 2012, he won the state title in the 132-pound weight class. In addition, Morgan won the 2011 Minnesota Christmas Wrestling Tournament and was named a Junior National Freestyle All-American.
Morgan is a five-time state qualifier and won the 2008 112-pound Class AAA state championship as an eighth grader to finish his year with a 44-3 record. The No. 84 overall recruit in the country according to InterMat, Morgan racked up 196 career victories during his six-year career, which included varsity seasons in seventh and eighth grade. In 2009, Morgan took third at the state meet at 119 pounds and placed third in both 2010 and 2011 at 130 pounds to help him become the school’s all-time wins leader.
Personal
The son of Gordy and Randa Morgan, Ben was born on Aug. 19, 1993. He has five sisters, Ashleigh, Saray, Anna, Claire and Olivia; and one brother, James. Ben is majoring in athletic training and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013. He was also named to the 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.