Competing in four dual meets in the Candlewood Suites Duals at UW-La Crosse on Dec. 1, Behnke won all four of his 141 pound matches, with all coming by fall. Against Cornell College (Iowa), Behnke won in 2:05 over Ray Feliz-Taveras. He followed with a win over Darius Leopaul of Waldorf College (Iowa) in 2:03 and then pinned Greg Vance of Loras College (Iowa) in 2:42. Behnke ended the day with a pin in 4:05 over Evan Guffey of Saint John’s University (Minn.).
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, JR Lewis, Senior, 157 pounds, Greenfield, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Nazar Kluchytskyy, Junior, 165 pounds, Sosnivka, Ukraine (Prairie du Chien, Wis.)
UW-Platteville, Peter Crocco, Senior, 157 pounds, Harvard, Ill. (Alden-Hebron)
UW-Stevens Point, Ben Strobel, Senior, 157 pounds, Neenah, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Shane Siefert, Freshman, 197 pounds, Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel)