He's Still Making News On the Mat ; Former Westbrook High Wrestler Ben Mccrillis Is Still Winning 12 Years After He Was a State Champion.
Portland Press Herald › July 24, 2007
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Ben McCrillis has wrestled all over the country since graduating from college in 2000, winning titles and medals on a regular basis. But it wasn't until he appeared earlier this month in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd section that people started to take notice. "It's kind of surprising," said McCrillis, a Westbrook High School graduate. "I've never gotten any recognition before and I've been in a lot of competitions and done well."
McCrillis, 30, won two titles at the U.S. national wrestling championships in Las Vegas last spring. Competing in the 214-pound class in the veterans division (ages 25 to 35), he won gold medals in Greco-Roman and freestyle, going 7-0 with four pins.See the full content of this document
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He's Still Making News On the Mat ; Former Westbrook High Wrestler Ben Mccrillis Is Still Winning 12 Years After He Was a State Champion.
"Greco-Roman wrestling is no contact below the waist, while freestyle is contact over the whole body," said McCrillis.
Even though he was well prepared f...See the full content of this document
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