Benjamin Peak

2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 72 kg/158.7 pounds

Years on Team USA: 4 (2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25, 2026-27) 

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Regional Training Center: Position Wrestling

Club: New York AC

Personal Coach: Andy Beisek

High School: Elkhorn, Wis. (Elkhorn High School)

Born: March 21, 2000

Senior World Teams 

2024 Senior Worlds (13th at 72 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (22nd at 72 kg)

Age-Group World Teams

2022 U23 Worlds (23rd at 72 kg)

Career Highlights 

• Two-time Senior World Team member
• 2022 U23 World Team member
• 2026 Pan American champion
• 2019 U20 Pan American Championships bronze medalist
• Two-time U.S. Open champion
• Final X champion

Career Biography

2026: Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Coralville, Iowa … U.S. Open champion

2024: Placed 13th at World Championships in Tirana, Albania … Bronze medalist at Valamar Cup in Porec, Croatia … Senior World Team Trials champion

2023: Senior Nationals runner-up

2022: Placed 22nd at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Placed 23rd at U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2021: Senior World Team Trials runner-up … Olympic Team Trials runner-up … Last Chance Qualifier runner-up

2020: UWW Junior Nationals runner-up … Senior Nationals champion

2019: Bronze medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala … Placed fourth at Senior World Team Trials … U.S. Open UWW Junior runner-up

2018: UWW Junior World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open UWW Junior runner-up

2017: Bronzed medalist at Klippan Cup in Sweden

2015: UWW Cadet Nationals bronze medalist

College: Wrestled at Northern Michigan University

High School: 2017 WIAA state champion … Placed third at 2016 state tournament

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2021 U23 Nationals champion … 2020 U23 Nationals runner-up … Placed third at 2019 U23 Nationals … 2016 Cadet Nationals bronze medalist … 2016 Northern Plains Regional runner-up, fifth in freestyle … 2015 Cadet Nationals runner-up … 2015 Northern Plains Regional champion … 2015 Central Regional champion, third in freestyle … 2015 Dominate in the Dells runner-up … Placed fifth at 2014 Kids Nationals … 2014 Northern Plains champion, runner-up in freestyle … 2014 Central Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … Placed fourth at 2013 and 2014 Dominate in the Dells … 2014 Georgia Grind runner-up … 2013 Kids Nationals runner-up, fourth in freestyle … 2012 and 2013 Northern Plains champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2012 Kids Nationals bronze medalist … 2008 Folkstyle Nationals runner-up

Twitter: @benji_peak862

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