Oklahoma City University Athletics

OCU ring leader on and off the mat poised for major senior season … favored to win the regional crown ... contender for national title and all-American honors … 2006-07: Fourth-place finish at NAIA Championships ... all-American ... team-best 33-12 with nine pins ... finished third at Lindenwood Open ... Central of Iowa Invitational champion ... third at Missouri Valley Open ... Central Region runner-up ... Previous college: Went 26-18 at Army … went 10-3 as a sophomore and 16-15 as a freshman … coached by Chuck Barbee … High school: Two-time state champion for Tuttle High School (Okla.) … Oklahoma Coaches Association all-stater … career record of 135-28 … coached by Greg Henning … lettered four times in wrestling and three times each in baseball and football … honorable-mention all-state in baseball … all-district linebacker in football … Personal: Majoring in English education … lists Joe Montana as favorite athlete … son of Craig and Lesha Benson … father played quarterback at Panhandle State and is head football coach at Stilwell High School (Okla.) … born Sept. 13, 1984 in Guymon, Okla.