Hofstra’s CAA Wrestler of the Wk- Senior Ben Clymer Talks to Takedown Wrestling

Clymer, a native of Germansville, Pennsylvania, posted a 6-2 record at the eighth annual Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee to place fourth in the 184-pound weight class yesterday. He made it to the medal round the hard way–after an opening round loss to Missouri’s Clarence Neely, 3-2. Clymer then rattled off six consecutive wins including decisions over 11th-ranked Jon Fausey from Virginia (2-0), 15th-ranked Luke Rebertus from Navy (2-0) and avenging the loss to Neely with a 5-2 win in the sixth-round of the consolations. Clymer’s other loss came in the third-place match against eighth-ranked Kevin Steinhaus from Minnesota, 4-0. 

The defending champion at 184 pounds in the CAA, Clymer placed second at the Binghamton Open back in November. While he is unranked by InterMat, he was ranked 16th by Division I College Wrestling, 19th by Amateur Wrestling News and 21st by the Wrestling Report.  He placed second at the 2011 New York State Collegiate Championships last January. Clymer, who is the number one-ranked wrestler in the CAA at 184 pounds in this week’s conference report, is now 14-5 on the season. 

Hofstra and Clymer will return to action this Sunday, January 8 when they host the Dragons of Drexel University at the Mack Sports Complex at 1 p.m. Tickets for the Drexel match can be purchased by phone at (516) 463-TIXX or online by clicking here.