University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Tabor, Bennett
Bennett Tabor
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
- High School:
- Simley HS
- Position:
- 285 lbs.
Bio
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
- National qualifier at the 2024 NCAA Championships
- Winner of Most Falls Award at 2025 team banquet
2024-25: REDSHIRT JUNIOR (285 LBS) - Match List
- Took fifth place at the Patriots Last Chance Open; won both consolation matches by pin
- Came in second at the Soldier Salute; pinned first two opponents while championships loss was a 1-0 decision to No. 12 Ben Kueter of Iowa
- Finished second at the Cougar Clash; won by major decision in the quarters and semis
- Went 2-1 at the Daktronics Open
- Defeated Logan Shephard, 8-3, in the Bucknell dual
- Placed third at the Mountaineer Invite with a 1-1 record
- Tied for the team lead in wins by pin (4) and dual win percentage (1.000, 1-0)
- Tied for fourth on the team in shutout wins (2)
- Tied for fifth on the roster in bonus point rate (.500)
- Winner of Most Falls Award at team banquet
2023-24: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (285 LBS) - Match List
- Made first appearance at NCAA Championships, going 0-2 as the No. 31 seed at heavyweight
- Did not place in first career trip to Big Tens with a 1-2 record
- Majored Wisconsin's Gannon Rosenfeld, 11-1 (2/16)
- Posted the first tech fall of his career in a 19-2 win over Purdue's Mitch Hutmacher (2/11)
- Pinned Illinois' Peter Marinopoulous at the 2:06 mark (2/9)
- Grabbed an 8-3 decision vs. Northwestern's Jack Jessen (2/4)
- Earned a 12-4 major decision over Maryland's Jordan Gabriel (2/2)
- Won the heavyweight title at the Soldier Salute with a 4-0 record, outscoring opponents 31-8 (12/29-30)
- Placed third at the Cougar Clash with a 3-1 record, winning his final two matches by pinfall (12/2)
- Recorded a 9-7 decision over South Dakota State's Luke Rasmussen to clinch dual victory over 12th-ranked Jackrabbits (11/26)
- Was 2-1 on East Coast road trip against Bucknell, Morgan State and George Mason
- lone loss was to #31 Chad Nix of George Mason by 2-1 decision
- Went 3-0 at the Bison Open to win the heavyweight title (11/11)
- Tied for second on the Gophers in wins by major decision (5)
- Ranked third on the team in overall wins (20) and wins by pin (4), fourth in dual wins (9), Big Ten wins (5) and Big Ten dual team points scored (22), and fifth in dual team points scored (40)
2022-23: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (285 LBS)
- Did not compete
2021-22: FRESHMAN (285 LBS)
- Went 7-7 during his redshirt season in the Maroon & Gold
- Went 2-1 at the Last Chance Open in his first career action at heavyweight
- Took fifth place at UNI Open with one fall and one major decision
- Took 4th Place at the Daktronics Open, going 2-2 with two falls
- Opened his season at 197 pounds at the Bison Open
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-time MSHSL State Champion at Simley high school, under head coach Will Short
- Three-time Minnesota state placewinner
- Won the 2020 Super 32 preseason tournament at 220 pounds
- Placed 5th at 2021 Fargo Junior Nationals
PERSONAL:
- Son of Barbara and Matthew Tabor
- Majoring in kinesiology
| YEAR | OVERALL W-L | DUAL W-L | BIG TEN W-L | PINS | TFs | MDs | B1G FINISH | NCAA FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | --- | --- |
| 2022-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | --- | --- |
| 2023-24 | 20-9 | 9-4 | 5-3 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 5-2 | DNP | DNP |
| 2024-25 | 11-5 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | --- | --- |
| CAREER | 31-14 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 8-2 | 3-1 | 7-3 | --- | 1x NCAA NQ |
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Quarterfinals
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Pin
Thursday, March 20
