Ben Keuter Becomes Undefeated 4x Iowa HS State Champion!

I better take the next train out of Dodge in where's the bull
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Awesome wrestler!!! God bless

Impressive. Fun to watch

I wonder how far he can hit a baseball? Why not play baseball at Iowa as well?

Explain to the folks at home what "undefeated" means.

I’m sorry to put it this way but usually the best wrestlers end up being shit human beings who joined the red hat club. Raised by parents that never joined the military but suddenly love you at the age of 18 so you can be used as a political pawn. Kids wake up and smell the coffee you have the internet now.

4X Undefeated State Champ....my Lord. What an incrediable, ferocious, compeditor.

Maybe they said it but I didn't hear it. What weight class for these guys?

Never watched wrestling before. How did Lewis score his second point?

He's strong, same takedown over & over, limited on mat maneuvers. Average big man wrestler. Better stay with football.

A lefty, which helps

Nothing too fancy, not too flashy, kinda old school soul, very blessed 👏 Chosen.

he looks 30, good luck

Future NCAA champion in the making.

Let's hope he is able to stay healthy

What weight?

Amazing stuff !

He really seemed to have broke Lewis in the first period 😳

Imagine being in this kids bracket. Everyone is wrestling for second. This is the only scenario I’d recommend ducking a weight class

He kind of looked sloppy with technique.

Undefeated wrestler and a 4 star linebacker. Kid is no joke at all.

Frank Gotch would like a word.

Kueter is a BAD dude! Too bad he's not going to Penn!!!!!! He could win an NCAA title at a school that will also win an NCAA title!

Did they say committed to play football at Iowa?

He wrestled the number 2 seed amd made him look like a fish

Is there a tournament of state champions too???

Todays youth is so beta, Titling him the greatest isn’t appropriate.

He has to be in the conversation for the GOAT of Iowa HS wrestling. As a fellow little Hawk though I give the nod to Jeff McGinness by a nose! Go little Hawks

How the heck do you play 2 sports at a division I school?

Giga chad

its always nice to dream but as an Iowa native and Hawkeye wrestling fan Im not counting chickens before theyre hatched. I have seen so many multi time state champs that were the next big thing that fell apart at the college level.

Always Gold Brother thanks! Pure class on both gentlemen.

Watch this tournament for this kid. He went through his way class with overwhelming ease.l. RLTW 3/75

I like the energy in this match especially the way is began.

I assume he’s going to Carver Hawkeye

#1 in the nation, pound for pound, per MatScouts.

That's if you're in here to say otherwise...

For anyone saying this kid wouldn’t place in PA or CA… he is a world champion. WORLD CHAMPION. The more you know.

THE REASONS BEN IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER 4 TIMERS: I’m fully aware of guys like Jacobi Teemer and Yhanni’s lil brother that are both 5xers. But they hit that collegiate level, and everything changes. I follow the sport closely and watched 4xer Jessie Mendez just get bullied by Vito. So I get the point. But for the sake of a FRIENDLY DEBATE 🙏🏼, let’s really break this down further as to why I asked the question and made the comparison. Also just to be more honest & fair to Ben versus the “huge list of other 4xers”.
It is a common feat, and most will NOT go onto to win NCAAs, BUT BEN IS JUST DIFFERENT. Don’t just take it from me (a washed up old man from SC that won state over 20 years ago). I posed this “Gabe Stevenson” question/ comparison to the lovely fans of our sport bc of what experts like Dan Gable, Brands bros, Cael, Seabolt, Dresser, and others have said about this young man. SO LETS DIVE DEEPER INSTEAD OF SIMPLY ADDING HIM TO THE EVER-GROWING 4XER LIST:
* I think we’re doing ourselves an incredible disservice if we just grouped the generational talent of Ben Keuter with all other 4 timers from other states.
1. COMPARISONS: This is what we do in all sports. We’re constantly looking at the young talent coming up and trying to guess whose going to be the next MJ, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, etc. It’s fun to spark these comparisons and see what others have to say. So let’s play along my friend…

2.HS RECORD: So let’s take that 4timer list of yours and reduce it down to just the undefeated 4x state champs. Now we’re looking at a much smaller list right?

3. STATE & TALENT LEVEL: I’m a 1 timer from SC so I can shit on my own state here for argument sake. We already know all 4x State Champs are NOT created equal. Take for instance an Iowa 4xer vs. a South Carolina 4xer (where I’m from). Thers no comparison and I’d say that 8-10 times, the Iowa one timer prob beats a South Carolina 4xer. Maybe there’s a argument to be made that Iowa HS might not be up there with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, NY, Cali, etc, but there in my personal top 5 states at creating consistent top talent. Sure there’s always going to be an outlier (follow 2xer Sophmore from South Carolina, J.J. Peace) Check him out, follow him, sub to his channel and tell him I sent you over. You will not be disappointed in this kid. Back to Ben, in general, I just find it a bit a lazy to put Ben in the same category as ALL other 4xers, in my humble opinion.

4. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: Then let’s just talk about the Jr. World Champs from that dwindling list of 4xers.

5. COMPLETE DOMINATION: Pinning guys in 11 sec at State and wrestling around 60 sec from Rd 1 to the finals. And Ben could’ve ended that finals match earlier I believe. I think he just wanted to soak up his last HS match and I can’t blame him for it. What he’s done thru state and when up against other AAs is just different. And I don’t remember the last time I’ve witnessed this level of dominance. The list continues to get smaller.

6. TRAINING & COACHING: To have that Saebolt level of confidence in your training is a superpower. Seabolt just builds them different.
* I’m sure others can add on more to his decorated collection of accomplishments, but this is why I raised the question brother. God bless 🙏🏼

Jeff McGuinness also was a 4X state champion.. and undefeated.. This young man is in great company!!

That’s a great combination of being slick and a high level of IQ right there.

Dan Knight 132-0

The most impressive part is that he is a 2 sport athlete. Not wrestling for 4 months a year while all those other kids are doing club wrestling shows you just how good he is.

How old are these Kids..?

I love watching videos like this then hearing the diehard Iowa and Penn fans arguing which state creates the best wrestlers.
Iowa ~ 3.3mil population
Pennsylvania ~ 13 mil population

Meanwhile in California ~ 40+ mil population and only one division for the state wrestling championships.

I've seen some pretty embarrassing an novice wrestling on the high school state level from these so called "powerhouse" states. You won't find that in CA. Path to state is insanely difficult, especially if you're in the northern CA region.

maybe his competition isn't as good as unbeaten wrestlers of the past. I guess we will see how it goes for him in college.

not hs but spencer lee is still an iowa wrestler

He also didn't do it wrestling at a 106, where 80% of his opponents are freshmen or sophomore.

This kid is a freak

I was thinking Iowa was a tough wrestling state. What’s goin on here? He may be going for 4 but seriously the second best guy in the state is getting taken down like a first year wrestler.

Shouldn’t there at least be somewhat competitive in the state finals? When this guy transfers up into college if he is in Div. 1 4 time state champs get eaten for breakfast. I just watched a 3-time state champ with an 8-7 record