LJ Bentley

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Twinsburg, Ohio
High School:
St. Edward

Career Highlights
2016 NCAA Qualifier
3rd Place 2018 ACC Championships
4th Place 2016, 2017 ACC Championships

2018-19 (141): Went 15-10 on the season including 9-5 at duals and 6-4 at tournaments … Went 3-1 at the Clarion Open and 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite … Defeated Gardner-Webb’s Blake Mulkey twice over the season with a 5-4 decision on Nov.3 and a 5-4 overtime win on Feb. 9.

2017-18: Went 7-6 on the season … Placed third at ACC Championships after going 2-1 … Defeated Duke’s Thayer Atkins twice in ACC Championships via a 13-2 major decision and a 3-0 decision … Picked up 3-1 decision over Jake Campbell at Bucknell dual … Reeled off four consecutive wins against North Carolina’s James Szymanski (8-2 dec.), NC State’s Thomas Cox (4-3 dec.), South Dakota State’s Connor Brown (5-2 dec.) and Duke’s Thayer Atkins (4-2 dec.).

2016-17: Placed fourth at the ACC Championship, picking up wins over Duke’s Thayer Atkins in sudden victory, 4-2, and North Carolina’s James Szymanski by decision, 6-2 … Defeated Thayer Atkins in a 3-1 decision in the final regular season dual versus Duke … Picked up a 9-3 decision over James Szymanski against North Carolina … At the Pitt Duals, won two of three matches by major decision (vs. Davidson, vs. Bloomsburg) … Went 1-2 at Midlands … Won in a 12-3 major decision over WVU’s Devin Brown … Finished 5-1 at the Keystone Classic, placing third – recorded two wins by major decision.

2015-16: 125 pounds | 19-12 Overall | 2-2 ACC | 9-5 Dual | 10-7 Tourn.
Went 1-2 at the 2016 NCAA Championships, with lone win coming against No. 29 Johnny Jimenez of Wisconsin by 12-4 major decision ... Finished fourth at the 2016 ACC Championships after pinning North Carolina's Anthony Bosco in 6:32 and an 8-2 decision over Duke's Thayer Atkins ... Defeated Patrick Dewitt of Clarion by major decision (12-3) … Topped No. 25 Nick Herrmann from Virginia in a 3-2 … Lost close matchup to No. 13 Zeke Moisey of West Virginia in a 3-2 decision … Fell to No. 3 Joey Dance of Virginia Tech by a 7-3 decision ... Was perfect at Pitt Duals, pinning Davidson’s Zamir Ode (1:47) and defeating Franklin & Marshall’s Aaron Moldoff by major decision (11-2) … Finished second in the Lock Haven Classic with a 2-1 record with two 12-0 major decisions over George Mason’s Ibrahim Banduka and Clarion’s Brendan Howard … Defeated Wisconsin’s Johnny Jimenez by sudden victory (14-12) in the Wisconsin Dual … Won a 7-5 decision over Sean Russell of Edinboro at the Edinboro Dual … Recorded a 5-2 overall record to finish fifth at the Keystone Classic with wins coming by way of three major decisions, a 6-4 decision over VMI’s Dalton Henderson and a pin of Penn’s Jon Guevara (0:56) … In his first collegiate match, pinned Kutztown's Austin Petril in 2:26 at the Terrapin Duals ... Won in a 16-5 major decision over Jhared Simmons of Maryland at the Terrapin Duals.

High School: A three-time state qualifier and a two-time state place winner…Placed fourth his junior season and moved up to place third his senior season at states…Ranked 20th nationally in the 126 class.