Ranked 11th in the Class of 2010 by InterMat, Beckwith earned All-American honors in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the recently completed Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. Competing in the 171-pound weight class, Beckwith was the runner-up in Greco-Roman and finished eighth in freestyle.
During the Greco-Roman tournament, he defeated defending champion Ethan Lofthouse -- who will be attending Iowa in the fall -- before falling to Mark Sternberg from Illinois in the final. In the freestyle tournament, Beckwith took eventual runner-up Lee Munster from Illinois -- ranked 8th in the Class of 2010 -- to three periods before falling short. Beckwith subsequently lost his last match in the pool and the placement match by default. Also in the tournament, he defeated Michael Moreno from Iowa, the 18th ranked wrestler in the Class of 2010.
In three seasons of high school varsity wrestling, Beckwith has amassed a record of 126-7 while placing in the New York State Wrestling Championships three times. This includes an undefeated 45-0 season in 2008-09 at 171 pounds, after placing second at 171 in 2007-08, and fifth at 160 in 2006-07.
After each season, Beckwith was champion at the NHSCA Nationals in his grade level. He also was a champion in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April 2008, and earned All-American honors in both Greco Roman and freestyle at the Cadet Nationals in the summer of 2007.
Beckwith ended the 2008-09 season ranked 8th at 171 pounds in the all-class rankings.
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