Ben Kueter, The Greatest Iowa High School Athlete Ever

[@StaleMates]

Who’s the GOAT High School Wrestler from your State?

[@soren00024]

David taylor. Graduated 1 year before me as well. Was so crazy to be at the same tournaments and see how professional the whole SPG team was.

[@bdig3726]

Roman Bravo Young. Awesome watching him in H.S. Even more in college.

[@justinflott5133]

Dustin Schlatter was the best from my graduating year in Ohio

[@soren00024]

@Justin Flott schlatter was sick, although idk if he tops David taylor for all time ohio goat.

[@justinflott5133]

@@soren00024 - I agree. He doesn’t top Taylor. Chris Phillips and David Carr are both great too

[@Christian-xc5pv]

LITERALLY LIFTING THE SAME NIGHT HE WON HIS 4TH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! THIS KID IS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS! CONGRADUALTIONS, BEN!!!!

[@Abcdefghizh]

Tomas brookers doing that

[@joecook5613]

@@RXW4huh?

[@ozzyprod9332]

@@RXW4 what

[@travis5385]

@@RXW4yeah he definitely didn’t lose lmao 🤣

[@reggiesbush9699]

@@RXW4he literally didn’t lmao. You’re just making yourself sound fuckin dumn

[@AllOutOfEnemies1]

You can tell just how much even his opponents respect him.

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

Because they know he reached his peak in high school and it's all downhill from here 😂😂 they feel bad for him if anything

[@C0NZcs]

@@Loquacious_Jackson probably isn't his peak considering he won a world championship in the summer right after this lol

[@HunterOnThat]

iditot@@Loquacious_Jackson

[@Mikey37289]

Can we take a moment to admire how nice his highschool wrestling room is?

[@chadstorm92]

That’s Iowa for ya!

[@romeda5156]

That’s nothing compared to South East Polk’s room. Theirs is absurd.

[@elsenorgatito]

​@@romeda5156damn. His HS training room is better than Brown University ... WTH does that other HS have?!

[@raphaeletuma5127]

It’s my school

[@ws8061]

Insane to win a State championship at 160 as a Freshman much less in Iowa. I honestly don't remember seeing a single Freshman qualifier my Junior or Senior year at 160 and 171 (NC) and if there were any above 145 it was rare and they weren't stand out. Great content btw.

[@Ronald-qs1pn]

I wrestled as late as 2016 in Iowa. Young guys win state at 106-138. It is very impressive what Ben did at his weight

[@ws8061]

@@Ronald-qs1pn yeah I think winning States as a Freshman from 145-171 is probably more impressive than in any other weight classes. It's just that sweet spot where Guy's are big and strong but still really technical too and 99.99% of underclassmen that size just don't have a chance. So impressive.

[@samclements3594]

complete novice here, why is it more impressive at a certain weight more than the others?

[@shar9883]

@@samclements3594 At low weights the field is generally younger so if you win as a freshman you are often winning against other underclassmen. To win at a higher weight class as a freshman he has to beat out other bigger guys that are typically older. So when he won state as a freshman he was probably wrestling against juniors and seniors

[@rootsgrassusa]

Harvey Ludington won the Nj state tourney at 175 pounds as freshman. Watch out for this kid in NCAA's and beyond! 1 state champ per weight class, still the best high school state tourney in the nation. no multiple champ clown shows

[@CaydenHenschel]

Awesome stuff 👏🏼

[@kjbkix]

so glad I stumbled upon this video - such a great story and Ben is clearly a special human being to accomplish what he has at this age. thanks for sharing this story with the world, and to the family and friends for granting the access. just awesome

[@chadsdadbrad]

Dude this was so well made. I'm loving where you're going with your platform. Keep it up!

[@CarlyReeceTravels]

The moment after the final where he hugged each of his family members individually was special.

[@ahol9120]

This dude Is playing football and wrestling at Iowa! That's crazy! What a athlete!

[@RossiTheGrappler]

I wrestled John Meeks from Roosevelt when I was a sophmore at Dowling. IT was my first varsity match and his final season. Pinned me in a minute thirty. Meeks went on to win his 4th state title and undefeated. Very enlightening experience.

[@G17-k6f]

He fell apart in college though which I thought was crazy.

[@GuyFromSC]

Yoooo, this was dope af. The research and storytelling is 🔥 The historical photos and video footage were compiled with a ton of heart and creativity. Thanks for the hard work brother and it’s stuff like this that’s growing our sport. Keep it up and hopefully we get some more of these documentary/storytelling style content. I speak for us with a huge serving of appreciation for your efforts 🙏🏼

[@tomsmith9011]

Extremely well produced Stalemates!!! Keep it up

[@chriscr21]

Great video... He is an amazing wrestler and an all-around nice guy. I am sure he and his buddy will have a great time at Iowa!!

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

seems like a rude hot head when people talk to him

[@toryjensen1706]

Weak weight class again let’s see how he does at national?

[@aabahdjfisosososos]

What is your problem y’all? So damn irritable when someone succeeds. Literal losers.

[@MegaTefta]

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 roid rage from steriods

[@nathanagocs71]

He isn’t, he purposely hurt a player on dowling Catholics football team because they were beating them so badly

[@andrewrook94]

I wrestle middle school going into hs in Cedar Rapids next year, and I strive to work as hard as this dude, Spencer Lee and Ben have to be the two people I look up to the most, I can't wait to see him wrestling at iowa while I am working hard in hs.

[@ainakbasu8398]

What middle school?

[@andrewrook94]

@Ainak Basu I won't realise that info, but once I get to high school, you can find me wrestling there

[@ainakbasu8398]

@@andrewrook94 Bet I'm in your same situation

[@andrewrook94]

@Ainak Basu Cool! I hope you succeed with your goals and keep a strong mindset. Keeping good morale and a healthy mindset is key, bro👌

[@parrin96]

This is one of the best sports documentaries I've seen in a long, long time

[@connorrowley2849]

10:58 (I know he loves wrestling with all his heart like much of us) I feel like in that exact moment right there for maybe just a second or 2, he wanted to be on the outside, without all the pressure of being great/perfect. We feel ya kid, do it for yourself we all know you can

[@darthdj31]

i saw that too! the expectations are so high, hope he can enjoy being a young guy too but i imagine it's hard with his commitments

[@kurtzahner8590]

this kid has kyle snyder levels of excitement behind him im an ohio guy and i cant wait to watch him compete in college

[@ws8061]

I don't think I've ever seen a guy committed to a big D1 for wrestling and football like he is. It will be interesting to see how it plays out for him but he's got the size, frame, and athleticism for football and there's no better work ethic in sports than a wrestler so I don't see why it wouldn't work if he can stay injury free on the ball field.

[@travis5385]

@@ws8061especially as a 3/4 star, usually those guys have long since committed to 1 sport. Amazing to see, I think he’ll do great at both!

[@paulaye5971]

absolute banger of a video, the vlog really captured another angle and i like how chill he is

[@willgriner8965]

really cool to watch this being from iowa, pretty rare you see us mentioned in media. best of luck to ben and great video!

[@brooks5895]

I really enjoy you showing us not just him on the wrestling mat but how much of a great teammate he is to his friends

[@BrandonBuckingham]

this is a great watch. excited to see ben wrestle in college

[@StaleMates]

🙏

[@joeyw7325]

BB? Nice shout out on a great piece sir. Love your work especially covering the AVN awards 😂

[@huflungpu4456]

Iowa loves humble. Work towards that young man. We can’t wait to watch you at the next level!

[@scottheilman1943]

I wrestled in his bracket at tulsa when I was 8 I took 4th, remember hanging out with him in between matches😂. Ben’s been that guy.

[@johnnyi2]

The fact that they got the cameraman to try to win that game in the mall had me rolling!!🤣 reminds me of the shit me and my friends used to do, Ben and that whole team look to be like amazing people honestly!

[@chaneyj24]

Sick video! Becoming a huge StaleMates fan!

[@StaleMates]

Love to hear that.

[@bosshawg7991]

Really enjoyed this. Nothing like the magic of HS wrestling and the amazing lifelong relationships you build.

[@AxtionMag]

So True! The friendships are lifelong!

[@iwm7612]

WOW!!! This was OUTSTANDING!!!

[@markbrandenburg]

He's definitely awesome and will be fun to watch in college, however there are some other awesome athletes from Iowa that were dominate in HS wrestling and other sports. For instance Brian Moretz was a 3 time state champion in wrestling at heavyweight, 2 time all state 1st team in football, and a state champion in shot put as a sophomore (and didn't participate his junior or senior years in track and field.) He was also an amazing baseball player too.

[@eribango7708]

Cael Sanderson??

[@markbrandenburg]

@@eribango7708 Iowa HS athlete. Cael Sanderson grew up in Utah (High School included.)

[@hellac6]

Great documentary. Gained a fan very humble kid for the amazing things he’s accomplished. Best of luck in the future! I’m a Badger fan so I’ll have to cheer for him individually on the gridiron 😂

[@cog_of_war]

The quality of this video is amazing! Keep it up!

[@omaral3296]

As Maryland state champ we have Kyle snider he’s awesome I was European champ 105 pounds us base’s and Germany too I love wrestling but Maryland is tough state and our state champ Kyle snider he beat everyone his only commotion is Abdulrashid he is great wrestler too . God bless America

[@rajwalker1062]

Such a great video, literally glued to the screen

[@tuxedosbysavvi715]

This was awesome! Great production!!

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

Ben Kueter here is to winning an NCAA title in wrestling this year as a Freshman!!! Make Dan Gable proud!!

[@jesseswrestlingshow]

Great video!!! These boys will be fun to watch in college!!!

[@Not-the-only-one]

welcome to the Hawkeyes young man!

[@soren00024]

great video stalemates!

[@StaleMates]

Thanks!

[@CapTainBPMT]

i love the music you're choosing for each scenario man good stuff

[@henryschoon7816]

I just graduated from the school Ben goes to. He's a nice guy. Cool to see him doing so well

[@eliseitzinger1686]

Great editing in this video! Really love how it was put together

[@kaiserflanderson2632]

you did such an amazing job finding and using old footage, makes the whole video come alive. this was awesome and i dont know a thing about wrestling, big fan

[@question_it_701]

Remember...the topic is "Greatest High School Wrestler from your state" ...not "Greatest after high school that attended high school in your state".

[@yooloo33]

I really don't want to be the guy to use him as my claim to fame, but I know this guy. We played in the same high school baseball system at City High (who's head coach is Dan Gable's son inlaw lol) I never played on the same team as him but last year, I was on his brother's team. He could do pretty much everything except for pitch because of his tremendous athleticism. And despite that, he was always good natured and cheerful. Nobody deserves what he's earned more than he does. With that being said... I did strike him out in a scrimmage once...

[@stevetrammell6403]

Brian Mitchell, the son in law. I babysat the three Mitchell men, and have great memories. No need to have been paid for any of it. I love that family.

[@FalkoneusGross]

I'm seeing a lot of show boating winners, and temper tantrum loses from many Wrestlers out there. In the 1980s we still shook hands were polite about our excitement or humility. Ben shows this on the mat. I can see the disappointment in his eyes when he wins and his opponent slaps his hand and walks away. Someone, a very good person, taught this young man some morals. We could use a million more like him in this country.

[@donschmiederiii9430]

Great video. Congrats Ben!!

[@poolboyinla]

Amazing doc.

[@adrianjosephbustle7265]

Simply amazing....dedication and hard hard work!

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

I wish Ben all the success in the world. I just fear his football could hurt his wrestling. Sure football has more money, but this guy seems like a Dan Hodge award winning, NCAA champion and maybe just maybe even Gold Medalist type winner guy.

[@lastphcm]

“I hate all this waiting. I just want to wrestle.” Spoken like a true predator!

[@mg6311]

You forgot a handful of 4 timers in the 80's after Jeff Kerber. Scott Morningstar, NCAA champ Joe Gibbons, Greg Randall who were all standouts. He has 4-5 years in college to prove he is up there with the greats. There were 3 timers and others who were 3 time NCAA champs like Jim Zalesky and Barry Davis from CR Prairie and the Brands brothers with Olympic medals. Don't put him on a list with the all time greats until he reaches those heights.

[@fabes326]

The title says “high school athlete”

[@mg6311]

@@fabes326 watch the first few minutes. That would s what I am referring to.. forgot about the greatest generation of 4 timers in Iowa in the 80's. Like they never happened. This what the height of Iowa High school wrestling. When Iowa , Iowa State and UNI dominated college wrestling. And Junior Nationals in the 80's!

[@travis5385]

@@mg6311 those guys you mentioned, did they finish their high school career undefeated? If not, they shouldn’t have been mentioned. If so, they should’ve gotten a mention. By the way, for sake of this video, what they did in college has no relevance.

[@ohhe-vd3fk]

I'd say it's because those four timers weren't undefeated or did anything else significant compared to the ones already mentioned

[@boschlosser10]

Tom brands didn’t compete his senior year… wasn’t a 4x’er

[@beauoberbroeckling2162]

Jay Borschel won at 4 different weight classes 103 125 152 171 and a natty for Iowa, beat Joey Slaton for one. Also part of the VT 5 brands stole and brought to Iowa, pretty interesting dude

[@boschlosser10]

Mhm I wouldn’t say he stole from VT… metcalf slaton leclaire borschel etc… all went to VT to wrestle for brands who was the head coach at the time then the Iowa job opened up and they transferred there with him

[@beauoberbroeckling2162]

@boschlosser10 VT fans saw it that way. It was kind of funny after Jay won the ncaas for iowahe came back and did a camp at linn Mar high school, he wore VT shorts almost every day 🤣

[@rhebbhulett]

Think about the context of his run. He won his first title, at class 3A, as a freshman, at 160 pounds. That, in and of itself, is nuts. Then you consider the way he utterly dominated the field in his 4th year, at 220… Dude is a man wrestling kids. He’s regularly tilting dudes for full counts at 220… Unreal. I’m a die hard Hawks wrestling fan. After Spencer Lee’s loss in the semis of his finals NCAA tournament, I hardly could think straight. But Keuter immediately gives me something to look forward to. I cannot wait to see him find success at the collegiate level.

[@Oompaloompa_420]

Eric Juergens brother works as the vice principle at my school

[@henwen6080]

Sick channel thanks for the great work

[@nathanryanjiujitsu]

Great video!

[@justretired1573]

I wrestled in the 50# and 60# weight classes in Nebraska grade school. At State Tourney I was beat by Winky Smith in 17 seconds. He was so much better than me, so fast. I was undefeated before the tournament.

[@justinbecker7597]

14:20kid seemed happy he got pined lol

[@tm9184]

Wow. Very well done. It will be cool, people who watch this nationally will now follow him and cheer him on.

[@victory4history]

Great documentry. Wasn't expecting to see my neighborhood in WDM. I'm a die hard Iowa fan. I need to commit to watching more wrestling next season.

[@senitorRABID]

I’m in the video at the beginning when it shows the grand march from 2005 for 135 lbs. That was my senior year and I took 3rd.

[@jakeconiglio3233]

Great mini doc

[@StaleMates]

Appreciate this!

[@stephm411]

I was curious what position he played in football and I found a recent article where he has signed to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes for wrestling and football as a linebacker. I'll be definitely keeping my eye on this guy. Hope he does great things! BTW, I'm a Buckeye. Looking forward to when we face off against the Hawkeyes.

[@joesteck6631]

Go Bucks!!

[@brooks5895]

Ohio state?

[@joesteck6631]

Yes. I hope this guy can avoid injuries in college being in those two tough sports. He should be fun to watch especially when the Brands brothers get hold of him.

[@DoobieFerguson]

That explanation of Jumbalaya and the subsequent "it's like midwest gumbo" killed this video. How dare you.

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

He is a beast. 😮

[@nolanchesnutt6236]

Great documentary

[@StaleMates]

Thank you!

[@lavendergooms7958]

Great video man.

[@steveneff7879]

I lived in Des Moines for 4 years, and these people take their rassinin" seriously.

[@jw4111]

West Virginia - Braxton Amos. 3X AAA state champ. Also, Zach Frazier 4x AA state champ. Ken Chertow was also phenomenal

[@gavindondzila8971]

Who was the kid who was a 4 star defensive lineman. Won states for wrestling and was a all state for basketball? I think it was Iowa but I could be wrong.

[@dhalsim108]

Look at his jawline. I can tell a badass wrestler from this alone usually. Sanderson and Gable have that same jaw.

[@nickrojas691]

Bro what

[@lucaperon9865]

Real

[@steve-dq7hh]

lot of testosterone

[@-manillazilla8327]

I need a Netflix show showing Ben’s rise to an NCAA title. The attraction that would bring to wrestling could be fantastic.

[@jessicalee4702]

Great content! Nitpick: The background music is too loud; can't hear your voiceover.

[@youtubesucks7384]

This is awesome!!

[@slavyslav]

I went to high school with him. One of the coolest dudes ever.

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

Ben Kueter won his first College wrestling match today for Iowa against Minnesota 5 to 3!!!!

[@deepsouth3319]

Great story! When talent and hard work meet something great is going to happen! Congratulations young man!

[@Balonishell]

Fantastic story. Great champion. Beautiful family.

[@FancoWrestling]

Get this video 100K views!!

[@StaleMates]

Agreed!

[@FancoWrestling]

@@StaleMates Told you it would get to 100K

[@WarrickAuthor]

Unrelated story, I actually went to Roosevelt with John Meeks and had a single class with him my sophomore year (he was a senior at the time). I remember talking to him and asking about wrestling and he told me a story of when where he was at a mental low point in his career. He had a close wrestling friend from SouthEast Polk High School (can't remember his name for the life of me) who went undefeated his freshman - junior year. During his friend's senior year, John told me that there was a controversial call made by the ref who was judging his friend's match. It ended up as a loss and was the only match his friend didn't win during his high school career. John told me that his friend not being there with him in their 4 time state champ/undefeated journey really messed with him mentally. But, John ended up going undefeated and became a legendary 4 time champion, so he was obviously able to power through it. Great video. I recognized SO much. Being an Iowan native myself. Especially Jordan Creek Mall. I'd recognize that place ANY day of the week. Lol

[@Ohio98]

Man when these guys get all the glory in high school theyre not hungry in college. College is another level.

[@coopermiller1851]

Christian Carrol from my state, he doesn’t wrestle for a high school team but he was the one who beat him when he got runner up

[@dead208head]

Shout out to that quick bigbabygucci snippet @4:00

[@Waylannder]

Amazing video! 👍👍

[@gurusrant7474]

He can be beat if he will be when he gets to college but he is great no doubt and seems like a very balanced young man personality wise.... Great parenting

[@knarkill77]

Complete class act!

[@merchantnate9369]

bro snuck in the hardest montage of shopping isles and thought I wouldnt notice

[@bendossantos783]

I went to big city HS school in 1978 in NJ with someone that I thought would one day be famous, he had over a 500 avg in baseball and would easily run 100 plus yards in every football game then drugs got the best of him and in his senior year it was all downhill from there.

[@steve-dq7hh]

It makes you wonder what happens to these guys when the reality of the real world hits.

[@prodbybeanie1140]

ALSO BTW IF YOU NEEDED FACTS HE WAS A NJ 4x district regions and states winner at 170-0

[@Tht1guy63]

my mom was the same as his was worried about me wrestling. unlike his my mom wanted me to quit since she didnt like how my body would contort. Ended up going to diving so still contorted but was at my own will lol.

[@jeffblackard9753]

Man that’s a really really really bold statement. Pound for pound and I bleed Iowa black and gold but pound for pound and it kills me to say this BUT I’d argue the best in America right now are actually coming out of Pennsylvania high schools.

[@Fatty_Margo]

Agreed, I’m lucky enough to live next door to PA and we bring our kids down there as much as possible for the sheer fact it’s a state full of hammers and if you wanna be the best you have to wrestle the best.

[@jeffblackard9753]

@@Fatty_Margo their beast. Not sure if Cael Sanderson sprinkled championship dust when he crossed the line or what.

[@travis5385]

Well the video is the greatest IOWA hs athlete….🙄🤣

[@Yinzer808]

Iowa simply doesn't have the population to support the best. When you have Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Erie, and the Altoona area, the other states don't match up.

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

I wonder if Dan Gable will be giving Ben good advice for his freshman year wrestling for Iowa this year.

[@prodbybeanie1140]

Iowa wrestling is crazy but my brother wrestled for Camden Catholic Based out of cherry hill nj and it was full of Athletes but the one I remember and nobody talks about him is Anthony Ashnault of South Plainsfield. That mf is insane

[@chadbooth309]

From louisiana watching this and seeing a great wrestler, eating horrible jambalaya 😂. All jokes aside this is awesome!

[@hudsonmcgaughey6798]

Good video but you need to mix the audio better. Music makes it hard to understand what you're saying for large parts

[@JohnEvans]

How the hell did you learn to make docs sooooo impressive?

[@keithnichols7926]

Ben has a great genetic advantage over most kids. Had he not taken up athletics, which is hard to imagine, the coaches would have nagged him throughout his high-school years. How many minutes did he spend on the mat during the tournament this year? This video suggests it wasn't many. I miss the wrestling in Iowa, but also the great supermarkets like HyVee.

[@zachallen4895]

It was a little over 7 minutes in 4 matches

[@Mma-basement-215]

Congratulations kid you just reached immortality in wrestling.. every four-time state champion... Has one at least one national champion Nick suriano is the last undefeated high School wrestler to win multiple national championships he won two and was a runner-up.. so three-time finalist two-time national champion 4 x All-American that kids still don't get the respect he deserves

[@willcasey7683]

I was so glad when he won, (I knew he would). The kid he beat in the finals deserves what he got. He goes to school about 10 miles to the east as ours we always have really big tensions and that kid and one other always do stupid stuff after they win. He also flipped off our crowd after his third match. This last bit I am about to stay will be hard to believe but he has a daughter at age 18.

[@jonnorris8557]

I can't even imagine how hard he weight trains to go from 165 to 210 in prime shape in just 3 years?? What a beast

[@Gabriel_R_Lujan]

Foreal just a big strong kid, his freakin neck is as thick as his legs, I can only imagine a clinch.