Athlete of the Week: Ben Sherrill, Bellbrook

Ben Sherrill

Ben Sherrill

Name: Ben Sherrill

School: Bellbrook

Sport: Wrestling

Class: Junior

Age: 16

Claim to fame: State qualifier

Bet you didn’t know: My parents have been divorced for most of my life

Toughest opponent/why? Joe Pascale because he is a very strong 106 and every time we wrestle at a tournament or at an outside practice we are very competitive with each other

Favorite book: Hunger Games

Favorite movie: Identity Thief

Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad

Favorite musical artist: Luke Bryan

Favorite pro athlete/why? Johnni Dijulius because I feel like we wrestle a lot alike and I love watching him wrestle

Favorite smell: Cookies right out of the oven

Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom’s sweet and sour chicken over rice

Game-day rituals: I stay focused all day by thinking about what I’m going to do in my match and I like to eat a nice meal before I go out and compete.

Person who would play me in a movie/why? Steve Carrell because he plays a lot of goofy and funny characters and I feel when I am comfortable around people I am a funny and silly kid

Words you live by: It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Biggest influence/why? My mom because she is always telling me I can do anything I put my mind to

I am most annoyed by: When I am cutting weight and one of my family members offers me junk food or eats right in my face

I can’t live without: My family and friends

In 10 years, I’ll be: Starting a family and coaching wrestling

Best thing about wrestling: The feeling of getting your hand raised after a tough match

Worst thing about wrestling: Cutting weight

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Cauliflower

Favorite junk food: Oreos

Favorite school subject: Math

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: My teachers because I would like to know what they think about me

Love to trade places for a day with: My mom because she is hard-working and I would like to see what she goes through in a day

When I’m bored, I like to: Watch Netflix and spend time with my family

Worst habit: Biting my nails

On your bedroom walls: Ohio State wrestling poster

Talent I’d most like to have: To really be good at cooking so I could make myself a delicious meal anytime I want.

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