Ophir Bernstein

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Allen, Texas
High School:
Allen

2014-15: Qualified for the NCAA Championships (Mar. 19-22) for the fourth straight year; won one bout in the wrestle-backs … Finished the year with a 30-16 overall record … Led the team in falls (12) and dual falls (three) … Ranked second on the team with 30 wins … Went 8-4 in dual bouts … Placed fourth at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 6-7) … Won EIWA dual bouts against Sacred Heart (Jan. 24), Bucknell (Jan. 25), Binghamton (Jan. 31), Harvard (Feb. 14), and Columbia (Feb. 21) … Came in fourth at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16), third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 22), and sixth at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 5-6) … Garnered NWCA All-Academic honors.

2013-14: Earned All-America honors after finishing in eighth place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships (Mar. 20-22) … Garnered the Fritz Pollard Award, given to Brown’s most outstanding male athlete … Finished the season with a 36-11 record, one win shy of the Brown single-season record … Garnered a third-place finish at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 8-9) to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships … Gained Honorable Mention All-Ivy League honors … Took home his first collegiate championship at the Navy Classic (Nov. 23) … Finished in third place at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 17) … Placed fourth in both the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 6-7) and the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … Went 3-0 at the Boston University Duals (Jan. 12) against Army, Binghamton, and American.

2012-13: Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors … Compiled an impressive 26-10 record … Recorded key dual meet victories against Stanford (Jan. 12), Princeton (Feb. 9), Penn (Feb. 9), and Boston University (Feb. 16) … Placed fourth at the Keystone Classic (Nov, 18) … Placed third at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 8-9) to earn his second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships (Mar. 21-23) where he picked up a win in the consolation round.

2011-12: Earned an impressive 27-15 record … Picked up critical dual meet victories against Harvard (Feb. 11), Princeton (Feb. 3), and Penn (Feb. 4) … Placed third at the Keystone Classic (Nov. 20) and seventh at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 2-3) … Placed fourth at the EIWA Championship (Mar. 3-4), earning a trip to the NCAA Championship (Mar. 15-16) … Named Brown University's Freshman Male Varsity Athlete of the Year … Ranked fourth amongst rookie wrestlers at 184 by Amateur Wrestling News … Named All-Ivy Honorable Mention.

Before Brown: Ranked eighth nationally at 189 pounds as a senior at Allen High School … A two-time state finalist, placing second in 2010 and first in 2011 … Voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Texas State Tournament as a senior … Finished his high school career with a record of 147-19, including an undefeated 44-0 his senior year … A two-time All-American at USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa.

Personal: Ophir Bernstein is the son of Evan and Ora Bernstein of Allen, Texas … Has two siblings, Hadar and Eden … Business, Entrepenuership, and Organizations and Political Science concentrator.