North County's Brooke Bennett Will Wrestle At Simpson College In Iowa

Photo taken by Griffin Weinberg

(Bonne Terre) North County wrestler Brooke Bennett has battled multiple injuries throughout her career, but it hasn’t stopped her from chasing her dream. Bennett will continue to wrestle at Division Three Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa….

The 2021-2022 Regional Radio Dream Team Girls Wrestler of the Year tells us how the Iowa college came up on her radar…

Bennett says the thought of wrestling in college started coming together this season…

At Simpson College, Bennett plans to go into pre-med with the hopes of becoming an orthopedic surgeon…

Bennett has had a lot of support in her wrestling journey over the years, but there was some initial pushback at the beginning…

Her best friend is Abby Chandler, a fellow wrestler and member of the Regional Radio Dream Team at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill. Bennett finished 3rd in the state the last two years and placed 6th her sophomore year.

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