JEFF FIELDER Editor
BRIDGEPORT – Casey Benavides, a senior at Bridgeport High School, is Nspire Today!’s Male Athlete of the Month for January, sponsored by Kristy Culek Agency, LLC-American Family Insurance. He’s one of the top wrestlers in the state. He’s competing at 113 this season, and he recorded his 150th career victory earlier this season. He’s medaled at the last three state wrestling tournaments. His freshman year he earned fifth place (106), his sophomore year he took third (106), and last year he won the state title (106). In addition to wrestling, he competes in cross country and track and field. His parents are Andy and Carmen Benavides.
The entire Q&A with Benavides is in the January issue of Nspire Today! magazine. To sign up for a one-year subscription (12 issues), you may send $15 to Nspire Today!, P.O. Box 454, Scottsbluff, NE 69363. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email. You may also sign up with a credit card by calling 308-220-8865 anytime, any day of the week. If you would like to increase your subscription to $20, Nspire Today! will donate the extra $5 in January to Buckboard Therapeutic Riding Academy.
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