2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ben Schmitt

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Avon, IN
  • High School Avon
  • Major Architecture

Biography

AT DRURY
Career Results
2022-23
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Season-best in the mile of 5:03.32 at Washburn

CROSS COUNTRY
Averaged 3:56 per kilometer in three races...season high 29:50.9, 8,000m ran at the GLVC XC Championships

2021-22
Set personal-best time in the 8k at the GLVC XC Championships (26:10.8)...Redshirted both indoor and outdoor track seasons

2020-21
Set a personal-best time by nearly two minutes in the 6-k at the GLVC Championships finishing 39th with a time of 26:36.7

HIGH SCHOOL
Posted a top time of 16:25 in the 5K and 4:39 in the 1600 meter...Had a top time of 10:03 in the 3200 meter and was a three-time cross country sectional qualifier in 2016, 2017 and 2018...Two-time All-Cross Country Regional qualifier and placed 34th at the SemiState in 2018...Earned the 2017 Mental Attitude Award and in 2018 named Cross Country Leadership Award honoree..Helped Avon High School to a sixth place finish in cross country in 2016...Avon placed 10th at the IHSAA cross country State finals in 2017...They were five time IHSAA cross country state qualifiers and won 11 sectional cross country titles along with claiming four regional cross country championships.

PERSONAL
Chuck and Karen Schmitt...Architecture.

BEN'S FAVORITES
Favorite Class at Drury: Studio
Hobbies: Running, Drawing, and Photography
Favorite website or app: Strava
Best moment you've had as an athlete: Having the XC team place 4th at conference in 2021
Favorite Athlete: Joe Klecker

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

  • 2023-24Graduate Student