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2020 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Fishers, Ind.
    Hometown
  • Hamilton Southeastern
    High School
Ben Wagoner
Ben Wagoner
Sophomore
Class
Fishers, Ind.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2019
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2019, 2020
MVC Honor Roll: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (6): Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20

CAREER BESTS & RESULTS
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in five meets during the 2019 campaign • Won the Leatherneck Open title, clocking a personal-best 8K time of 25:15.3 • Also posted a top-10 finish at the Bradley Intercollegiate, crossing the finish line in eighth at 26:02.8 • Placed 144th in his debut at the NCAA Midwest Regional, posting a 10K time of 33:57.4.
 
Indoor: Ran the 3,000m and 5,000m events during the indoor season • Clocked season-best times of 8:54.36 in the 3,000m at Notre Dame and 15:09.86 in the 5,000m at the GVSU Big Meet.

2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country: Raced at five meets during his rookie cross country season • Placed in the top 10 at both the WIU Early Bird Invite and Illini Open • Ran the 6K course in 19:32.0 at Western Illinois to place fourth • Clocked a season-best 8K time of 25:41.7, while finishing sixth at Illinois.
 
Indoor: Scored for the Braves for the first time at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, placing eighth in the 3,000m with a time of 8:27.18 • Tallied the 10th-best time in school history in the 5,000m run with a mark of 14:51.86 at Notre Dame • Posted a season-best 8:27.18 in the 3,000m at Grand Valley State.
 
Outdoor: Finished ninth at the MVC Championship in the 10,000m run • Ran a season-best time of 30:31.75 in the event at the Raleigh Relays • Also ran the 5,000m run with a mark of 15:08.01.


2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country: Did not run during the cross country season.
 
Indoor: Finished first at the Gladstein Invitational in his lone running of the 5,000m during the season, clocking a time of 15:03.98 • Mainly ran the 3,000m in his rookie year, posting a season-best mark of 8:35.83 at the Illinois Open.
 
Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Hamilton Southeastern High School in cross country and track • Won the regional championship in the 3,200m run, while twice claiming the title for Hamilton County • Posted PR times of 4:17 in the 1,600m and 9:10 in the 3,200m.

PERSONAL
Born July 23, 1999 in Indianapolis • Son of Russ and Kelly Wagoner • Two sisters, Emily and Kara • Majoring in political science and economics.