2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Ben Colvin is another distance runner that will compete in both cross country and track and field originally from Kasson, Minn., and planning to major in Mechanical Engineering.
“Ben is a strong competitor and demonstrated tremendous growth during the cross country season,” Johnson said. “He will join a talented group of middle distance runners and we are excited about what he brings to the program.”
Colvin is a two-time cross country and track and field all-conference selection, is a two-time cross country letter winner, a five-time track and field letter winner, was the team captain of his track team and helped his cross country team to consecutive runner-up finishes at the conference meet.
“My coaches and teammates have all helped me get to this point and I am excited to work hard and contribute to the Hardrocker cross country and track & field programs,” Colvin said.
| High School Honors |
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Team Captain, All-Conference, Academic All-Conference, |
| List Other Honors |
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4x800 school record holder |
| Favorite Community Service Project |
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Clearing trees/undergrowth at the Boy scout camp with the cross country team |
| Favorite Pro Sport |
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Hockey |
| Last Book I Read |
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the Harry Potter series |
| Favorite Athlete (other than myself) |
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Jonathon Toews |
| My "Running" Music (song / artist) |
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Just a Friend -Biz Markie |
| Best Binge-Worthy TV Show |
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Stranger Things or Narcos |
| Birth Date |
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06/25/1997 |
| Siblings |
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Adam |
| Parents Names |
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Paul, Cindi |
| Nickname |
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"Ben's my Boi" |
| Why I like running long distances |
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I get to explore a lot of different places |
| Strangest / funniest thing I saw during a run |
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Running past the frat parties in Boulder, CO on St. Patrick's day during a pre-meet run |
| Why I'm Proud To Be A Member of The Hardrocker XC Program |
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I'm proud to be a member of the XC team because it is a tremendous opportunity to represent my school while competing with my teammates |
| What do you want to do after you graduate (career)? |
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Some sort of mechanical engineering |
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
800, 3,200, XC
6'4"
165 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
800, 3,200, XC
6'4"
165 lbs
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2018-19Junior
800, 3,200, XC
6'4"
165 lbs
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2019-20Junior
800, 3,200, XC
6'4"
165 lbs
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2020-21Redshirt Senior
800, 3,200, XC
6'4"
165 lbs
