2021-22 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Roster
Ben Artrip
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Independence, Ohio
- High School:
- Independence
2018-19: Outdoor – Saw action in seven meets ... finished sixth in the decathlon at MAC Championships (5/9-11) with a personal best 6,190 points, spurred on by second-place finishes in the shot put, discus, and pole vault ... also competed in the high jump at the conference meet ... took eighth in the decathlon at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20) ... named Academic All-MAC ... named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete. Indoor - Competed in three meets ... lone heptathlon appearance was a fourth-place showing with 4,543 points at Indiana Relays (1/25-26), taking first in the shot put.
2017-18: Outdoor – Competed in eight meets … took third in the decathlon (5,295 points) at the Muskie Invite (4/7-8) … threw the javelin and competed in the high jump at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12). Indoor – Competed in four meets, including the heptathlon twice … took fifth in the heptathlon (4,166 points) at the Indiana Relays (1/26-27).
High School: Lettered all four years for head coach Craig Polman's Blue Devils … holds school record in triple jump … finished ninth at state meet in 2017 … made all-conference for high jump 2014, 2015, and 2017 … all-district 2015, 2016, 2017 … all-region 2017 … made all-conference for discus all four years … all-conference for shot put in 2016 … also lettered three years in football … made Academic All-Ohio.
Personal: Born September 5, 1998 … parents Bob and Jean Artrip … siblings Robert, Marissa, and Carey … earned academic letter and made honor roll all four years … named to Independence's Academic Hall of Fame … graduated top ten in class … enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking … majoring in Bioengineering Sustainability and Biology.
