2023-24 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

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Ben Bayless

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Indian Hill, Ohio
  • High School Indian Hill

Biography

2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Recognized as First-Team All-MAC (cross country)
  • Set a personal record in the 8k (24:15.1) at XC23 College & Open
  • Placed sixth in the 8k at MAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:26.3
  • Earned 66th place in the 10k at NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships with his personal-best time of 31:14.5 
  • Finished eighth in the 10,000m (30:50.26) at MAC Outdoor Championships
  • Named Academic All-MAC (cross country)
2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Placed second with PR time of 14:43.08 in the 5,000m at GVSU Big Meet
  • Set personal best (8:21.37) in 3,000m at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic (indoor), finishing second
  • Competed at NCAA Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (10K) with time of 31:47.9
  • Finished 21st at MAC Cross Country Championships with 24:29.4 time in 8K
  • Took eighth place at RedHawk Rumble (cross country) with time of 25:17.8
2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Finished 10,000m in a personal-best 30:37.50 at Penn Relays
  • Finished ninth in 5,000m at Tennessee Relays with a PR time of 14:48.94
2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Finished eighth in 10,000m at MAC Outdoor Championships (31:07.32)
  • Set personal records in 800m (2:01.51) and 1500m (4:02.02) at RedHawk Invitational 
PRIOR TO MIAMI
  • Earned three letters apiece in cross country and track & field plus one more in soccer
  • Set school records on the 5K course and in the 3,200m on the track
  • Also part of 4x800m relay team that set the school record
  • Named first-team All-State twice
  • Selected as Cincinnati D2 Runner of the year
  • Earned Academic All-Ohio recognition
  • Graduated with honors
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in Political Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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