Ben Ewert

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Beavercreek, Ohio
High School:
Beavercreek

Ben Ewert TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS

ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21)

2021: Earned personal bests in the 4M, 8K and 10K … Concluded his career competing in all but one event … Scored in all five meets this season … Set a personal-best 10K time of 31:24.7 and placed 89th in his final collegiate cross country meet at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships … Crossed in 25:33.3 to place 95th at the ACC Cross Country Championships … Finished 58th with a 24:44.4 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 24:37.2, 37.4 seconds faster than his previous best, to finish 68th at the Live in Lou Classic … Ran a personal-best four-mile time of 20:49.6 in a ninth-place finish at the Tennessee Dual.

2020: Scored in all three meets ... Finished with an 8K time of 25:29.7 at the ACC Championships … Placed 42nd in the Live in Lou Classic with a 25:14.6 8K … Set a personal-best five-mile time of 25:39.59 to finish 21st at the Irish Classic.

2019: Finished fourth on the team with a 10K time of 33:40.6 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships … Recorded a 26:43.6 8K to place 100th and round out the Louisville scorers at the ACC Championships … Ran an 8K time of 26:39.6 at the Pre-National Invitational … Crossed the line in 25:20.10 at the Live in Lou Classic … Placed 63rd with a 25:56.7 8K in a third-place team finish at the Commodore Classic.

2018: Recorded a 27:07.4 8K at the ACC Championships … Earned an 8K time of 26:07.2 at the Live in Lou Classic … Posted a mark of 28:06.7 at the Commodore Classic … Covered a four-mile course in 23:03.1 at the Tennessee Dual.

2017: Competed in all six meets as a freshman … Improved his 8K time in every meet … Clocked a 10K time of 32.17.8 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships … Placed 91st and second on the team with an 8K time of 25:26.6 in his collegiate postseason debut at the ACC Championships … Ran a 25:42.9 8K at the Adidas Pre-Nationals … Recorded a time of 28:27.8 8K at the John McNichols Invitational … Finished with a time of 25:58.1 at the Live in Lou Classic … Rounded out the Louisville scorers with a 12th-place finish in his collegiate debut at the Tennessee Dual.

Prep/High School: Lettered all four years in track and cross country while at Beavercreek High School ... Earned four USATF Junior Olympic national championships in 2000m steeplechase ... Career-best 2000m steeplechase time is 5:54 ... Finished third at 2017 New Balance Nationals in 2000m steeplechase ... Reached OHSAA State Championships four straight years as an individual in cross country and as a member of Beavercreek in all four years … Finished runner up in the 1600m at the OHSAA State Championship ... Set Ohio state record in 2000m steeplechase ... Holds Beavercreek High School records in 1600m, 2000m steeplechase and 3200m ... Named Greater Western Ohio Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2016 ... Helped lead Beavercreek to a regional-runner-up finish in cross country.

Personal: Son of Brian and Teri Ewert, who both competed at Syracuse ... Born on Nov. 29, 1998 ... Has a sister, Taylor, and a brother, Connor ... Majoring in computer engineering.