2008 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ben Blankenship
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- 144
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Stillwater Area HS
2007 CROSS COUNTRY:
Named SEC Freshman of the Week Sept. 7-14 ... Also named to SEC all-Freshman team and NCAA all-South Region team ... Notched three top 10 finishes for the Bulldogs ... Ran personal-best 24:15 at Pre-National Invitational, finishing as top MState runner.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed at Stillwater (Minn.) Area High School for Head Coach Scott Christenson ... Two-time Minnesota state champion in mile run (2006, 2007) ... List best times as 9:08.35 in the 3200-meter run and 4:09.10 in the 1600-meter run ... Sixth place in state in cross country ... Took third place in two-mile run at state championship ... Notched all-American and all-State honors ... Relay for Life captain.
OTHER COMPETITION:
Ran in the 1500-meter run at 2007 USTAF Nationals, taking fifth place with a time of 3:51.50.
PERSONAL:
Born Ben Blakenship on December 15 in Stillwater, Minn. ... Son of Richard and Patricia Blankenship ... Enrolled in pre-major studies at MSU.
