2020 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Craw, Benjamin
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Benjamin Craw
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class (Indoor):
- Jr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Jr.
- Hometown:
- Mahomet, Ill.
- High School/Previous School:
- Mahomet-Seymour HS
Bio
2021 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.2021 Indoor Season
Did not compete.2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
2020 Indoor Season
Recorded a personal best of 8:42.81 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/15). Â
2019 Outdoor Season
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2019 Indoor Season
Placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:27.87 at the Vulcan Invitational (1/12) … Ran the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Clocked a personal-best 8:49.77 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9).Â
2018 Cross Country Season
Ran a personal-best 26:43.56 in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/15), earning a 22nd place finish … Reset his collegiate-best 8K time with a mark of 26:10.9 at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29) … Finished 178th in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13), running 27:48.1.Â
2018 Outdoor Season
Placed sixth in the 5000m at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) with a time of 15:52.18 … Ran the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) where he finished in 4:06.43.Â
2018 Indoor Season
Made his indoor debut in the 3000m at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13), finishing in 9:02.53 for 10th place … Broke his personal best in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/10), finishing in 8:55.53 to place 42nd.Â
2017 Cross Country
Made his MSU debut at the Golden Eagle Duals (9/2) where he turned in a time of 20:24.20 in the 6K … Finished 12th in the Falcon Classic 8K (9/16) with a time of 27:12.60 … Ran a 26:13.90 in the 8K at the Paul Short Gold (9/29) … Finished the 8K at the Crimson Classic (10/13) in 26:40.50 … Ran a 34:18.20 10K at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/10).Â
Before the Bulldogs
Ran all four years at Mahomet-Seymour High School … Turned in his fastest 1600m on the outdoor track at his school’s home meet with a time of 4:30.04 … His fastest 800m also came outdoors at the Illinois 2A sectionals where he won the event with a 1:57.49 … Helped his cross country team to state runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2015, and a state title in 2016 … Team earned a spot in the Nike Cross Nationals in 2016.Â
Personal
Born Benjamin Frederick Craw on Sept. 15, 1998 to Donna and Stephen Craw … Has a sister, Margaret … Father ran track and cross country at Adrian College … Majoring in international business with concentrations in economic and Spanish … Also sings in the Mississippi State University choir.Â
Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
Mile - 4:27.87 (Vulcan Invitational - 1/12/2019)3000m - 8:42.81 (Music City Challenge - 2/15/2020)
5000m - 15:32.06 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/17/2020)
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Outdoor
1500m - 4:03.54 (LSU Alumni Gold - 4/20/2019)3000m - 8:51.94 (Southern Miss Open - 4/27/2019)
5000m - 15:21.39 (Bulldog Relays - 3/22/2019)
Cross Country
6K - 20:24.20 (Golden Eagle Duals - 9/2/2017)8K - 26:10.9 (Greater Louisville Classic - 9/29/2018)
10K - 34:18.20 (NCAA South Region Championships - 11/10/2017)
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