2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ben Carruthers
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dexter, Mich.
- High School:
- Dexter
Collegiate Bests
· 1,500m - 3:54.34
· Mile - 4:17.41
· 3,000m - 8:34.26
· 5,000m - 14:19.43
· 10,000m - 29:30.99
2014-15:
INDOOR: Ran a time of 14:34.32 in the 5,000m at the SPIRE Invitational, finishing eighth overall
OUTDOOR: Finished 11th in the 10,000m run with a time of 26:36.90 at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 27
2013-14:
· Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 10k where he ran a time of 30:33.56... Finished 11th at the Big Ten Championships in the 10k in a time of 29:31.09... Ran his season-best time in the 10k of 29:30.99 at the Raleigh Relays and finished seventh.
INDOOR: Ran 14:27.76 in the 5,000m run at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished third in the 5k at the SPIRE NCAA D-1 Indoor T&F Invitational in a time of 14:26.24... Ran the 3,000m run at the Hillsdale Wide-Track Classic (2/8) and finished fourth in a time of 8:34.26.
2012-13:
· Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best 4:10.52 in the 1,500m at the Spartan Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the EMU Twilight meet with a season-best 8:50.30 ... Earned a season-best mark of 14:46.28 in the 5,000 at the Hillsdale College GINA Relays.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2011-12:
OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best 3:54.34 in the 1,500m for a fifth-place finish at the MSU Spartan Invite ... Achieved a personal-best 14:19.43 in the 5,000m to finish 11th at the GINA Relays.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
2010-11:
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
High School:
Was a four-year letterwinner at Dexter High School for David Testa in both cross country and track & field ... Individually, turned in a seventh-place time of 15:58 at the state meet to earn all-state honors ... Was 14th in 2008 at the state cross country meet with a time of 15:55 to earn all-state recognition ... Received all-conference and all-region honors for cross country in 2008 and 2009 ... Team finished first at the 2006 Division II state cross country meet and was runner-up in 2007 and 2009 ... Earned all-region honors for track & field in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Placed third in the 3,200m in 2010 and seventh in 2009 to earn all-state distinction ... Posted a career-best time of 9:18 in the 3,200m and 4:28 in the 1,600m his senior year ... Member of the National Honors Society.
Personal:
Born July 14, 1992 in New York, N.Y.... Son of Vern and Cindy Carruthers ... Plans on majoring in engineering.
