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Ben Towler
- Position:
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- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Major:
- Special Ed Intervention Specialist
Follow on Social Media
Instagram: @ben_towler
Twitter: @ben_towler7
NIL Connection
2023: Ran in four races...Highest finish was first for the Rockets and 24th overall at the 8K Mel Brodt Collegiate Open...Academic All-MAC...Ran the 3,000m at the Meyo Invitaitonal
2022: 2022 MAC Championship Runner-Up Team...Ran a PR time of 25:18.7 and finished 38th at the 2022 MAC Championships on Oct. 29...Ran in four races and set two PR times...Highest finish was sixth (15:38.4) at the Ohio XC Invitational on Sept. 2...Dean’s List.
2021: Named Academic All-MAC Team and Dean’s List... Ran in five races… Placed 18th after running a 27:17.4 at the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 16)… Placed 39th with a time of 25:59.5 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 30) in Ypsilanti, Mich.… Placed 125th with a time of 32:45.7 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals... Finished 140th with a time of 28:27.0 in the 5000M Gold run at Notre Dame’s Joe Paine Invitational.
2020:Â Finished with a season-best 26:03.1 at the MAC Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio (Nov. 21)... Clocked a time of 27:00.5 in the Falcon Invitational at Bowling Green, Ohio (Nov. 7).
High School:Â Four-time letter winner in cross country and track... Three-time all-state honors... Three time coaches award winner... Recipient of the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship award.Â
Personal: Full name is Benjamin Ray Towler... Parents and Nissa and John Towler... Has one sister, Molly, and one brother, Owen... Majoring in special education intervention.
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Best Time:
5K: 2022 Ohio XC Invitational – 6th place – 15:38.4
6K: 2023 Tommy Evans Invitational – 50th place – 19:34.5
8K: 2022 MAC Championships – 38th place – 25:18.7
10K: 2021 NCAA Great Lakes Regional – 125th place – 32:45.7
5M: 2021 Joe Piane Invitational – 140th place – 28:27.0
??????3,000m?: 2024 Meyo Invitational – 14th place – 8:42.17
Instagram: @ben_towler
Twitter: @ben_towler7
NIL Connection
2023: Ran in four races...Highest finish was first for the Rockets and 24th overall at the 8K Mel Brodt Collegiate Open...Academic All-MAC...Ran the 3,000m at the Meyo Invitaitonal
2022: 2022 MAC Championship Runner-Up Team...Ran a PR time of 25:18.7 and finished 38th at the 2022 MAC Championships on Oct. 29...Ran in four races and set two PR times...Highest finish was sixth (15:38.4) at the Ohio XC Invitational on Sept. 2...Dean’s List.
2021: Named Academic All-MAC Team and Dean’s List... Ran in five races… Placed 18th after running a 27:17.4 at the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 16)… Placed 39th with a time of 25:59.5 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 30) in Ypsilanti, Mich.… Placed 125th with a time of 32:45.7 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals... Finished 140th with a time of 28:27.0 in the 5000M Gold run at Notre Dame’s Joe Paine Invitational.
2020:Â Finished with a season-best 26:03.1 at the MAC Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio (Nov. 21)... Clocked a time of 27:00.5 in the Falcon Invitational at Bowling Green, Ohio (Nov. 7).
High School:Â Four-time letter winner in cross country and track... Three-time all-state honors... Three time coaches award winner... Recipient of the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship award.Â
Personal: Full name is Benjamin Ray Towler... Parents and Nissa and John Towler... Has one sister, Molly, and one brother, Owen... Majoring in special education intervention.
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Best Time:
5K: 2022 Ohio XC Invitational – 6th place – 15:38.4
6K: 2023 Tommy Evans Invitational – 50th place – 19:34.5
8K: 2022 MAC Championships – 38th place – 25:18.7
10K: 2021 NCAA Great Lakes Regional – 125th place – 32:45.7
5M: 2021 Joe Piane Invitational – 140th place – 28:27.0
??????3,000m?: 2024 Meyo Invitational – 14th place – 8:42.17
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