Benjamin Casey
Benjamin Casey
Height: 5-11
Year: SR
Hometown: Highland Park, IL
High School: Highland Park
Major: undecided

2018

  • Contributed to the Maroon and Gray’s fourth-place finish in SCIAC
  • Uncorked the top finish of his season with a 20th-place effort at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite with a time of 26:56.2
  • Showed improvement at the 2018 Highlander Invitational where he crossed the line in 26:13.6
  • Came in 18th at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:58.7
  • Took 30th at the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships with an 8k time of 25:52.5, which places him 14th all-time in Redlands history

2017

  • Contributed to the team's fifth-place finish in the SCIAC
  • Began the season in dominant fashion by earning a fifth-place showing at the Redlands Invitational with a 6k time of 19:50.7
  • Completed his first 8K race of the season at the UCR Invite by crossing the line with a time of 19:50.7
  • Finished 40th at the SCIAC Multi-Duals with a time of 27:44.0
  • Turned in his fastest 8K time of the season at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a time of 26:27.2 to finish 18th overall
  • Competed at the SCIAC Championships and ran a 26:41.3 for 16th place
  • Went on to race at the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships, placing 68th with a time of 27:39.9 

2016

  • Part of the squad that went 4-4 and took sixth place in SCIAC
  • His best finish came at the Redlands Invitational with a fifth-place time of 19:37.0 on the 6k course
  • Ran his fastest 8k of the campaign at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a time of 26:31.0
  • Shaved off nearly 30 seconds in his second appearance at the NCAA West Regional Championships by finishing in 27:03.3

2015

  • Made his collegiate debut at the Redlands Invitational by taking sixth place with a 6k-time of 19:25:0
  • Recorded his best 8k-run of the season at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite by crossing the finish line in 26:48:4
  • Completed the 8k-course at the SCIAC Championships in 27:19:4
  • Put together a solid time of 27:38.8 at the NCAA DIII West Region Championships

Awards

  • All-West Region selection (2018)
  • All-SCIAC Second Team (2017, 2018)
  • SCIAC All-Academic selection (2017)
  • USTFCCCA Academic Team Award (2016)