2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster
Corson, Ben
Ben Corson
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newbury Port, Mass.
- High School:
- Phillips Exeter Academy
Bio
2017 Outdoor (Senior):
Named to the Atlantic 10 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Ran a season-best 1:55.81 in the 800m at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Helped the 4x400m relay team (3:21.87) take seventh at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) … Stopped the clock in 1:56.59 in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship (5/6) … Placed eighth in the 800m (1:57.01) at the Winthrop Invitational (3/25), and also helped the 4x400m relay (3:26.78) take seventh overall … Turned in a time of 52.64 seconds in the 400m at the Charlotte Invitational (4/15).
2016-17 Indoor (Senior):
Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the mile (4:34.85) at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (12/3) … Took fourth in the 800m (1:57.15) and helped lead the 4x400m relay (3:25.60) win at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Stopped the clock in 1:56.60 to finish fifth in the 800m at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29) … Ran the 400m (52.71 seconds) at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/9) … Helped lead the distance medley relay (10:23.10) and 4x800m relay (8:04.40) to eighth place finishes at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/18-19).
2016 Outdoor (Junior):
Led the 4x400 relay team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 3:24.85 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 17-19) … Took eighth in the 800 with a career-best time of 1:55.64 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a 14th place finish with a time of 3:27.09 at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 1-2) … Earned sixth-place finishes in the 800 (1:56.36) and the 4x4 (3:23.68) at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) ... At the Duke Invitational, finished the 800 in 1:56.27 (April 22-23).
2015-16 Indoor (Junior):
Raced to a 15th-place finish in the 500 with a time of 1:08.39 at the JDL College Kick off Classic (Dec. 5) … Clocked a season-best 1:56.75 in the 800 while helping the 4x4 relay team (3:23.83) to a ninth-place finish at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 15-16) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that placed second with a time of 2:35.69 and ran a season-fast 52.53 in the 400-meter at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Earned a fifth-place finish in the 800 after stopping the clock at 1:59.38 (Feb. 11) … Helped Davidson to a fifth-place finish at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships competing in the 4x800 (7:52.28) that took sixth and the DMR relay (10:09.46) that placed third (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Opened the outdoor season with a 10th place in the 4x400 relay (3:23.58) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 19-21) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a fifth-place finish with a time of 3:26.36 at the 2015 Aggie Invitational (April 11) … Clocked a season-best 51.86 in the 400 meter event at the Charlotte Invitational (April 17-18) … Ran a season-best 1:57.63 to take 21st at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship (May 2-5).
2014-15 Indoor (Sophomore):
Clocked a season-best 37.64 in the 300 meter to take 25th at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 6) … Ran a season-fast 52.82 in the 400 at the Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open (Jan. 17) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a ninth place finish at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31) … Raced to an eighth-place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:00.30 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Registered a personal-best in the 500-meter (1:08.33) to rank 14th and part of the 4x400 relay team that took eighth (3:28.44) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Freshman):
Part of a 4x4 relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:26.99 at the 2014 Winthrop Invitational (March 27-29) … Posted a season-best time of 2:02.14 in the 800 at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting (April 4-5) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a third place finish at the Carolina’s Cup 2014 with a total time of 2:32.32 (April 10) … Clocked a season-best 52.35 in the 400 meter to take eighth at the Carolina’s Cup 2014 (April 10) ... Took 20th in the 400 meter with a time of 53.83 at the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship (April 26-27).
2013-14 Indoor (Freshman):
Clocked a career-best 2:42.54 in the 10,000 meter event at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 7) … Part of the 4x4 team that placed second with a time of 3:28.71 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 6) … Posted a season-best 54.12 in the 400 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14-15) … Took 12th at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championship with a time of 1:59.81, a season-best (March 1-2).
Named to the Atlantic 10 Fall and Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Ran a season-best 1:55.81 in the 800m at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/18) … Helped the 4x400m relay team (3:21.87) take seventh at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/8) … Stopped the clock in 1:56.59 in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship (5/6) … Placed eighth in the 800m (1:57.01) at the Winthrop Invitational (3/25), and also helped the 4x400m relay (3:26.78) take seventh overall … Turned in a time of 52.64 seconds in the 400m at the Charlotte Invitational (4/15).
2016-17 Indoor (Senior):
Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the mile (4:34.85) at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (12/3) … Took fourth in the 800m (1:57.15) and helped lead the 4x400m relay (3:25.60) win at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Stopped the clock in 1:56.60 to finish fifth in the 800m at the UNCG Dual Meet Madness (1/29) … Ran the 400m (52.71 seconds) at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/9) … Helped lead the distance medley relay (10:23.10) and 4x800m relay (8:04.40) to eighth place finishes at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship (2/18-19).
2016 Outdoor (Junior):
Led the 4x400 relay team to a seventh-place finish with a time of 3:24.85 at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 17-19) … Took eighth in the 800 with a career-best time of 1:55.64 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 24-26) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a 14th place finish with a time of 3:27.09 at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 1-2) … Earned sixth-place finishes in the 800 (1:56.36) and the 4x4 (3:23.68) at the Charlotte Invitational (April 15-16) ... At the Duke Invitational, finished the 800 in 1:56.27 (April 22-23).
2015-16 Indoor (Junior):
Raced to a 15th-place finish in the 500 with a time of 1:08.39 at the JDL College Kick off Classic (Dec. 5) … Clocked a season-best 1:56.75 in the 800 while helping the 4x4 relay team (3:23.83) to a ninth-place finish at the ETSU Invitational (Jan. 15-16) … Part of the 4x4 relay team that placed second with a time of 2:35.69 and ran a season-fast 52.53 in the 400-meter at the UNCG Team Challenge (Jan. 24) … Earned a fifth-place finish in the 800 after stopping the clock at 1:59.38 (Feb. 11) … Helped Davidson to a fifth-place finish at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships competing in the 4x800 (7:52.28) that took sixth and the DMR relay (10:09.46) that placed third (Feb. 20-21).
2015 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Opened the outdoor season with a 10th place in the 4x400 relay (3:23.58) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 19-21) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a fifth-place finish with a time of 3:26.36 at the 2015 Aggie Invitational (April 11) … Clocked a season-best 51.86 in the 400 meter event at the Charlotte Invitational (April 17-18) … Ran a season-best 1:57.63 to take 21st at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship (May 2-5).
2014-15 Indoor (Sophomore):
Clocked a season-best 37.64 in the 300 meter to take 25th at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 6) … Ran a season-fast 52.82 in the 400 at the Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open (Jan. 17) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a ninth place finish at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31) … Raced to an eighth-place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:00.30 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 12) … Registered a personal-best in the 500-meter (1:08.33) to rank 14th and part of the 4x400 relay team that took eighth (3:28.44) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 21-22).
2014 Outdoor (Freshman):
Part of a 4x4 relay team that placed fifth with a time of 3:26.99 at the 2014 Winthrop Invitational (March 27-29) … Posted a season-best time of 2:02.14 in the 800 at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting (April 4-5) … Helped the 4x4 relay team to a third place finish at the Carolina’s Cup 2014 with a total time of 2:32.32 (April 10) … Clocked a season-best 52.35 in the 400 meter to take eighth at the Carolina’s Cup 2014 (April 10) ... Took 20th in the 400 meter with a time of 53.83 at the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship (April 26-27).
2013-14 Indoor (Freshman):
Clocked a career-best 2:42.54 in the 10,000 meter event at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 7) … Part of the 4x4 team that placed second with a time of 3:28.71 at the High Point Team Challenge (Feb. 6) … Posted a season-best 54.12 in the 400 at the UCS Invitational (Feb. 14-15) … Took 12th at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championship with a time of 1:59.81, a season-best (March 1-2).
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