Ben Hill

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Royal Oak, Mich.
High School:
Royal Oak
Position:
Distance
Major:
Elementary Education

Last Updated: March 23, 2020

At Michigan
• Member of two top-10 NCAA Championships cross country teams (2017, 2019)
• Member of the 2017 Big Ten XC Championship Team
• Academic All-Big Ten (2016)

Redshirt Senior (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:11.20 in the mile for 5th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29). Scored four points for the team.
• Ran 4:03.15 in the mile for 8th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran 1:51.66 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
• Ran 4:05.56 in the mile for 17th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)
• Ran 1:52.55 in the 800 meter run for 4th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)

Cross Country
• Ran 32:47.2 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 184th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23)
• Ran 24:42.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 25th at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3)
• Ran 24:51.9 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 137th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18)
• Ran 24:14.89 over five miles to finish 52nd at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 15:13.1 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 30), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.

Senior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:51.58 in the 1500 meter run for 18th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25), after running 3:47.85 in the first round.
• Ran 3:49.09 in the 1500 meter run for 12th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), after running 3:46.54 in the preliminaries.
• Ran 3:47.13 in the 1500 meter run for 8th at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in the invitational section.
• Ran 1:52.54 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran a career-best 3:44.97 in the 1500 meter run for 5th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
• Ran 3:51.09 in the 1500 meter run for the win at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran a career-best 1:50.79 in the 800 meter run to finish 3rd.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:06.12 in the mile for 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) after running 4:05.75 in the prelims
• Ran 4:08.26 in the mile for 29th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran a career-best 1:51.39 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran a career-best 4:01.76 in the mile for 9th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
• Ran a career-best 4:05.64 in the mile for 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)

Cross Country
• Ran 30:55.85 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 132nd at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 31:54.2 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 35th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner.
• Ran 24:19.5 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 21st at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 24:54.38 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 83rd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) in the seeded Cardinal Race
• Ran 24:24.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 90th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 15:26.7 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

Junior (2017-18)

Indoor
• Ran 4:14.65 in the Mile to finish 3rd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)

Cross Country
• Ran 31:27.7 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 186th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18)
• Ran 31:36.7 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 26th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
• Scorer for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 24:45.5 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 24:48.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 106th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 24:35.0 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 47th at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29)
• Ran 18:24.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 8th at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 15)
• Ran 15:24.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 7th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)

Sophomore (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Ran 3:54.97 in the 1500 meter run to finish 9th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) in the final, after running 3:49.42 in the prelims.
• Ran a leg of the team that clocked 16:30.61 in the 4xMile to finish 5th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)
• Ran 3:48.00 in the 1500 meter run to finish 4th at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Ran a career-best 3:46.97 in the 1500 meter run (open) to finish 4th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 3:54.04 in the 1500 meter run to win the event title at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 3:50.67 in the 1500 meter run to finish 6th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Ran the 1600-meter leg of the team that clocked 9:43.85 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best 4:05.82 in the Mile to finish 5th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 10-11) in the non-invitational section.
• Ran a career-best 4:07.67 in the Mile to finish 15th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 4:08.95 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• In his Michigan indoor debut at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13-14), ran the anchor leg for a winning distance medley relay team that won by .28 of a second over LSU in 9:54.14. Also established a collegiate career-best in the mile at 4:11.72 to finish 14th

Cross Country
• Claimed eighth place at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21) in 15:37.2
• Ran to a 10th-place finish at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2), crossing the finish line at 15:46.0

Freshman (2015-16)

Outdoor
• Ran 9:21.92 in his first collegiate steeplechase at the Toledo Classic (May 6)
• Ran 3:52.85 in the 1,500-meter race at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 23)
•Finished fourth in the 1500 meter run at the Mount Sac Invitational (April 15), setting a new PR of 3:48.45. Also competed at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16), finishing fifth in his heat of the 1500 meter run
• Finished sixth in the 1500 meter run at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) in a time of 3:52.63
• Made outdoor debut in the 1500 meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26), finishing 13th in 3:51.94 while also competing in the 4x400 meter relay

Indoor
• Redshirted

Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at the EMU Classic (Oct. 23) finishing 19th with a time of 15:45.4 in the 5,000-meter event
• Clocked 26:54 while competing unattached at the 8,000-meter Spartan Invitational (Sept. 18), good for 83rd place
• Finished 26th with a time of 15:49.3 in the 5,000-meter event while competing as an unattached athlete in his collegiate debut at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).

Prep

Graduated from Royal Oak High School (2015) Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa ... National Honor Society (2013-15) ... Four-year Scholar Athlete ... MHSAA Scholar Athlete of the Year Finalist (2015) ... Royal Oak High School Morrison Trophy recipient (2015), given to the athlete competing in two or more sports ... 2015 Royal Oak Optimist Youth Appreciation Award Winner ... Royal Oak High School Distinction in Science (2015) ... Also a Choir Officer (2014-15) and Student Director of ROHS Concert Choir (2014-15) ... Recipient, National School Choral Award and Royal Oak Recognizable Raven in Music Award (2015) ... Cross Country ... MLive's Detroit Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2014) ... Two-year captain (2013-14) ... Two-year County Champion (2014) ... Three-time Team MVP (2012-14) ... Three-year All-State (2011-13), finishing as high as third place ... Three-year All-County (2012-14), county runner-up in 2013 ... Two-time regional champion (2012-13) ... League champion (2013) ... Outstanding Freshman Award (2011) ... Set the course record at the Oakland County Meet as a senior (15:32.2) ... Four-year letter winner ... Track and Field... Two-year captain (2013-14) ... Competed at New Balance Outdoor Nationals over three seasons (2013-15), running the mile and two mile races and finishing as high as third place (one mile, 4:11.17, 2015) ... Also competed at Footlocker Midwest Regional over two seasons (2012-13), finishing 19th (15:39) with All-Midwest Team honors in 2013 ... Four-year Team MVP (2012-15) ... Six-time All-State in the 1,600m (3rd place, 2015), 3,200m (2012-15) and 4x800m relay (2014) ... All-Region in 1,600m (2014-15), 3,200m (2013-15), 4x400m relay (2014) and 4x800m relay (2013) ... Regional champion in 1,600m (2014-15), 3,200m (2013-15) ... County Champion in 1,600m (2014) and runner-up in 3,200m (2015) ... Four-time All-County in 1,600m (2012-14) and 3,200m (2015) ... Five-time League Champion in 800m (2013, '15), 1,600m (2015) and 3,200m (2013, '15) ... Thirteen-time All-League in 800m (2013-15), 1,600m (2012-15), 3,200m (2012-15), 4x400m (2013-14) and 4x800m relay (2013, '15) ... Four-year letter winner.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Major Undecided ... Born November 18, 1996 ... Son of Scott and Alisa Hill.