2008-09 Cross Country/Track & Field Roster
Roster
Benjamin Wheeler
- Class:
- Junior
- Event:
- Hurdles
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, S.C.
- High School:
- Spartanburg
2008 Outdoor: Set a new school record in the 110-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational running a personal-best 14.49... A member of the 4x200-meter relay team that broke the school record at the Penn Relays running 1:26.21... Ran a wind-aided 10.80 at the Chanticleer Classic in the 100-meters... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Big South Conference Championships... Posted a season-best 22.78 in the 200 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...
2007 Outdoor: Ran a career-best 14.81 in the 110-meter hurdle prelims at the Big South Championships... Advanced to the finals, ran 14.95 and placed fifth... Battle of the Beach Champion in the 110-meter hurdles... Ran on the 110-meter hurdle relay team that raced 59.78 at Penn Relays... Tied for sixth in the 200 at the CCU Invitational with a personal-best time of 22.22...
High School: Two-time letterwinner... Was the MVP and Most Outstanding Hurdler as a senior... Earned All-Area and All-State in the 110-meter high hurdles... Won the Coaches[apos] Award... Won the 110-meter high hurdles at the Diamond Hornet Invitational... Also earned Most Outstanding Hurdler as a junior...
Personal: Full Name: Benjamin Christopher Martin Wheeler... Son of Alicia Wheeler Hawes... Sociology major.
