Ben Andrew

Position:
Butterfly, Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.
High School:
Andrew Christian Academy

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES:
200 IM – 1:51.94
100 Fly – 48.37
100 Breast – 56.00

2019-20: All-MAC Second Team selection … ... broke his one program record in the 100 fly with a time of 48.37 at the Miami Invitational ... finished fifth in the 100 breast (56.00) and seventh in the 100 fly (49.35) at the MAC Championships … added a 10^th place finish in the 50 free (20.86) … claimed victories in both the 100 IM (52.02) and 100 breast (57.76) at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet … won the 50 back (24.15) and 100 breast (59.73) at Eastern Illinois … earned victory in the 100 breast (58.56) versus Wabash … runner up in both the 100 breast (58.61) and 100 fly (51.73) against Grand Valley State … won the 100 breast (58.82) and 100 fly (51.10) at Evansville … placed third in the 100 breast (58.70) at the Butler Invitational … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2018-19: Set what was at the time a school record in the 100 fly at the MAC Championships with a time of 48.91 ... placed fourth in the 400 medley relay at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:22.22 ... took seventh in the 100 butterfly by touching in at 48.91 ... won the 200 medley relay (1:37.31) and 200 IM (2:01.10) against Eastern Illinois ... finished third in the 50 free (21.85) at Grand Valley State ... took second in both the 200 medley relay (1:36.33) and 50 free (22.10) at Evansville ... claimed a pair of third place finished against Miami in the 200 medley relay (1:36.47) and 50 free (21.81) ... won the 200 medley relay at Indiana State with a time of 1:37.45 ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2017-18: Earned second letter at Ball State… Helped team to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay against Tiffin… earned a first place finish against Tiffin in the 50 free (21.92)… part of a first place finish in the 200 freestyle as the anchor against Tiffin… helped team to a second place finish against Grand Valley in the 200 medley relay… earned an individual first place finish in the 50 freestyle against Grand Valley with a final time of 21.66… placed second in the 100 freestyle against GV after posting a time of 48.03… part of the first place finish in the 400 freestyle relay against GV as the anchor… earned a fifth place on day one of the Eastern Michigan Invitational in the 100 freestyle (46.78)… also earned two third place finishes at the EMU Invite in the 100 butterfly (50.10) and in the 200 IM (1:52.86)… also helped team to a fourth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay on the first day of the EMU Invite… helped team to a fourth place finish in the 400 medley relay at the EMU Invite… earned third place at the Butler Invitational in the 50 freestyle (21.95)… also earned two fourth place finishes at the Butler Invitational in the 100 butterfly (52.15) and in the 200 IM (1:57.84)… placed first in the 50 freestyle against Evansville with a final time of 21.85 and first in the 100 butterfly (51.94)

2016-17: Marked a time of 54.13 in the 100 backstroke at Eastern Michigan, earning second place… earned two third places at EMU in the 50 freestyle (22.22) and in the 100 freestyle (48.89)… the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay, helped the team earn a second place finish at EMU with a final team time of 1:26.93…marked a split time of 21.42 in the 200 freestyle relay… part of a first place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:36.78) against Evansville…recorded a time of 21.70 to earn first place in the 50 freestyle against Evansville… part of the first place finish as the first leg in the 200 freestyle relay against Evansville… marked an individual time of 21.75 in the team’s third place finish in the 200 medley relay at Grand Valley State… third place finisher at GVS in the 200 freestyle (1:49.80)… earned the first place spot after posting a time of 4:23.16 in the 400 IM at GVS… third place finisher in the 50 free (22.12) against Rose-Hulman and Albion… part of the first place finish in the 200 freestyle relay against Rose-Hulman and Albion… earned a fifth place finish at the Butler Invite in the 50 freestyle (21.66)… eighth place finisher in the 100 freestyle (47.36) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational… part of fourth place 400 freestyle relay finish at EMU Invite… ninth place finisher in the 100 butterfly at EMU Invite with a time of 51.53

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Andrew Christian Academy under head coach Mary Ruffin… Swimmer of the Year in 2015… six-time ICSA junior national championship finalist… two-time top eight finisher… USA Swimming Futures Championship Finalist in 200 IM… holds club records in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 4x100 medley relay

PERSONAL: Son of John and Jan Andrew… one brother and one sister… born on Oct. 20, 1997, on Arlington Heights, Ill... majoring in construction management… full name Benjamin Harold Andrew