Ben Karwoski

Position:
Freestyle
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bluffton, Ind.
High School:
Bluffton

2009-10 (Sr.): Earned his fourth letter at Ball State . . . Academic All-Mid-American Conference . . . placed 14th in the 1650 free (16:22.56) and 15th in the 200 fly (1:55.37) at the MAC Championships (3/4) . . . both times were career-best efforts and ranked second on the team . . . posted a season-best 500 free (4:40.93) time at the league meet to rank third on the team . . . his season-best 1000 free clocking of 9:59.15 at Purdue (1/15) ranked first on the squad . . . added season-best times in the 100 free (48.91), 200 free (1:47.55), 100 fly (52.24) and 200 IM (2:03.24) over the course of the year.

2008-09 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State . . . Academic All-Mid-American Conference . . . posted BSU's fastest 1000 free of the season with a 9:47.04 at Miami (2/6) . . . ranked second on the squad in both the 200 free (1:42.98) and 500 free (4:38.68), with both season-fast times coming at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships (2/18) . . . swam the 1650 free in a season-fast 16:45.18 at the league meet for the third-fastest individual time on the squad . . . member of the 800 free relay team that posted BSU's fastest time of the year, 6:55.22, at the MAC Championships . . . his time of 1:57.89 in the 200 fly at the IUPUI House of Champions (12/5) ranked second on the squad, while his 53.38 in the 100 fly at the MAC meet ranked fifth on the team.

2007-08 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State . . . Academic All-Mid-American Conference . . . concentrated on the middle-distance freestyle events, ranking third on the team in the 200 free (1:45.63) and fourth in the 500 free (4:43.96) . . . both clockings came at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships (2/28).

2006-07 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State . . . named the MAC Swimmer of the Week (12/8) . . . collected 13th-place finishes in the 200 free (1:45.29), 200 fly (1:57.91) and 500 free (4:40.58) at the MAC Championships (2/22) . . . his time of 1:43.53 in the 200 free prelims was the top individual time on the squad for the season . . . his 500 free time ranked second on the team . . . turned in BSU's best performance in the 1000 free with a career-fast 9:44.43 at Michigan State (12/9) . . . also ranked second with a time of 1:57.06 in the 200 fly at the House of Champions meet (12/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned one letter at Bluffton for Coach Schlaura Linderwell . . . established school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 50 free (21.92), 100 free (48.61), 200 free, 100 fly (54.32) and in the 200 IM . . . voted MVP as a senior . . . qualified for state in the 500 free and in the 50 free.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science . . . born Dec. 21, 1987 in Chicago, Ill. . . . son of Don and Karen Karwoski . . . has one brother, Adam . . . married Ball State women's swimming & diving senior Emily Hurst in the summer of 2009