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Ben Olewiler

Position:
Jumps
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Shiloh, Ohio
High School:
Columbiana Crestview

Results

2019 Outdoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips, including earning a fifth-place finish in the high jump at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a season-best mark of 6-7.75 (2.03m)...registered four top-10 efforts in the high jump, including marks of 6-4.75 (1.95m), 6-6.25 (1.99m) and 6-4.75 (1.95m) to place sixth, sixth and eighth, respectively, at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 23), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and Jesse Owens Classic (April 27).

2019 Outdoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips in the high jump...garnered a third-place performance in the high jump with a season-best mark of 6-6.75 (2.00m) at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...posted five top-10 efforts in the high jump, including placing second and third, respectively, with marks of 6-6.25 (1.99m) and 6-4 (1.93m) at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Feb. 9) and Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25).

2019 Indoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for Akron, including placing seventh in the high jump with a mark of 6-5 (1.96m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12)...posted five top-10 performances in the high jump...finished second and third, respectively, in the high jump at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5) and Ashland Open (April 28) surpassing a season-best 6-7 (2.01m) and 6-3.25 (1.91m).

2018 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips in the high jump...recorded season-best mark of 6-7 (2.01m) to place ninth in high jump at Penn State National (Jan. 27)...posted marks of 6-3.50 (1.92m) and 6-2.75 (1.90m) to finish fourth in the high jump at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 16).

2017 Outdoor: Turned in five top-10 performances in the high jump, including placing fifth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) clearing 6-6.50 (2.00m)...finished second in the high jump on the strength of a season-best mark of 6-8.75 (2.05m) at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 29)...placed third and fourth, respectively, in the high jump at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6) eclipsing 6-6.50 (2.00m) and 6-6.25 (1.99m)...jumped 6-4.75 (1.95m) to place ninth in the high jump at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25)...2017 Indoor: Competed in six meets for Akron in the high jump en route to posting five top-10 performances...earned a fifth-place finish in the high jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a jump of 6-5.75 (1.98m)...registered a season-best mark of 6-6 (1.98m) in the high jump to place 10th at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14)...won the high jump at the Zips Invitational with a clearance of 6-4.25 (1.94m).

2015-16: Outdoor: Posted four top-10 performances in the high jump...placed third at the All-Ohio Championships (April 9) in the high jump with a season-best mark of 6-5 (1.96m)...Indoor: Had four top-10 performances in the high jump, including finishing third at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with a height of 6-6 (1.98m)...placed sixth at the Mid-American Conference Championships eclipsing a season-best height of 6-7.50 (2.02m)...finished fourth at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) with a height of 6-6.75 (2.00m).

Personal: Majoring in nursing...son of Robert and Dorothy Olewiler.