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2008 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ben Hendricks

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fargo, N.D.
  • High School Fargo South HS

Biography

2006-07 Season

Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Won the 60m dash in the Dakota Duals in a season best time of 7.03... Finished third at the Bison Classic in a time of 7.07... Outdoor Track & Field (Junior): Grabbed a pair of third place finishes in the 100m and 200m at the Division I Independent Championships to help the Bison to the team title... Ran a career-best 10.63 in the 100m to win the Howard Wood Relays.

2005-06 Season

Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Hovered just above 7 seconds in the 60 before a season finale of 6.99 at the Dakota Duals... The time good for tenth position on the school's all-time indoor list... Also had a winning performance in the 200 at the Dakota Duals with a 22.53 clocking... Ran a 22.51 at Iowa State on Feb.11... Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Made it to No. 10 all-time on NDSU's 200-meter dash leaderboard with a 21.59 at the Division I independent championships in Greeley, Colo... Placed fourth in the 200 and added a runner-up run in the 100 with a 10.65 personal record... Took the baton through the first straightaway on the third-place 400-meter relay quartet, assisting the Bison to its second DI independent team crown... Meet champion in the 100 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, registering a 10.82.   

2004-05 Season

Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Dropped down to a 7.00 in the 60-meter dash with a third-place finish at the Bison Classic... Also had a runner-up performance in the 200 with a time of 22.95 at that meet... Ran an indoor personal-best 22.34 in the 200 at the Washington Invite... Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Anchor leg of the Bison 400-meter relay squad... Fourth leg of the 4x100 teams which took first at the Mt. SAC Relays, Bison Open, Howard Wood Relays and Division I independent championships... Brought the relay home in 40.40 at the Drake Relays for a third-place finish... Dipped under 11 seconds in the 100-meter dash in six races... Had a pair of second-place finishes and personal bests at the Howard Wood Relays with times of 10.67 in the 100 and 21.74 in the 200... Finished in fifth place in the 100 at the DI independent championships with a time of 10.95. 

2003-04 Season: Redshirt at the University of Minnesota.

High School: Conference and state champion in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, as well as the 400- and 800-meter relays in 2003 while at Fargo (N.D.) South High School... Both relays set school records, while the 400-meter relay established a new state record... Best times in high school include a 10.73 clocking in the 100 and a 21.97 in the 200... Track captain and MVP during his senior year...  Named 2003 Gatorade North Dakota Track & Field Player of the Year... Helped Fargo South to state titles in 2000 and 2003... Three-year letterwinner in football... Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a senior... Prep coaches were Gelaine Orvick and Paul Lean... Personal: Son of Meg Spielman-Peldo and Chuck Hendricks... Has one older brother, two younger brothers and one younger sister... Father played basketball for NDSU from 1974-77, entering 19 contests in three seasons... Majoring in business administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005Freshman

    Sprints
    6'0"
  • 2006Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'0"
  • 2007Junior

    Sprints
    6'0"
  • 2008Senior

    Sprints
    6'0"