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2023 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brendan Maloney
Hayden Austin
Zachary Lucy
Madisen Martinez
Kyle Huegel

Benji Phillips

  • Position Javelin
  • Indoor Senior
  • Outdoor Sr.
  • Hometown Glasgow, Mont.
  • High School Glasgow HS

Biography

Phillips' Performance History & Personal Bests

2022-23 SEASON

 
  • NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner
  • CSC Academic All-America third team selection
 
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Senior): NCAA Elite 90 Award winner as the top student-athlete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (highest cumulative GPA with 4.0) … Placed 16th in the javelin at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, to earn second team All-America honors … Took 8th in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds … Summit League runner-up in the javelin to teammate and fellow NCAA qualifier Matt Kraft … Javelin season-best of 235-7 (71.82m) to win the USF Bulls Invitational.

2021-22 SEASON
 
Indoor (Junior): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Junior): Won his 2nd straight Summit League title in the javelin, throwing 208-2 (63.46m) at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the javelin for the 3rd straight season, placing 29th overall … Ended the season ranked 2nd all-time at NDSU in the javelin.

2020-21 SEASON
 
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor (Sophomore): First Team All-American in the javelin, placing 8th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. … NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for men’s outdoor track & field, owning the highest cumulative grade point average of all national meet qualifiers … Summit League javelin champion, throwing a personal-best 246-11 (75.27m) to win the conference meet … Ranks 2nd all-time at NDSU in the javelin … Placed 1st or 2nd in the javelin at every meet prior to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds … Tennessee Relays champion … Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the javelin … Named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Summit League Academic All-League.

2019-20 SEASON

Indoor (Sophomore):
Did not compete.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic … Voted to the Summit League Academic All-League Team.

2018-19 SEASON
 
Indoor (Freshman): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Freshman): Summit League runner-up in the javelin, throwing 208-4 (63.51m) at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the javelin, throwing a personal-best 211-7 (64.49m) in Sacramento to finish 23rd … Placed 4th at the Drake Relays on Apr. 26 … 209-4 (63.82m) at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 20 … USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree … Named to Summit League Academic All-League Team. 

2017-18 SEASON
 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.

High School: Won back-to-back Montana Class B state championships in the javelin as a junior in 2016 and as a senior in 2017 ... Took 2nd as a sophomore and 4th as a freshman in the event ... High school personal-best of 207-0 in the javelin, which ranked him among the top 10 U.S. high schoolers in 2017 ... Placed 6th in the 400m and 7th in the 100m and 200m at the state meet as a senior ... Led off Glasgow's state runner-up 4x400m relay team in 2017.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Javelin
  • 2019Redshirt Freshman

    Javelin
  • 2020Sophomore

    Javelin
  • 2021Junior

    Javelin
  • 2022Junior

    Javelin
  • 2023Senior

    Javelin