Ben Byrd

Bio

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: Named a NAIA All-American in the 4x800-meter relay after a fifth-place finish with a time of 7:42.86 … Finished ninth in the mile at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Won the mile and distance-medley relay at the Crossroads League Championships to garner All-Crossroads League honors in both events … Held the team’s top time in the mile with a mark of 4:17.16 … Selected to the CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District II team.

Outdoor: Tabbed to the All-Crossroads League team in the 4x800 and 1,500-meters by earning third-place finishes in both events … Had the top time in the 1,500-meters with a time of 3:57.94 for TU … Ran a time of 1:57.11 in the 800-meters at the George Glass Invitational to finish first … Was a NAIA Scholar-Athlete … Tabbed to the Academic All-Crossroads League and CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District II teams.

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: NAIA national qualifier in the distance-medley relay … NAIA national qualifier in the mile … Posted Taylor’s best time of the season in the 800-meter run with a mark 1:58.59 at the IWU Classic … Posted Taylor’s best time of the season in the mile with a mark of 4:19.59 at the Crossroads League Invite … Helped the TU 4x400-meter relay to a season-best time of 3:24.38 at the GVSU Open … Helped the TU DMR to a season-best time of 10:18.14 at the NAIA National Championships … Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

Outdoor: NAIA national qualifier in the 1,500-meters … All-Crossroads League honoree in the 1,500-meters … All-Crossroads League honoree in the 4x800-meter relay … Posted Taylor’s best time of the season in the 800-meter run with a mark of 3:56.26 at the Keeler Invite … Clocked a season-best time of 1:55.66 in the 800-meter run at the Hanover Invite … Helped the TU 4x800 relay to a season-best time of 7:52.29 at the Little State Championship … Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

2015-16 at Taylor:

Indoor: Posted Taylor’s best time of the season in the 1,000-meter run with a mark of 2:36.85 at the IWU Classic … Clocked a season-best time of 4:30.51 in the mile at the University of Indy Invite … Helped the TU distance-medley relay to a season-best time of 10:40.17 at the Taylor Invite.

Outdoor: NAIA National qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay … All-Crossroads League honoree in the 4x800-meter relay … Ran a season-best time of 1:56.59 in the 800-meter run at the Pioneer Invite … Clocked a season-best time of 3:59.40 in the 1,500-meter run at the North Central Invite … Helped the TU 4x800-meter relay team to a season-best time of 7:45.58 at the NAIA National Championships.

Prep: Competed on soccer and track and field squads at Covenant Christian High … Graduated with program records on the track in the 800-meters, 1,600-meters and 4x800-meter relay … Regional qualifier in all three events … Two-time all-city performer … Participated in Hoosier State Relays with a fifth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay and a seventh-place showing in the distance-medley relay … Was a National Merit Commended and AP Scholar … Member of National Honor Society … Two-time Academic All-Indiana selection … Earned Indiana Academic Honors Diploma.

Personal: Son of Roc and Karlene Byrd … Brother of former TU men’s soccer standout Rocky Byrd … Majoring in finance.