Ben Eiffert
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- Weight:
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- Hometown:
- Columbia, MO
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- Year:
- JR
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- High School:
- Fellowship Christian
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Fellowship Christian
Bio
2021 at Taylor: Took the course six times in his sophomore season, including at the NAIA Nationals … Established a new career-best time of 26:13.3 at the Great Lakes – Maroon, where he finished as Taylor’s fifth-placed runner … Posted sub-27:00 times on three separate occasions … Claimed the 17th-overall spot at the Bullock Invite … Finished in Taylor’s top-7 runners in five of his six meets.
2020 at Taylor: Competed in four regular season races during his collegiate debut with the Trojans … Posted a career-best time of 27:49.7 at the Louisville Classic … Finished in 64th place at the Crossroads League Championships … Clocked three sub-28:15 times … Turned in four top-90 performances … Finished inside TU’s top-12 three of his four races.
Prep: Earned 11 varsity letters between cross country, track and soccer at Missouri Fellowship High … Ran for coach Bernie Hereth … Broke the Missouri Fellowship school record in the 800-meters, 1600-meters, 3200-meters, 4x800-relay, 4x400-relay and 5,000-meters in cross country … Named Most Valuable Runner for varsity cross country in 2017 and 2018 as well as varsity track in 2018 … Honored as Missouri Christian School Athletic Association First Team All-State in cross country in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Named track and field co-captain in 2019 … Voted National Honor Society Vice President … Member of Association of Christian Schools International … Earned Distinguished Christian Student Award in Academics, Leadership and Athletics … Won Christian Fellowship School Academic Excellence Award in science and art … Named Student Council Junior Class Representative … Earned “I Can” Award of Excellence, Columbia Area Center.
Personal: Son of Brad and Kristin Eiffert … Majoring in management/systems.
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