Ben Kelly

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Richland, Wash.
High School:
Hanford
Prev School:
Lane CC

Awards & Honors
Second Team All-American (Outdoor: 4x400m Relay - 2019)

Personal Bests

60m	7.13	2018 Indoor
100m	10.69	2014 Outdoor (HS)
200m	21.50	2014 Outdoor (HS)
	21.63	2019 Indoor
400m	48.29	2017 Outdoor
	48.63	2019 Indoor

2018-19
Outdoor: Worked his way into becoming a member of Iowa State’s 4x400-meter relay team, earning Second Team All-America honors via 13th place finish (3:06.94) at NCAA Outdoor Championships … ran third leg for 4x400m relay team which qualified for Austin at NCAA West Prelims (3:07.01) … was vital to Iowa State’s silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, with team clocking season-best mark of 3:05.50 … also scored a point as member of eighth-place 4x100m relay team at conference championships (40.92) … was member of foruth-place sprint medley relay (3:23.69) and fifth-place 4x400m relay (3:16.31) at Drake Relays, helping ISU win the Hy-Vee Cup … also ran 4x100 relay at Drake (40.99) … also competed for Iowa State at the War Eagle Invitational, Sun Angel Classic, Stanford Invitational and Arkansas Spring Invite.

Indoor: Took part in seven meets for the Cyclones … was member of silver-medal distance medley relay (9:57.95) and fifth-place 4x400m relay (3:14.26) at Big 12 Indoor Championships … was member of second-place 4x400m relay at Hawkeye Invitational (3:14.86) … also competed at the Iowa State Classic, husker Invitational, Razorback Invitational, Wieczorek Invitational and Jimmy Grant Invite.

2017-18
Outdoor: Did not compete.

Indoor: Did not Compete.

2016-17
Outdoor: Competed in five meets for Iowa State … ran as part of the 4x100-meter relay in three meets: the Nebraska Invite (first place), the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (seventh) and the Drake Relays (ninth) … was member of 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships, and got the victory at the Stanford Invitational … ran a personal-best 48.29 in the 400 at the Stanford Invitational … ran the 200-meter dash at the Sun Angel Track Classic.

Indoor: Took part in seven meets for Iowa State … was member of 4x400-meter relay that qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships … was member of fourth-place 4x400 relay squad at Big 12 Indoor Championships … broke school record running second leg of 4x400 relay at Alex Wilson Invitational … carried second leg for winning 4x400 team at Larry Wieczorek Invitational … anchored for second-place 4x400 team at Hawkeye Invite ran to a personal-best 21.67 in the 200 at the Husker Invite, moving him to No. 7 in ISU history for the event … also ran the 400 at Husker Invite.

Lane Community College
Ran at Lane Community College for two seasons under coach Grady O’Connor … won 2015 NWAC championship in the 100-meter dash, while also earning a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash … picked up four regional titles during junior college career … competed in Oregon Relays both seasons at Lane CC.

High School
Qualified for state championships for three seasons at Hanford High School … finished second in the 200, fourth in the long jump, sixth in the 100 and eighth in the 4x400-meter relay as a senior at the state championships … as a senior, ran personal best marks of 10.69 in the 100 and 21.50 in the 200, the latter of which he earned at district meet … finished fifth in the 200 and 4x100 relay as a junior at the state championships … qualified for state in the 200, 4x100 and 4x400 as a sophomore.

Personal
Born on Sept. 5, 1995 … son of Greg and Vickie Kelly … advertising major.