Ben Hill

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Royal Oak, Mich.
High School:
Royal Oak

Prior to Wake Forest (at Michigan, 2015-20)
Scoring member of the 2017 Big Ten championship cross country team, where he finished 22nd in the 8k in 24:45.5 ... Placed fifth in the mile in 4:11.20 at the 2020 Indoor Big Ten Championships ... Competed in the NCAA Cross Country Championship three times, and in the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries once ... Member of top-10 NCAA Championship cross country teams in 2017 and 2019 ... Career-best times include a 4:01.76 mile, 3:44.97 in the 1500m, and 1:51.39 in the 800m ... Graduated from Michigan with a bachelor's degree in education.

Background
Named MLive's Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2014 ... Served as a two-year captain in both cross country and track ... Three-year competitor at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals ... Earned all-state honors three times in cross country and six times in track.

Personal
Born on Nov. 18, 1996 ... Son of Scott and Alisa Hill ... Pursuing a master's degree in science education.