Ben Gucinski

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Jumps
Hometown:
Appleton, Wis.
High School:
Fox Valley Lutheran HS

PRONUNCIATION

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Competed in high jump at six meets • placed 13th in high jump at the Big Ten Championships • won high jump at the Jack Johnson Classic with a season-best mark of 2.10 meters (6-10.75) • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in high jump with four top-10 finishes • cleared a season-best 2.09 meters (6-10.25 ft.) for Minnesota's best high jump of the season at the Graduate Classic, finishing fourth • earned top-10 finishes at the Jack Johnson Classic (fourth), SDSU Holiday Open (fifth), and Iowa State Classic (fifth).

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Earned first letter in track & field • competed in high jump with four top-10 finishes and one win • won high jump at the Meet of the UnSaintly behind Minnesota's best attempt of the year at 1.96 meters (6-05.00 ft.) • tied for third at the Minnesota Men's Twilight and picked up a pair of fourth-place showings at the Jim Click Shootout and the Hurricane Invite.

2018 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in high jump with five top-10 finishes and one win • recorded a season-best mark of 2.06 meters (6-09.00 ft.) at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual • won high jump at the Snowshoe Open (2.03 meters, 6-08.00 ft.) • posted top-10 finishes in high jump at the Jack Johnson Classic (fourth), Iowa State Classic (sixth), and Minnesota Open (third).

2018 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in high jump with three top-10 finishes and one win • cleared 2.01 meters (6-07.00 ft.) in all three competitions during the season including a win at the Tomcat Twilight • finished fourth in the high jump at UCLA and the Dakota Relays.

2017 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2017 indoor track & field season while competing unattached in high jump • recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best mark of 1.99 meters (6-06.25 ft.) at the Minnesota Open.

2017 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2017 outdoor track & field season while competing unattached in high jump and the pole vault • posted two wins and eight top-10 finishes • won high jump at the Bear Cat Twilight and Hamline Invitational, clearing 2.00 meters (6-06.75 ft.) at both meets • finished as runner-up in high jump at the Ashton May Invite behind his best performance of the season at 2.05 meters (6-08.75 ft.) • cleared 6.69 meters (21-11.50 ft.) in the pole vault at the Hamline Invitational for his best performance of the season.

High School: A 2016 graduate of Fox Valley Lutheran High School • 2016 Gatorade Wisconsin Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year • went undefeated in high jump as a senior and set a Wisconsin state record at the Division 2 state meet, clearing 7-01 ft. to shatter a 24-year old state record • 2017 Wisconsin Division 2 state champion in high jump • finished fourth at state in long jump • coached as a prep by Isaiah Degner • played wide receiver for the football program at Fox Valley Lutheran.