Ben Sather

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Pole Vault
Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.
High School:
Eden Prairie HS

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Eden Prairie High School where he competed for coach Eric Gahr • two-sport athlete for the Eagles, competing in track & field and football • 2019 all-state and all-conference honoree in track & field • two-time academic all-state honoree in track & field • finished as pole vault state runner-up at the 2019 Minnesota Class AA Track & Field State Championships as a junior • Lake Conference champion in pole vault as a junior • set a Lake Conference meet record of 14-09 in pole vault • owns a high school personal best of 14-09.00 in pole vault • EXCEL Award recipient • Southwest Metro Prep Elite award recipient • also a standout football player for Eden Prairie High School for four seasons, playing safety and wide receiver • helped the Eagles win the 2017 Minnesota Class 6A Football State Championship as a sophomore • team finished as state runner-up as a junior • named first team all-conference • served as team captain • played in the 2019 Minnesota Football Showcase High School All-Star Game • named academic all-state.

Personal: Son of Leigha and Michael Sather • has two siblings, Will and Jon • intends to major in Entrepreneurial Management with a minor in Sport Management • high school teammates with Gopher football players Cole Kramer and Caden Fey • enjoys the outdoors, water sports, and weightlifting.