University of Minnesota Athletics
2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Ben Ose
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Multi-Events
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie HS
2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree • earned first letter • competed primarily in the pole vault for the Gophers while also performing in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, and heptathlon • posted Minnesota’s top pole vault of the season at the McCravy Memorial at 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.), a mark that is tied for ninth all-time in program history • posted four top-10 finishes.
2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior 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.
Before Minnesota: Spent four years at Dartmouth • two-time Second Team All-American • three-time Ivy League champion.
High School: A 2015 graduate of Eden Prairie High School • 2015 MSHSL Class AA state champion in the pole vault, setting the state meet record at 15-08.00 ft. • two-time all-state selection • five-time letter winner (three in track, two in football) • holds the Eden Prairie High School record in the pole vault • also played quarterback at Eden Prairie and helped the football program to two MSHSL Class 6A state championships • member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Native of Eden Prairie, Minn. • son of Kevin and Marijo Ose • has four siblings, Tim, John, Grace, and Katie • pursuing a graduate degree in Public Health.
2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior 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.
Before Minnesota: Spent four years at Dartmouth • two-time Second Team All-American • three-time Ivy League champion.
High School: A 2015 graduate of Eden Prairie High School • 2015 MSHSL Class AA state champion in the pole vault, setting the state meet record at 15-08.00 ft. • two-time all-state selection • five-time letter winner (three in track, two in football) • holds the Eden Prairie High School record in the pole vault • also played quarterback at Eden Prairie and helped the football program to two MSHSL Class 6A state championships • member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Native of Eden Prairie, Minn. • son of Kevin and Marijo Ose • has four siblings, Tim, John, Grace, and Katie • pursuing a graduate degree in Public Health.
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