Ben Allen

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas
	High School: Cedar Hill

	Height: 6-0
	Event: Distance

• 2011 Academic All Big 12 First Team (cross country)
• 2011 Academic All Big 12 First Team (track)
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection

2011 Cross Country: Competed in six meets, scoring in team's top five one time...Had season-high 32nd-place finish at Bear Twilight Invitational with six-kilometer time of 20:13.6...Placed 85th at Big 12 Championship with eight-kilometer time of 27:30.7...Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors.

2011 Track: Opened indoor season with career-best mile time of 4:19.80 at Razorback Invitational to place ninth...Finished third in 3,000 meters outdoors at TCU Invitational with career-best time of 8:59.22...Finished ninth at UTA Bobby Lane Invitational in 1,500 meters with time of 4:05.79...Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's honor roll.

2010 Cross Country: Competed in three meets, two unattached...Placed 295th at Chile Pepper Festival in only race attached.

2010 Track: Did not compete...Named to spring and fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and fall Baylor Dean's List.

2009 Cross Country: Competed unattached in Bear Twilight Invitational, placing 36th with time of 21:49.3...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and fall Baylor Dean's List.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country...Helped team to runner-up finish at state meet...Holds school record in 1600 meters and 3200 meters...Two-time district champion in 1600 meters...Cross country captain...Member of Honor Roll and earned Texas Scholar and Distinguised graduate honors...Personal bests of 4:32 for 1600 meters and 9:55 for 3200 meters.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin St. John Allen...Born April 22, 1991 in Cedar Hill, Texas...Son of Charlie and Amy Allen...Majoring in english.