University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ben Fick
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Coralville, Iowa
- High School:
- West HS
2015: INDOOR: Ran a season-best in the mile with a time of 4:28.88 at the Panther Open (1/17) … scored a 20-second PR in the 3,000 meters at the UNI-Dome Open (2/20), placing third overall with a time of 8:41.56 … competed in the indoor 5,000 meters for the first time, finishing with a season-best mark of 15:22.66 at the Meyo Invitational (2/6).
2015: OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays (4/22), finishing in a time of 31:20.54 … ran a season-best in the 5,000 meters at the MVC Championships (5/15) with a time of 16:03.86 ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2014: INDOOR: Finished with a personal-best time in the 3,000 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/31), grabbing a time of 8:52.84 … placed in the top-10 in his first attempt at the indoor mile, notching a time of 4:27.14 at the UNI-Dome Open (2/21).
2014: OUTDOOR: Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational (4/11) shaving over 30 seconds off his previous personal-best time … finished with a time of 14.54.15 at the Jim Duncan Invite for a new personal-best time and top-10 finish … ran in the 10,000 meter race for the first time at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/16), placing 11th overall with a PR time of 31:04.35 … also finished in 12th place in the 5,000 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships out of 33 runners … was awarded the MVC Commissioner’s Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2013: INDOOR: Ran a season-best in the 3,000 meters at the Jack Jennett Invite (1/25) with a time of 9:03.26.
2013: OUTDOOR: Notched a season-best in the 5,000 meters at the Jim Duncan Invite (4/12) with a time of 15:30.82.
High School: Lettered in track and field and cross country at West High School ... helped his team to a first place finish at the state track meet in 2012 ... received Mississippi Valley Academic Conference honors in track ... helped his cross country team to a third place finish at the state meet in 2011 ... was the team captain for the cross country team ... received Mississippi Valley Conference honors in cross country.
Personal: Fick is the son of Deb and Dan Fick ... has one sibling, Allison, who is a former standout on the UNI track and cross country teams ... majoring in biology ... received the National Scholar-Athlete award from the U.S. Army Reserve in high school ... was awarded the American Citizenship Award from the Iowa State BAR Association in 2012 ... was the Valedictorian in 2012 at West High School.
