Bio

Freshman (2023-24): In his first cross country season as a Red Devil, he competed in five meets and helped the men’s team to a sixth place finish at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship … Recorded a PR in the 8k of 30:28 (6:08) on Oct. 28 at the SLIAC Championship meet … Received the team’s 2023-24 Newcomer of the Year Award.

In the winter, he competed in five indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the mile … Recorded a PR of 5:17.29 in the mile on Feb. 24 at the SLIAC Indoor Championship.

In the spring, he competed in two outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800 and the 1,500 … Recorded a PR in both the 800 with a time of 2:22.44 and the 1,500 with a time of 4:40.82 on Apr. 13 at the Greenville Select meet.

Personal: The son of Maurey and Tanya Williamson, Ben was born on Sept. 1, 2004 in Urbana, Illinois … Has one sibling, Tucker … Major is undecided.