Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

CAREER STATS

Benjamin Tuttle wraps up his Cedarville University career with the indoor season.....returned for his final year of cross country after being granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA and assembled a record-setting 2015 campaign.....became CU’s second NCAA All-American in the sport by placing 16th at the Division II Championship in a career-best 10K of 30:09.....Division II Midwest Region champion in 30:35.....G-MAC champion in 25:49 and led CU to its fourth straight conference title.....career-best 8K of 24:57 placed 13th of 647 in the All-Ohio Championship.....USTFCCCA Division II Midwest Region Athlete of the Year.....Ohio NCAA Division II/NAIA Runner of the Year.....G-MAC Runner of the Year.....USTFCCCA Division II All-Region Team.....G-MAC First Team.

2014-15 - Sat out the indoor track season recovering from injury.....returned to the outdoor circuit to break the school record in the 10,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (29:47.09).....All-Ohio Outdoor 5K runner-up in 14:50.15.....qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championship in the 10K and placed 18th.....USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor Region Team in the 10K.....team’s #1 runner in the first two cross country meets of 2014 before going to the sidelines with an injury.....placed 5th at the 5K Queen City Invitational in 15:27.....Friendship Invitational champion in a season-best 8K mark of 25:01.....USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic.....G-MAC Academic Team.

2013-14 - NCCAA Indoor Champion in the 5,000 meters with a winning time of 14:54.78.....best outdoor mark in the event was 14:50.43.....placed 5th in the G-MAC 1,500 meters in 4:09.89.....ran in six varsity cross country meets as a junior and was either the team’s #2 or #3 finisher each time out.....USTFCCCA Division II Midwest Region Team.....placed 3rd in the G-MAC for the second straight year in 25:35......All-G-MAC First Team.....turned in a season-best 25:18 at Appalachian State to finish 21st of 229.....placed 6th of 289 in the All-Ohio Championship in 25:23.....Friendship Invitational runner-up in 25:39.....crossed the line 12th of 199 in the Division II Midwest Regional in 31:59 for the 10K.....CU’s #3 finisher at the NCAA Division II Championship in 32:32.....USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic.....G-MAC Academic Team.

2012-13 - Saw limited action on the track as a sophomore.....ran in three indoor meets and placed 11th in the NCCAA 5K in 15:52.17.....only outdoor appearance occurred at Cincinnati where he was timed in 16:28.81 in the 5K.....produced an outstanding cross country campaign finishing the year as the team’s #3 runner.....named to the USTFCCCA Division II Midwest Region Team.....posted a season-best of 25:39 to place 10th in the Friendship Invitational.....timed in 25:45 and finished 3rd in the G-MAC Championship.....All-G-MAC First Team performer.....came in 36th of 182 at Wisconsin-Parkside in 26:08.....finished 23rd of 158 in the Division II Midwest Regional in 31:46.....86th of 245 at the NCAA Division II Championship in a career-best 31:16.....G-MAC Academic Team.

2011-12 - Ran the 3K and 5K during the indoor track season and the 5K and 10K outdoors.....won the Ohio Independent Championship 10K in 32:21.0.....competed in four varsity cross country meets as a freshman.....best time was 27:36 at the Ohio Independent Championship to place 23rd of 62 runners.

High School - Four-year letter winner in cross country at Eastport-South Manor High School.....earned all-state and all-academic honors as a senior.....twice named all-county.....four letters in indoor track & field.....county champion in the 3,200 meters.....picked up three letters in outdoor track & field.....played one season of baseball.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Dean’s List student as a mechanical engineering major at Cedarville University.....born 5/23/93 in Eastport, NY.....son of Nathan and Brenda Tuttle.....has two older brothers.