
Birth Date: | Feb. 14, 1989 |
Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Junior |
Hometown: | Oak Ridge, Tenn. |
High School: | Oak Ridge |
Major: | Chemical Engineering |
Ben is a two-year veteran who will run among the team leaders in
2009...in his first season he showed the determination needed to
compete on the Golden Eagle squad...he continued that throughout
his sophomore season...a selection of the Athletic Director's Honor
Roll in recognition of his academic work.
AT TECH - (In 2009): Ben missed the first meet of
the season, then became a regular inTech's lineup for the nxt six
events...moved steadily up the ladder on the team, finishingin
fifth in the Vanderbilt meet and improving to fourth at the TTU
Invitational, third at Furman and second on the squad at
Evansville...season-best of 27:09.85 was at Evansville....has run
in 17 of Tech's 18 meets in his three years on the roster.
(In 2008): Ben was a strong competitor in all six meets
he ran during the cross country season...his best time was at
Evansville where he was clocked in at 26:32.63, which stands as his
career record, and also is in the Tech record books as the 14th
best time in school history...he came in first on the squad at
Sewanee with a time of 27:41.25...also finished third at Evansville
and at the Ohio Valley Championships.
(In 2007): Ben competed in all six races in his
freshman year. His strongest showing was a fourth-place finish in
the TTU Invitational. He also performed strongly in the Old Timers
Classic and the OVC Championship races, where he came in fifth
among his Golden Eagle teammates in both races. Ben competed in the
NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, where he
finished sixth among the Tech squad. His best time in his freshman
year was clocked in the Old Timers Classic at 28:08.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ben was a four-year letter winner in
both cross country and track & field at Oak Ridge High
School...voted the team captain, he won the squad's Most Improved
Runner award...helped Oak Ridge post four regional championship and
two TSSAA state championships.
PERSONAL: The son of Mike Shassere and Kathy Evans...born
February 14, 1989 in Arlington, Texas...full name is Benjamin Allen
Shassere...majoring in chemical engineering.