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2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

Ben Barnes

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Jumps
  • Hometown Elburn, Ill.
  • High School Kaneland

Biography

2019

Outdoor

  • Contested the Long Jump at Big Ten Championships
  • Recorded a season-best long jump and placed first at the Kip Janvrin Open with a jump of 6.96 meters

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the Long Jump and Triple Jump
  • Set an indoor PR in the Long Jump at the Tyson Invite with a mark of 6.77 meters

2018

Outdoor

  • Competed at three meets in the long jump and twice in the triple jump
  • Finished in the top-10 three times 

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the long jump and triple jump 
  • Set a two-foot indoor PR with a triple jump of 48'8.25" (14.84m) at the Iowa State Classic, placing runner-up

2017

Outdoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the triple jump
  • Marked a new PR in the triple jump at the Illinois Twilight, leaping 47'4.5" (14.44m) 
  • Set PRs in both the long jump (7.15m) and triple jump (14.21m) at EIU Big Blue Classic

Indoor

  • Triple jump mark of 46'3.5" (14.11m) at the Illini Classic set a new PR
  • Set a new personal-record in the long jump at the Border Battle with a leap of 21'8.75" (6.62m)

2016

Outdoor

  • Competed in the long jump at three meets
  • Set a season-best mark of 21'11.75" (6.70m) at the Gibson Invite  
  • Placed third at the Illinois Twilight 

Indoor

  • Competed in the long jump and triple jump
  • Placed third in the long jump with a mark of 21-8 (6.60m) and second in the triple jump with a leap of 42-10 1/4 (13.06m) at the Illini Classic

High School

  • Lettered four years in track and three years in basketball
  • Named to 2015 All-State and Northern Illinois Big 10 All-Conference teams
  • 2015 State Champion in the long jump
  • Member of 2015 state-runner up team
  • Coached by Eric Baron

Personal

  • Son of Jim and Janet Barnes
  • Born on October 26, 1996
  • Youngest of three siblings, Alec, Darcie, and Angie
  • Was adopted when he was two-years old
  • Majoring in psychology with a minor in kinesiology

Barnes' Personal Bests

Outdoor

Long Jump: 23'5.5" (7.15m) - EIU Big Blue Classic (4/1/17)
Triple Jump: 47'4.5" (14.44m) - Illinois Twilight (4/22/17)

Indoor

Long Jump: 22-2.50" (6.77m) - Tyson Invite (2/8/19)
Triple Jump: 48'8.25" (14.84m) - Iowa State Classic (2/10/18)

Updated September 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Long Jump
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Long Jump
  • 2017-18Junior

    Jumps
  • 2018-19Senior

    Jumps