Ben Scheller

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Carver, Minn.
Squadron:
37 Skyraiders
High School:
Chanhassen

JUNIOR YEAR | 2024: Competed in four meets…clocked a career-best 8K time of 25:16.0 at Pre-Nationals (225th)…added a 26:48.2 finish at the Mountain West Championships (52nd)…opened the season with a top-five finish at the Air Force Classic…used a five-mile time of 26:13.2 to finish fifth at that meet.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2023 - FRESHMAN YEAR | 2022: Did not compete.

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Clocked the fifth-fastest 1500-meter time in program history (3:41.98, adjusted for altitude) at the Doug Max Invitational in 2025.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chanhassen High School...two-time state qualifier in cross country…claimed a pair of top-three finishes at the Minnesota AA state Track and Field Championships – second in the 1600-meter run, third in the 3200-meter run…holds the school record at 1600 meters…also competed in the state championships in Nordic skiing…received the CHS Most Outstanding Athlete Award.

PERSONAL: Full name is Benjamin Andrew Scheller…nickname is Bary…son of Mike and Kelly Scheller...both parents ran cross country at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay…has an older brother Nick, who is a 2025 Academy graduate and former member of the Falcons’ track and cross country teams…also has one younger brother…majoring in management…future plans include becoming an acquisitions officer…currently serving as a Standardization and Evaluation Officer…spent the 2021-22 academic year at the University of North Dakota…hobbies include playing video games, ping pong, Nordic skiing, and watching movies…spent the majority of the summer training at the Academy for the season…member of Cadet Squadron 25.