Ben Scheller

Class:
Junior
Events:
Distance
Hometown:
Carver, Minn.
Height:
5-8
High School:
Chanhassen
Squadron:
37 Skyraiders

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2023-24: Competed in the mile and 1500-meter run…debuted on the program’s all-time standings in both events…finished fourth in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…clocked an altitude-adjusted time of 4:06.68 in the conference prelim to move up to No. 24 on the program’s all-time standings…first entered the Air Force Record Book with a 4:07.09 finish at the Windy City Invitational (No. 25)…also debuted at No. 14 on the Academy’s 1500-meter standings after posting a runner-up time of 3:45.10a at the Air Force Twilight Open…scored for the Falcons at the MW Outdoor Championships (seventh, 3:47.53)…ran on the 4x800-meter relay that accounted for the seventh-fastest time in Air Force history at the Drake Relays (7:36.07)…also anchored the sprint medley relay that posted the program’s 10th-fastest time at that meet (3:20.01).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2022-23: Competed in the 1500-meter run during three outdoor meets…recorded a career-best time of 3:54.86 at the Azusa Pacific Last Chance Meet…made Air Force debut at the Doug Max Invitational…did not compete during the indoor season.

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 senior on the Air Force cross country and track teams…also has one younger brother…majoring in management…future plans include becoming an acquisitions officer…hobbies include playing video games, ping pong, Nordic skiing, and watching movies…spent the 2021-22 academic year at the University of North Dakota…stayed in Colorado Springs over the summer, vising Schriver SFB, Peterson SFB, and Cheyenne Mountain SFS during Ops…member of Cadet Squadron 37.