Ben Eiffert

Bio

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Posted TU’s fastest mile time of the season, clocking a 4:26.93 at the Crossroads League Championships and finishing ninth-place overall … Claimed a 10th-place finish in the mile at the IWU Midwest Challenge.

Outdoor: Clocked a career-best 1,500-meter time of 4:08.74 at the Little State Championships, ending 11th place overall … Competed in the 5,000-meters at the George Glass Invite, recording a time of 15:56.36 … Finished in 18th place in the 1,500-meters at the league meet.

Prep: Earned 11 varsity letters between cross country, track and soccer at Missouri Fellowship High … Ran for coach Bernie Hereth … Broke the Missouri Fellowship school record in the 800-meters, 1600-meters, 3200-meters, 4x800-relay, 4x400-relay and 5,000-meters in cross country … Named Most Valuable Runner for varsity cross country in 2017 and 2018 as well as varsity track in 2018 … Honored as Missouri Christian School Athletic Association First Team All-State in cross country in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Named track and field co-captain in 2019 … Voted National Honors Society Vice President … Member of Association of Christian Schools International … Earned Distinguished Christian Student Award in Academics, Leadership and Athletics … Won Christian Fellowship School Academic Excellence Award in science and art … Named Student Council Junior Class Representative … Earned “I Can” Award of Excellence, Columbia Area Center.

Personal: Son of Brad and Kristin Eiffert … Majoring in management.