Career Highlights: SCIAC All-Academic selection (2013)
High School: Max Preps All State Football Team, Defensive End, Kings County Defensive Football Player of the Year, Visalia Times Delta Tulare County Defensive Football Player of the Year, Central Sequoia League Football - Defensive MVP, Friday Night Football Tulare/Kings Defensive Player of the Year, Fresno Bee All-Star Football Team, Defensive End, CentralValleyFootball.com Peoples Choice 1st Team All Valley Defense, ESPN 1430 All Star Football Team, Tight End, Captain of his Varisty Football team, Central Sequoia League 1st Team All League Offense, Tight End (2010, '11), Central Sequoia League Basketball Charges Leader (2010, '11,'12), Captain of Dinuba's Varsity Basketball team in 2012, Salutatorian, Principals List, Central Section Team Scholarship Award - Varsity Basketball, and in the Top 40 for GPA (2011-'12, '10-'11, '09-'10, '08-'09).
Personal: Born in Las Vegas, NV, Ben comes to Occidental from Dinuba, CA. He is the son of Elizabeth and Kim and has one younger sibling, Christopher.