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2025 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Ben Crotteau (He/Him)

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lincoln, Neb.
  • Highschool Lincoln Southeast

Biography

As a Scot
Part of High-Powered Rocketry at Macalester… Class of 2025 representative.
 
2025
Claimed Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC honors.
 
Outdoor
Competed at seven meets in his senior year… Clocked a personal-best 3:58.84 in the 1500 meter at the UW-Lacrosse Final Qualifier on May 14… Placed fifth in 1500 at the Carleton Relays on April 19.
 
Indoor
Earned All-North Region honors as a member of the distance medley relay team… Raced at four meets… Earned All-MIAC honors as a member of the distance medley relay team that placed second in 10:18.41 at the MIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27 to March 1… Placed fifth in the 3000 meter in 9:08.14 at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Invitational on Feb. 15.

2024
Received Academic All-MIAC honors.
Outdoor
Placed third in the 1500m (4:05.75) at the Saint John’s Invitational on April 20-21.

Indoor
Earned All-MIAC honors as a part of the distance medley relay team that placed second with the school-record breaking time of 10:17.61 at the MIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 22-24… Won the 3000m in 8:51.93 at the St. Olaf Invitational on Jan 26-27… Placed second with in the 3000m a personal record of 8:36.58 at the Carleton Meet of the Hearts on Feb. 10… Logged a personal record of 4:19.98 in the Mile for fourth place at the St. Olaf Tostrud Classic on Feb. 17.

2023
Named Academic All-District and Academic All-MIAC
Outdoor
Earned two MIAC Honorable Mentions, one with a personal record of 14:52.47 for fifth place in the 5000m and the other as a part of the 4x800m relay team that placed fourth (7:55.45) at the MIAC Outdoor Championships… Placed third in the 800m (1:59.31) at the Meet of the UnSaintly on May 5.

Indoor
Earned All-MIAC honors as a part of the distance medley relay team that placed second (10:34.51) at the MIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 23-24… Placed second in the Mile (4:21.48) at the St. Olaf Tostrud Classic on Feb. 18… Placed second in the 3000m (8:41.00) at the Gopher Classic on Feb. 4.

2022
Outdoor

Earned All-MIAC honorable mention by placing fifth in the 4x800m relay with a time of 7:57.83 at the MIAC Championships on May 13-14... Ran a personal best of 4:11.73 in the 1500m at the Holst Invitational on April 23... Finished the 800m dash in 1:59.31 at the Meet of the Unsaintly on May 6.

Indoor
Won the 1000m in 2:41.43 at the Macalester Invitational on Feb. 4... Earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention in the Distance Medley Relay, placing sixth in a time of 10:48.23 at the MIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 25... Placed second in the Mile (4:32.07) at the Tostrud Classic on Feb. 19.

Before Mac
Cross country team captain at Lincoln Southeast High School... Qualified for the state cross country meet... Earned academic all-conference honors... Earned academic all-state honors... National Honors Society... FBLA National qualifier in Economics... National History Day National qualifier... Honor Roll... Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
I chose to attend Macalester because of its academic rigor, resources, and the opportunity to continue my running career.

What has your experience at Macalester meant to you?
Macalester has been a place that has allowed me to explore and pursue my passions both academically and athletically while pushing me to grow as a person.

How has your experience as a student-athlete at Macalester prepared you for life after graduation?
Being a runner in college has prepared me to be a runner for the rest of my life.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022First Year

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  • 2023Sophomore

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  • 2024Junior

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  • 2025Senior

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