2005 Men's Cross Country Roster
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/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
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Ben Shimko
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seminole, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Petersburg Catholic HS
As a senior, 2005-06: Did not compete during the 2005-06 season.
As a junior, 2004-05: (Cross Country): Competed in five of UNF[apos]s six meets ... posted season[apos]s best finish at Florida Intercollegiate 8K, finishing 14th with a time of 27:57.82 ... posted season[apos]s best 27:31 and finished 22nd at the Peach Belt Conference Championship 8K in October ... finished 63rd at the NCAA South Region meet (34:54) ... (Outdoor Track): Competed in two of UNF[apos]s six meets ... posted season[apos]s best in 5000m at Snowbird Invitational, March 4-5, finishing 69th with a time of 16:38.49 ... posted season[apos]s best in 10000m at Raleigh Relays, March 25-26, finishing 23rd with a time of 34:03.41.
As a sophomore, 2003-2004: (Cross Country): Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. Top cross country finish was 26th in the Peach Belt Championship Oct. 25, running the 8k in 28:38 ... (Indoor Track): Competed in one meet for indoor track, finishing the 800m in 2:05.38 for 19th place at the Florida Intercollegiate on Jan. 17. (Outdoor Track): Top performance in the 800m at the Seminole Invite April 10, completing the race in 2:00.57.
Transferred from Wartburg College prior to UNF
High School: 2001 graduate of St. Petersburg Catholic High School ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of cross country team sophomore through senior years ... first-team all-district, second-team all-area and all-region honorable mention following his senior year ... first-team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-region in track his senior year ... best times include 16:40 in the 3-mile, 17:02 in the 5K, 50.28 in the 400m, and 1:58 in the 800m ... held the school record in the 800 (1:58), the 4x800 (8:03) and 4x400 (3:26) ... also competed in wrestling his sophomore through senior seasons.
Personal: Majoring in social science education, he plans to teach and coach high school students ... born July 8, 1983, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... his hometown is Seminole, Fla. ... his parents are Jeff and Terry Shimko ... has a younger sister, Andrea, and a younger brother, Nick ... in his spare time he enjoys running and playing video games.
UNF Top Performances
Cross Country: 5k - 17:23.87 (2003); 8k - 28:15.61 (2003)
Indoor: 800m - 2:05.38 (2004)
Outdoor: 800m - 2:00.57 (2004); 1,500m - 4:27.46 (2004)
Manny Velasquez Comeback
Monday, June 25
Ospreys 2016-2017 Year-in-Review
Saturday, July 01
2017 Student-Athlete Banquet Highlights
Monday, April 24
2016-2017 UNF Student Athlete Awards Banquet - Senior Send-Off
Friday, April 21
