Ben Culberson
Ben Culberson
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Davis, CA
  • High School:
    Davis Senior
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Environment Economics & Politics (EEP)
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
Entering his senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competes in the middle-distance and distance events ... School record holder in the 1000 (9:24.43) and 1650 (15:32.19), which he set in 2017, and ranks second in the 500 with a 1:48.84 ... Also shares the school record in the 800 free relay (6:40.17), set at the 2017 NCAA Championships. 

2018-19 (Junior)
All-SCIAC (800 free relay) ...
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... SCIAC All-Academic Team … Placed fourth in the SCIAC Championships in the 500 with a 4:33.42, and fifth in the 1650 with a 15:51.67 ... Earned his way into the finals in the 200 free and finished seventh with a 1:42.01 ... Helped the 800 free relay to a second-place finish in 6:47.65, earning All-SCIAC honors.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... All-SCIAC (800 free relay) ... Earned fifth-place finishes at the 2018 SCIAC Championships in the 500 with a 4:34.17 and in the 1650 with a 16:00.15 ... Also swam on the CMS 800-yard freestyle relay team which finished third.

2016-17 (First-Year)
All-American (800 free relay) ... SCIAC Champion (500 free, 800 free relay) ... All-SCIAC (200 free, 1650) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ...  Earned a SCIAC title as a freshman in the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:28.89, a winning margin of .23 ... Also came in second place in the 1650 with a 15:33.89, and in the 200 free with a 1:41.35 ... Helped the 800 free relay team finish in first with a SCIAC meet record time of 6:43.23 ... Part of an 800 relay that set a SCIAC record at nationals with a 6:40.17, earning All-America honors with a seventh-place finish.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in environment, economics and politics (EEP). 

News Mentions

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Six Earn Scholar All-America Distinction for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned Scholar All-America honors from the College...

July 2, 2019

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Three Stags Earn All-SCIAC Honors on Final Day of League Championships, CMS Finishes Second

COMMERCE, Calif. - Junior Henry Limm finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke and senior Aaron Lutzker came in third, while senior John...

February 25, 2019

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Marco Conati Wins SCIAC Title in 50 Free for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

COMMERCE, Calif. - Sophomore Marco Conati earned the first SCIAC title of the four-day conference championships for the CMS men's swimming and...

February 23, 2019

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Marco Conati Earns SCIAC Title for Second Straight Day for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

COMMERCE, Calif. - Sophomore Marco Conati won the SCIAC Championship in the 100-yard butterfly, the second straight day he earned a first-place...

February 23, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Opens SCIAC Championships with Two Runner-Up Finishes

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished second in both relay events on Thursday in an abridged...

February 22, 2019

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Eight Different Stags Earn Individual Wins at Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had eight different swimmers finish first at the Pomona-Pitzer...

February 10, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Rolls to Two SCIAC Wins over Occidental, Caltech

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving team hosted a tri-meet with Occidental and Caltech on Saturday afternoon at Axelrood Pool,...

November 17, 2018

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Falls to No. 9 Chicago, No. 10 WashU in Tri-Meet

CHICAGO, Ill. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team faced two top 10 teams in a tri-meet at the University of Chicago on...

November 3, 2018