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

Bio

At CMS
Completed his senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where he competed in the middle-distance and distance events ... Graduated as the school record holder in the 1000 (9:24.43) and 1650 (15:32.19), as well as 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. 

2019-20 (Senior)
All-SCIAC (1650, 800 free relay) ... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned his way onto the podium in his final SCIAC race, finishing third in the 1650 in 15:47.19 to earn All-SCIAC honors ... Also finished fifth in the 500 free at the SCIAC Championships in 4:31.89 ... Also qualified for finals in the 200 free and finished seventh in 1:41.21 ... Earned 48 points in his three individual events in a meet that the Stags won by only 14 ... Helped the 800 free relay to a second-place finish in 6:45.56, earning All-SCIAC ... Won the 200 free in a dual with La Verne, as well as a tri-meet with Occidental and Whittier ... Won the 500 free at the CMS Invitational. 

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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11 Stags Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 11 members of the CMS men's swimming and diving team earned selections to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches...

July 8, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns SCIAC Championship By Just 14 Points in Exciting Sunday Finish

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took a narrow lead into the final day of the SCIAC Championships and...

February 24, 2020

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Big Third Day Surges Men's Swimming and Diving into First Place at SCIAC Championships

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving came back from a big deficit to rally into a 21-point lead (762-741 over...

February 22, 2020

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Andreas Roesler Earns All-SCIAC in 50 Free for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Team

COMMERCE, Calif. - Junior Andreas Roeseler earned a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle to earn All-SCIAC honors to highlight the second...

February 21, 2020

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CMS Men's Relay Team Opens SCIAC Swimming Championships with League Record

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's 200-yard medley team set a new SCIAC meet and conference record with a first place finish in...

February 20, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Looks to Cap Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with League Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team enters the SCIAC Championships as the league favorites, and they...

February 19, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Concludes Regular Season with Strong Showing

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had its final tuneup before the SCIAC Championships at Axelrood Pool...

February 9, 2020

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Stags Complete Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Wins over Occidental, Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a perfect 8-0 regular season in the SCIAC with wins over...

February 1, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sweeps Every Event to Defeat Redlands 202-29

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 13 events to cruise to a 202-29 win over Redlands to remain...

January 18, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Coasts Past La Verne to Remain Perfect in SCIAC

LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event as it captured a 249.5-30.5 win over La Verne on...

January 11, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Drops Distance Meet to Division I CBU

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team returned to action after a five-week layoff and had some strong...

January 10, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Pomona-Pitzer 193-160 in Two-Day Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Marco Conati won both the 100 freestyle (45.99) and the 100 butterfly (48.46), setting a new Haldeman Pool record in...

December 7, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Holds Six-Point Lead after First Day of Pomona-Pitzer Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Marco Conati set a Haldeman Pool record in the 50 free to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving...

December 6, 2019

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Kendall Hollimon wins Three-Meter Dive in Season-Opening Dual Meet at UC San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 season with a road meet against UC San Diego, a...

October 26, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 19 in Preseason CSCAA Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a spot in the preseason top 20 in Division III from the...

October 17, 2019