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Ben
Cross
Senior
DL
Hamilton,
VA/ Loudoun Valley
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Combines intelligence, fitness,
versatility, and determination to be one
of the Hens' most valuable
performers...Verizon/ CoSIDA Academic
All-American candidate for the third
straight year as a civil engineering
major...three-time member of Atlantic 10
Academic Honor Roll and two-time member of
CoSIDA District 2 Academic team...has
earned team's Top Conditioned Athlete
Award (based on overall score in battery
of agility, strength, and speed
drills)...second year playing on UD
defensive front after also playing
fullback and linebacker during his
career...projected as No. 2 left defensive
end behind senior Dominic Santoli in
pre-season depth chart...has run a 4.56
40-yard dash and has a squat lift of 565
lbs....
2003:
Earned Verizon/CoSIDA 2nd team
Academic All-American honors,
Verizon/CoSIDA 1st team District 2
All-Academic honors, and was selected as
the inaugural Atlantic 10 Conference
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award...earned
the National Association of College
Directors of Athletics Scholar-Athlete
Award and earned "All-American" honors by
the National Strength and Conditioning
Association for his commitment to weight
training...earned team's Top Conditioned
Athlete Award as he set school records in
the power clean lift (345 lbs.) and also
had team's best marks in the vertical jump
(41 inches) and broad jump
(10-3)...appeared in 15 games and started
season opener vs. The Citadel...did not
see action vs. West Chester
(hamstring)...posted 27 tackles (12 solo)
and 2.5 tackles for loss...tied for team
and Atlantic 10 lead with three fumble
recoveries and shared a sack vs.
Navy...posted a career-high six tackles
and recovered a fumble vs. William &
Mary...recovered fumbles vs. The Citadel
and Richmond and added four tackles vs.
Northeastern...
2002:
Named to Verizon/CoSIDA District 2
All-Academic first team...made switch from
fullback to linebacker in spring
drills...played in 10 games and earned
start as fourth linebacker in season
opener vs. Georgia Southern...posted three
tackles vs. Georgia Southern but saw
playing time diminish as season went on
and did not post another tackle...key
performer on special teams...
2001:
Earned letter as a redshirt
freshman... served as a backup fullback
and short yardage runner...played in all
10 games and rushed nine times for 14
yards and one touchdown while catching two
passes for six yards and returning one
kickoff for 10 yards...carried twice for
six yards vs. Georgia Southern...scored
first career touchdown on one-yard dive
late in win over James Madison...caught
nine-yard pass vs. Hofstra...earned team's
Top Conditioned Athlete Award in
pre-season drills...named one of eight
Blue Hen Touchdown Club Most Improved
Players for spring...rushed five times for
31 yards in spring game...
2000:
Did not see game action and retained
freshman eligibility...
High
School Honors: Three-year standout
under head coach Mike Barton at Loudoun
Valley High School...two-time All-State
selection...ran for 4,138 yards and 49
touchdowns with 8.0 average in Wing-T
offense...had 20 touchdown runs of over 50
yards in final two seasons...first team
All-State as a senior and second team as a
sophomore...was a three-time All-Metro
pick, a two-time Northwestern District
Offensive Player of the Year, and
three-time All-District selection...rushed
for 1,546 yards and 20 touchdowns as a
senior, including a 266-yard,
four-touchdown effort in one game..played
in Babe Ruth World Series in baseball...
two-year team captain in track in
sprints...honor student...
Personal:
Benjamin Thomas Cross...born Sept. 9,
1981...son of Joseph and Melissa
Cross...honor student as a civil
engineering major...holds the team's
highest grade point index with a
cumulative mark of 3.947...former member
of prestigious University of Delaware
Athletics Governing Board...has served a
summer internship with the UD Center for
Composite Materials each of the last two
years...enjoys bowling and golf in spare
time.
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