Ben DeLand
	Class: Senior Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif. High School: Amador Valley HS '05 Height / Weight: 5-10 / 135 Major: Economics

2008: Appeared in four meets, starting with 6th-place showing at Aggie Open... Also finished among Aggie scores at Stanford Invite (fith on team, 69th overall).

2007: Competed in four meets in 2007, including Big West Conference (43rd) and NCAA West Regional (133rd). 2006: Appeared in five meets... Best finish was 35th of 81 at Aggie Open.

2005: Redshirted.

UC DAVIS TRACK & FIELD: Placed 11th in 5,000 (15:49.09) at Big West Conference meet... Broke 15-minute barrier at Chico Twilight, placing 3rd at 14:48.93... Appeared in four meets in 2007, racing in 3,000 and 5,000 twice each... Best 3K time was 8:52.33 in Causeway Classic Dual... Ran 5K season best of 15:12.03 during Woody Wilson Open... Competed in four meets as a freshman, mostly in 3,000... Posted season best of 8:54.08 in Bulldog Dual, scoring 3rd-place points... Also ran 5K of 15:40.52 at Woody Wilson Classic.

AMADOR VALLEY HS '05: Captured 5th place at CIF-NCS cross country championships... Advanced to state championship, where he placed 71st... Won East Bay Athletic League 3,200 title as a senior... Went on to place 5th at Tri-Valley area meet (9:57.52) then 12th at North Coast Sections (9:52.97).

PERSONAL: Born in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.... Majoring in economics... Parents are Phil & Cynthia DeLand.