2005-06 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Ben Dexter
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Roncalli
2005-06: Earned three All-America accolades at the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth with the 200 medley and 400 medley and seventh with the 200 free relays at the NCAA meet ... First-team All-Big Ten selection ... Member of the 200 free relay team that broke the pool record and claimed the first Big Ten title of the championships with a time of 1:18.25 ... Finished third in the bonus final of the 100 free with a time of 45.58 at the Big Ten Championships ... Also competed in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships ... Member of the relay team that set school records in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:25.72 at the NCAA Championships and the 400 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:07.91.
2004-05: First team All-Big Ten ... Member of the 'Cats' 200 medley relay squad that won the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:26.49 ... Highest finish in a dual meet was third-place in the 50 free against Wisconsin (11/13) and in the 100 free against Notre Dame (1/22) ... Recorded two fourth-place finishes in the 50 free throughout the season, with the first coming against Michigan (1/21) and the other came against Notre Dame ... Finished 11th in the 50 fly at the TYR NU Invite.
2003-04: Earned three honorable mention All-America honors as part of the 200- and 400-meter freestyle and 200 medley relay squads ... Member of the school-record-holding 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relays ... Set career-best times in the 50 free (20.41), the 100 fly (50.01) and 100 free (44.92) at the Big Ten Championships ... Part of winning 200 free relay team against Indiana (11/11) ... Took third in the 100 free against Iowa (2/7) ... Swam a top-three time for NU in the 50 and 100 free.
2002-03: Recorded a 15th-place finish in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships (20.90) ... Also competed in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships ... Swam a then-career-best time of 46.14 in the 100 free against Iowa on Feb. 18 ... Member of the 400 free relay team that swam to a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships (2:59.45) ... Also a member of the 200 free relay team which placed seventh with a time of 1:21.01 at the Big Ten Championships.
High School: Four-time All-American ... Earned all-state honors eight times ... State Champion in the 50 free as a senior ... State runner- up in 50 free as a junior and 100 free as a senior ... School record holder in 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly and 200 IM ... Three-time team MVP ... Academic All-American junior year ... Twotime team captain ... Lettered in baseball ... National Honor Society member ... Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born Benjamin James Dexter on 8/15/83 ... Son of Robert and Jan Dexter ... Majoring in philosophy.
DEXTER'S PERSONAL BESTS
| 50 Free | 20.41 |
| 100 Fly | 50.01 |
| 100 Free | 44.92 |
