Ben Patton

Photo by: Randy Sartin

Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Mizzou Athletics

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.
High School:
Wichita Trinity Academy

Opendorse profile

HONORS

2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23 (SENIOR)

Finished the 50 breast in 24.90 seconds, touched the wall first with a time of 55.28 in the 100 breast, crossed the finish line sixth in the 200 breast with a time of 2:03.75, finished the race seventh in the 200 IM with a time of 1:50.22 at the double dual meet against Georgia and Arizona State (Oct.1).
Raced a time of 1:39.13 in the 200 free, swam a time of 25.00 seconds in the 50 breast, swam across the finish line fourth in the 100 breast with a time of 53.35, touched the wall ninth in the 200 breast with a time of 1:58.37, crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 1:46.53 in the 200 IM at the SMU Classic (Oct. 7-8).
Raced to the finish with a time of 43.60 in the 100 free, finished the 50 breast in 23.9 seconds, placed first in the 100 breast with a time of 53.37, touched the wall in 22.21 seconds in the 50 fly, swam a time of 47.40 seconds in the 100 fly in the dual meet against Purdue (Oct. 14-15).
Completed the 100 free in a tike of 45.18 seconds, swam to the finish of the 50 breast in a time of 25.16, raced to finish the 100 breast in third place with a time of 55.45, crossed the finish line in second place of the 200 breast with a time of 2:03.19 at the dual meet against Indiana (Oct. 29).
Finished the 50 free in 20.38 seconds, touched the wall of the 100 free in 44.31 seconds, raced a time of 24.83 in the 50 breast, swam across the finish line of the 100 breast first with a time of 52.94, finished fourth in the 200 breast with a time of 1:57.41, touched the wall of the 50 fly in 22.09, completed the 100 fly in 47.13 seconds seconds, crossed the finish line first with a time of 1:46.24 in the 200 IM at the Mizzou Invitational (Nov. 16-18).
Raced a time of 43.89 seconds in the 100 free, swam to a first place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:45.96, touched the wall of the 50 breast in 24.18 seconds, finished fourth with a time of 1:49.18 in the 200 fly in the dual meet against Missouri State (Dec. 3).
Swam a time of 43.79 in the 100 free, completed the 50 breast in a time of 23.82 seconds, crossed the finish line second with a time of 53.54 seconds in the 100 breast, raced a time of 21.41 seconds in the 50 fly, touched the wall second in 46.73 seconds in the 100 fly at the dual meet against Louisville (Jan. 6).
Finished the race in a time of 24.53 seconds in the 50 breast, swam to a fifth place finish with a time of 55.25 in the 100 breast, touched the wall fifth in the 200 breast in a time of 2:04.82, raced to a first place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.01 at the dual meet against Tennessee (Jan. 7).
Crossed the finish line of the 50 free in 19.96 seconds, finished the 50 back in 23.43 seconds, touched the wall third in the 100 back with a time of 48.10, swam a time of 23.70 in the 50 breast, finished the 100 fly in a time of 47.35 in the dual meet against Southern Illinois (Jan. 27).
Crossed the finish line of the 100 free in 42.83 seconds, raced a time of 22.93 in the 50 breast, touched the wall fourth with a time of 51.54, completed the 200 breast in seventh place with a time of 1:53.35, finished in third place with a time of 1:42.98 in the 200 IM in the 100 breast at the SEC Championships (Feb. 14-18).
Raced a time of 21.18 in the 50 fly, swam across the finish line first with a time of 45.63 at the Mizzou Qualifier (Feb. 25- 26).
Finished the 100 free in 42.70 seconds, crossed the finish line in 23.81 seconds in the 50 breast, completed the 100 breast in 50.75 seconds, touched the wall in 1:53.51 in the 200 breast, swam a time of 1:42.73 in the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 22-25).

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

NCAA Qualifier in 100 breast and 200 breast and invited to swim in 200 IM
Finished 22^nd in the 100 breast, 30^th in the 200 IM and 30^th in the 200 breast at NCAAs
Swam on Mizzou’s 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 200 free relay at NCAAs
Placed fourth in the 100 breast, seventh in the 200 IM, and 16^th in the 200 breast at the SEC Championships
Swam on Mizzou’s seventh-place 200 medley relay and eighth-place 400 medley relay at SECs
Recorded an NCAA ‘A’ Cut in the 100 breast at the Mizzou Invite with a time of 51.50
Broke the 100 breast pool record at South Carolina with a time of 52.97
Also broke the 100 fly pool record at Missouri State with a time of 47.53
Ranks second all-time in the 100 breast (51.50), third in the 200 breast (1:53.00), fourth in the 200 IM (1:43.75) and sixth in the 100 fly (46.03) and 100 free (42.96) at Mizzou
Recorded season-best times of 51.50 in the 100 breast, 1:53.00 in the 200 breast, 46.30 in the 100 fly, 1:48.93 in the 200 fly, 1:43.92 in the 200 IM, 44.74 in the 100 free, and 48.77 in the 100 back
Won six individual events during the season
Named to the 2021-22 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Earned one first team and a pair of honorable mention All-America accolades at the NCAA Championships
Named to the All-SEC second team
Took home individual All-America honorable mention honors with a 12th-place finish in the 100 breast at NCAAs
Swam on Mizzou's seventh-place 400 medley and 14th-place 400 free relays and at the NCAA Championships
Also placed 21st in the 200 IM and 32nd in the 200 breast at NCAAs
Claimed his first career NCAA invite with bids in the 100 breast and 200 IM
Placed third in the 100 breast at the SEC Championships
Also took 10th in the 200 IM at SECs
Ranks third all-time at Mizzou in the 100 breast (51.80), fifth in the 100 free (42.96) and 200 IM (1:44.15), sixth in the 100 fly (46.03) and 200 breast (1:55.11), ninth in the 200 back (1:43.55) and 10th in the 100 back (47.52)
Posted season-best times of 42.96 in the 100 free, 1:43.55 in the 200 back, 51.80 in the 100 breast, 1:55.11 in the 200 breast, 46.03 in the 100 fly and 1:44.15 in the 200 IM
Won a team-high nine event titles on the year, with three in the 100 breast, two in the 200 IM and 100 back, and one in the 100 fly and 200 back
Named to the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

Posted season-best times of 20.08 in the 50 free, 43.50 in the 100 free, 1:36.96 in the 200 free, 47.52 in the 100 back, 1:43.57 in the 200 back, 46.85 in the 100 fly and 1:45.65 in the 200 IM
Earned finishes of 14th in the 200 IM, 17th in the 100 back and 18th in the 200 back at the SEC Championships
Placed third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 back at the Mizzou Invite
Also finished second in the 200 IM at the Show-Me Showdown
2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

PREP

Six-time Kansas Class 1-5A state champion
Won the 100 back and 200 IM state titles in 2019 and claimed two titles each in the 200 back and 200 IM
Placed fifth in the 200 back at the 2018 ISCA Junior National Championships
Took eighth in the 200 back and ninth in the 200 IM at the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West
Owns top short course times of 1:46.78 in the 200 IM, 1:46.50 in the 200 back, 2:00.20 in the 200 breast and 48.60 in the 100 back

PERSONAL