Ben Salcedo

Height:
6-2
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Davis, CA
High School:
Davis Senior HS

2016 -- As a true freshman, ran the 400 meters at the 34th annual Cal Poly ShareSLO Invitational on March 26, taking sixth place with a time of 51.92 seconds.

Prep -- At Davis Senior High School, finished fourth at the 2015 Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 Championships for the 400 meters, with a time of 49.52 seconds ... his PR, 49.30, came by winning the event at the Sacramento Meet of Champions during his senior year ... also ran the 200m in 23.30 ... was part of four consecutive Delta League championship teams and contributed to a 4x400m relay squad that posted a fourth-place performance of 3:15.61 at the 2015 CIF State Championships ... was an honors student and also played tennis for the Blue Devils ... also visited UC Santa Barbara; chose Cal Poly because he “loved the campus, climate and academics.”

Personal -- Born on March 25, 1997 in Santiago, Chile ... son of Peter and Diana; has two brothers, Nicholas and Max ... majors in economics and aspires to become a financial consultant or advisor.