2009 XC: Ran in four races... placed a season-best 16th at the Mesa Thunderbird... finished 31st at the ASU Invitational... selected to the Academic All-Pac-10 First Team... 2009 Track: Redshirted... 2008 XC: Redshirted.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Horizon High School (Scottsdale, Ariz.)... lettered in track & field four times and three times each in cross country and soccer... captained the soccer team all three years... state 3200m champion in 2008... member of the school-record 4x800m relay (8:05)... member of the Society of Gentlemen Scholars.
Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering... parents are Alan Jankunas and Sharon Sanders... has one brother: Kevin Jankunas... father Alan competed in track & field at New Mexico State... born September 5, 1989, in Albuquerque, N.M.... hobbies include wakeboarding, snowboarding and climbing... full name is Benjamin Robert Jankunas.
Personal Bests • Mile: 4:21.77 • 3200: 9:32.24