Benjamin Koss
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- Hometown:
- Kersey, Pa.
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- High School:
- Elk County Catholic
Currently Holds School Records In...
100-freestyle: 46.56
200-freestyle: 1:43.04
200-freestyle relay: 1:26.17
400-freestyle relay: 3:09.14
800-freestyle relay: 7:08.06
400-medley relay: 3:31.75
As a Freshman (2017-18)
First Team All-AMCC in 100-freestyle, 200-freestyle relay and 400-freestyle relay ... Second Team All-AMCC in 50-freestyle, 400-medley relay, 200-freestyle and 800-freestyle relay ... Two-Time AMCC Men's Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 23 & Jan. 22) ... swam the fastest anyone in the AMCC had ever swum the 100-freestyle as he finished first with a school, meet and AMCC record time of 46.56 ... anchored the conference championship 400-freestyle relay team that helped secure the AMCC Runner-Up and set a new school record (3:09.14) ... part of the second-place finishing, school record-breaking 800-freestyle relay team (7:08.06) ... part of the AMCC Championship, school record-breaking 200-freestyle relay team (1:26.17) ... finished second to his teammate and classmate Jared Schwab in the 50-freestyle (21.67) ... part of the second-place finishing, school and pool-record breaking 400-medley relay team (3:31.75) ... finished second in the 200-freestyle (1:43.57).
High School: Lettered in swimming, track and soccer ... MVP for soccer senior year ... three-time MVP for swimming (sophomore, junior and senior year) ... current owner of the varsity pole vault record ... two-time national qualifier for the YMCA swim team (junior and senior year).
Personal: Son of Christine and Lee Koss ... has three siblings: Corey, Nathan and Jacob ... brother, Corey, is also a member of the Pitt-Bradford swim team ... computer information systems and technology major.
