Christopher Newport University

2024-25 - Junior Season: Scored in a pair of events at the C2C Outdoor Championships ... Came in fifth in both the hammer (47.44 meters) and discus (42.50 meters) during the spring meet ... Also placed sixth in the weight throw (14.91 meters) and 10th in the shot put (12.63 meters) during the indoor championships ... Jumped to 10th on the program's all-time performance list in the weight throw with a 15.24-meter launch at the Betty S. Rogers Invitational ... Also set a new PR in the shot put during the same competition with a 13.33-meter missile ... Chipped in with his top mark of the year in the discus at the New Captains Classic after uncorking a 43.85-meter throw ... Opened the year with a second-place finish in the weight throw at the Holiday Open in December ... Had 11 total top-five finishes during the year, including a pair of third-place marks.

2023-24 - Sophomore Season: Picked up All-Region accolades for his performance in the discus during the spring ... Established a new PR in the event with a 45.72-meter launch at the Widener Final Qualifier, which moved him to ninth on the program's all-time performance list ... Also jumped to ninth on the school charts in the hammer throw with a 47.45-meter heave at the New Captains Classic ... Finished third in the hammer (47.34 meters) and fifth in the discus (41.12 meters) at the C2C Outdoor Championships ... Placed fifth in the shot put (13.03 meters) and seventh in the weight throw (13.72 meters) during the indoor league meet ... Set a pair of personal-bests at the Richard Drake Invitational in February ... Uncorked a 13.24-meter throw in the shot put and a 13.97-meter performance in the weight throw at that meet ... Registered his top toss in the outdoor shot put with a 12.91-meter showing at the Blue & Silver Challenge, which placed him fifth in the field ... Came through with 10 total top-five efforts during the winter and spring campaigns.

2022-23 - Freshman Season: Tallied a pair of top-10 finishes in throwing events at the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships ... Placed fourth in the hammer throw with a 42.64-meter launch ... Also came in ninth in the shot put with a 10.59-meter distance ... Had personal-best efforts in the shot put (12.37 meters) and weight throw (11.57 meters) during the CNU Qualifier ... Landed a PR in the discus with a 39.32-meter heave at the Eastern Shore Challenge ... Had 11 top-10 finishes during the year, including three at the Blue & Silver Challenge in March.

George Mason - Took part in multiple sports during his time with the Mustangs ... Saw action as a thrower with the track & field program ... Also competed in football.

Personal - Benjamin Andrew Varner is majoring in computational and applied mathematics.