2022 Track & Field Roster

Ben Micallef

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • Last School(s) Bellarmine

Biography

CROSS COUNTRY
2021: Did not compete.

2020-2021: Did not compete. 

2019: Did not compete. 

2018: Did not compete.  

2017: Did not compete. 

TRACK & FIELD
2022 (Outdoor): Raced in six meets for Cal… at the Pac-12 Championships, finished the 800m run in 1:51.33… posted an 800m time of 1:51.26 at the Mt. SAC Relays… finished third in the 800m run at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 1:50.47… took second in both the 800m run (1:50.96) and the 4x400m relay (3:14.60) at the Cardinal Classic… Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Indoor): Competed in three meets for Cal… set a new Maltese record in the 800m run at the Husky Classic, posting a second-place time of 1:49.07 that was also good for second-fastest in program history… reached a new personal record in the 400m dash at the WSU Invitational with a time of 49.27.

2021 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets for the Bears… ran the 1500m in 3:54.70 at the Big Meet… took second place in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:50.26 at the Aztec Invitational… won the 1500m race at the Cal-Sac State Dual with a personal-best time of 3:54.47.

2021 (Indoor): Appeared in one meet… finished the 800m run in 1:59.25 at the Air Force Invitational.

2020: Competed in three indoor meets… at the Husky Classic, finished the 800m in 1:53.96… set a new Maltese national record on an oversized track with a finish of 1:53.92 in the 800m at the UW Invitational.

2019 (Outdoor): Competed in six meets for Cal… finished the 800m in 1:51.25 at the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships… won the 800m race with his time of 1:50.90 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, a personal best… placed third in the 800m at the Big Meet, posting a time of 1:52.27… ran the 800m in 1:51.54 at the Stanford Invitational… at the Cal Opener, won the 800m race after finishing in 1:53.77… was also part of the winning 4x400m squad at that meet, combining for a time of 3:19.51.

2019 (Indoor): Competed in two meets… set a new personal record of 1:51.57 in the 800m run at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships, eighth-best in school history… at the UW Invitational, finished that event in 1:52.70.

2018 (Outdoor): Appeared in six meets for the Bears… at the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships, finished the 800m run in 1:53.81… placed third in that event at the Big Meet, posting a time of 1:51.20… ran the 800m in 1:52.81 at the Stanford Invitational… raced to a 1:53.04 finish in the 800m at the Pac-12+ vs. Big Ten Invitational.

2018 (Indoor): Competed in two meets… finished third with Cal’s distance medley relay squad at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships, posting a composite time of 9:49.97… at the Husky Classic, ran the 800m in 1:54.57.

HIGH SCHOOL: Finished second in the 800m and the 4x400m relay at the 2017 West Coast Athletic League (WCAL) Finals… competed at the 2017 Penn Relays, taking first in the distance medley relay… won both the distance medley and 4x800m relays at that year’s Arcadia Invitational… competed in the 800m run earlier that year at the New Balance Nationals Indoors… also competed in that event at the 2016 New Balance Nationals Outdoor… won the 800m competition at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Central Coast Section Finals that year, qualifying for State… 2016 WCAL 800m Champion and 4x400m Runner-Up… at the 2016 Arcadia Invitational, finished third in the sprint medley relay and sixth in the 800m run… placed fifth at the 2015 WCAL Cross Country Finals… earlier that year, took fourth at the Central Coast Section Finals after winning the event in the Semifinals… 2015 WCAL 800m Champion… invited to that year’s Arcadia Invitational, competing in the 4x800m and distance medley relays… in 2014, finished third in the 400m dash at the WCAL Track & Field Finals.

PERSONAL: Double majoring in philosophy and comparative literature… son of Julie and Andrew Micallef.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2019Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2020Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2021Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2022Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance