Pronunciation: Ben Cross
2019 (Senior): Started all 10 games at defensive end ... was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection for the second-straight season ... totaled 19 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team for the second-straight season ... named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society ... recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship ... named to the 2019-20 NCAC Academic Honor Roll... 2020 Denison Presidential Medalist.
2018 (Junior): Started all 11 games at defensive end ... was a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection ... totaled 27 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 forced fumble ... named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team ... named to the 2018-19 NCAC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Sophomore): Started nine games on the defensive line ... totaled 25 tackles ... named to the 2017-18 NCAC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in all 10 games...recorded 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss.
Personal: Philosophy, politics, and economics major ... son of Tonja Cross and Erich Grore ... mother, Tonja, dove at Old Dominion University ... stepdad, Erich, wrestled at the University of Maryland ... three-time conference champion and two-time state semifinalist at Flint Hill School ... is the president of DSAAC, member of Phi Society, and is a volunteer with Big Brothers-Big Sisters ... is also a peer mentor and teaching assistant at Denison ... recognized at the Student-Athlete Top 50 Honors Celebration in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
