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High School Honors: Three-year standout under head coach Mike Barton at Loudoun Valley High School...two-time All-State selection...ran for 4,138 yards and 49 touchdowns with 8.0 average in Wing-T offense...had 20 touchdown runs of over 50 yards in final two seasons...first team All-State as a senior and second team as a sophomore...was a three-time All-Metro pick, a two-time Northwestern District Offensive Player of the Year, and three-time All-District selection...rushed for 1,546 yards and 20 TDs as a senior, including a 266-yard, four-touchdown effort in one game..played in Babe Ruth World Series in baseball... two-year team captain in track in sprints...honor student. At Delaware: 2003: Verizon/ CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate...versatile player who will be looked to move to defensive end this fall, his second position change in two years after beginning UD career as a running back...has good quickness and is a smart player...projected as No. 3 right defensive end by Lou Samba and Nick Iarrabino to open pre-season...one of the team's best all-around athletes...ran a 4.56 40-yard dash, had a 38-inch vertical leap (No. 1 on team), had 325 clean lift (No. 2 on team), and 565 lb. squat lift (No. 4 on team) in spring testing...recorded one tackle in spring game...2002: Named to Verizon/CoSIDA District II All-Academic first team...athletic, hard-nosed player who made switch from fullback to linebacker in spring drills...played in 10 games and earned start as fourth linebacker in season opener vs. Georgia Southern...posted three tackles vs. Georgia Southern but saw playing time diminish as season went on and did not post another tackle...also was a key performer on special teams...in spring testing, led all UD players in the Power Clean (330 lbs.) and vertical jump (40 inches), was second in agility (4.08 seconds), and third in the broad jump (10-6)...2001: Earned letter as a redshirt freshman...served as a backup fullback and short yardage runner...played in all 10 games and rushed nine times for 14 yards and one touchdown while catching two passes for six yards and returning one kickoff for 10 yards...carried twice for six yards vs. Georgia Southern...scored first career touchdown on one-yard dive late in win over James Madison...caught nine-yard pass vs. Hofstra...earned team's Top Conditioned Athlete Award in pre-season drills based on scores from a battery of tests that include weight lifting, running, and jumping...was one of Hens' most consistent runners in spring and was named one of eight Most Improved Players...rushed five times for 31 yards in spring game...2000: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility. Personal: Benjamin Thomas Cross...born Sept. 9, 1981...son of Joseph and Melissa Cross...honor student as a civil engineering major...three-time member of Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic team...served a summer internship in 2002 with the UD Center for Composite Materials...enjoys bowling and golf in spare time.
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