Ben Croft

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Ben Croft is a professional racquetball player (born February 11, 1985). Croft was the #3 player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of the 2010-11 season,[1] which was a career high and the fifth season he'd finished in the IRT's top 10 players. A native of Illinois, he is ranked #3 ranked midway through the 2011-12 season. At roughly 6'0" 150 lbs., he often dives to keep the ball in play, earning his nickname "Racquetball's Crash Test Dummy".

Professional career

Croft has been on the IRT full-time since the 2006-07 season. He made his first final at the Mexico Open, which was the last tournament of the 2009-10 season. Croft won his first tournament on February 4, 2012, when he defeated Rocky Carson in the final of the MonaVie Salt Lake City Pro-Am.[2] Croft is ranked 3rd on the IRT rankings (January, 26th 2012 IRT Rankings).[3]

Domestic and international career

Croft has won three US National Doubles titles. Two with Mitch Williams in 2007 and 2010, and most recently with Rocky Carson in 2012.[4]

He has played on Team USA twice. Both times Croft played doubles with Mitch Williams and won gold in both the 2010 Racquetball World Championships and the 2009 Pan American Racquetball Championships.

Croft won the World Junior Racquetball Championship in Boy 18 and under in 2003 and 2004.[5] He was the 4th player to do so, and the previous three (Rocky Carson, Jack Huczek and Sudsy Monchik) all went on and became #1 on the IRT. He also holds the record for total Intercollegiate Titles with seven including three singles and four doubles titles from 2004-2007.

Personal

Croft attended Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colorado. He has been married to Sarah Spinks since 2012.

See also

References

  1. http://www.bossconsulting.com/irt/ IRT Historical Data Archive
  2. http://www.irt-tour.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=269:ben-croft-the-irts-newest-member-of-tier-1-champions&catid=37:rokstories-showcase
  3. http://www.irt-tour.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&Itemid=166
  4. http://www.usaracquetball.com/RecordBooks/DoublesChampions.aspx
  5. http://www.internationalracquetball.com/juniors/01irfjrs.htm

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