University of Minnesota Athletics
2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Warian, Ben
Ben Warian
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
- High School:
- Hill-Murray School
Bio
2023-24 • SENIOR SEASON
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
Fall 2023: Competed in all five tournaments • Finished in top-20 in all five tournaments • Began senior season with a tie for 11th at the Gopher Invitational (73-70-69--212) • Finished the Windon Memorial at six-under par and in a tie for 14th-place (69-67-71--207) • Tied for sixth-place at the Blessings Invitational (71-72-NA--143) • Finished at seven-under par at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational and tied for 15th-place (66-73-67--210) • Set a personal best in first round of Quail Valley Invitational (64) • Finished tied for 19th at Quail Valley Invitational
Spring 2024: Competed in all seven tournaments • Finished in top-20 in all but one tournament • Finished tied for 13th at the Puerto Rico Classic with a score of 10-under par (66-68-72--206) • Finished tied for 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate (69-67-73--209) • Tied for fourth at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island at eight-under par (70 -70 -68--208) • Ended the Seahawk Intercollegiate tied for 45th (74-79-75--228) • Finished tied for 10th at the Tiger Collegiate (66-72-72--210) • Led Gophers to team title at the High Meadows Intercollegiate • Took home individual title at High Meadows Intercollegiate • Set program 36 hole scoring record (128), program 54 hole scoring record (198), and tied for second on program's 18 hole scoring record (63) • Finished the year inside the official top-150 rankings (95) • Selected to the All Big Ten Second Team • Selected as an individual to the NCAA Regional in Stanford, Calif. • Finished second at the Stanford Regional (65-69-65–199) • Advanced to the NCAA Championships in Carsbad, Calif • Earned a sponsors exemption into the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.
2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON
Fall 2022: Finished the Gopher Invitational with a score of five-under par and in a tie for 25th place (72-74-65--211), logging a career-best low round score of 65 • Led the team in the MacDonald Cup, ending in 3rd (72-67-67--206) • Ended in a tie for 30th and shot the lowest round (68) by a Gopher at the Marquette Invitational (75-74-68--217) • Earned a tie for 15th place in the Alister Mckenzie Invitational (70-74-71--215) • Tied for 17th place and headlined the team at one-under par (70-71-74--215) at the Isleworth Collegiate.
Spring 2023: Set the program single-season scoring record (70.69) • Began his spring season in a tie for second-place at the Colleton River Collegiate (65-69-72--206) • Went 2-1-0 at Big Ten Match Play event • Tied for 45th at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island (74-74-71--219) • Finished at three-over par at the Valspar Intercollegiate (67-71-74--212) • Finished tied for 16th at seven-under par at the Tiger Collegiate (68-70-71--209) • Led the team at the Redhawk Intercollegiate with a tie for ninth-place (73-74-71--218) • Tied for second at the Big Ten Championships (71-68-NA) • Competed in NCAA Regionals as an individual at the Bath regional in Bath, MI. • Won the U.S. Open local qualifier at Somerby Golf Club.
2021-22: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Spring 2022: Went 2-1-0 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships • Finished the Colleton River Collegiate with a score of 72-73-73--218 (+2), tying for 33rd • Tied for 31st at the Valspar Collegiate after a career-best 54-hole score of 71-71-70--212 (-1) • Tied a career-best finish of T-9th at the Boilermaker Invitational after scoring 75-70-70--215 (+2) • Finished the Hawkeye Invitational with a score of 76-70-74--220 (+4), tying for 22nd • Tied for 21st at the Big Ten Championship after scoring 72-74-79--225 (+9) • 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree • Academic All-Big Ten • GCAA All-American Scholar
Fall 2021: Opened the season at the Marquette Intercollegiate where he tied for 70th (73-73-77--223) after the three day event • competed as an individual at the Gopher Invitational, tying for 31st with a four-over total of 217 (73-73-71) • was the top Gophers competitor, as he tied for 18th (81-67-66--214) at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate • tied for 36th (77-76-69--222) at the Purdue Fall Invitational • top finisher for the Maroon and Gold at the Isleworth Collegiate in a tie for 22nd (73-73-73--219).
2020-21: FRESHMAN SEASON
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree • second on the team in top-20 finishes (2) and third in scoring average (74.93), rounds under par (2) and top-10 finishes (1) • Spring 2021: Competed in six tournaments • tied for 37th at Big Ten Championships • ended in a tie for 13th at the Git R Done Husker Invitational • posted career bests for finish (t-9th), score to par (-2) and 54-hole score (214) at the Boilermaker Invitational; also had season-low scores of 70 in both first and third rounds • grabbed a share of 21st at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational • tied for 72nd at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island • went 1-2-0 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships • Fall 2020: No fall season due to COVID-19 public health concerns
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Hill-Murray School ... finished in the top 15 of each of the three Minnesota State High School League State Tournament in which he competed, highlighted by this past season where he shot a 1-over 145 to finish as the runner-up and lead his team to a sixth-place finish ... previously, tied for 14th as a sophomore and seventh as a freshman ... on the AJGA circuit, ranked third in Minnesota and 325th nationally ... competed in two tournaments in summer of 2019, finishing tied for third at the Wincraft/McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends and tied for 13th at the Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Championship.
GCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
Fall 2023: Competed in all five tournaments • Finished in top-20 in all five tournaments • Began senior season with a tie for 11th at the Gopher Invitational (73-70-69--212) • Finished the Windon Memorial at six-under par and in a tie for 14th-place (69-67-71--207) • Tied for sixth-place at the Blessings Invitational (71-72-NA--143) • Finished at seven-under par at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational and tied for 15th-place (66-73-67--210) • Set a personal best in first round of Quail Valley Invitational (64) • Finished tied for 19th at Quail Valley Invitational
Spring 2024: Competed in all seven tournaments • Finished in top-20 in all but one tournament • Finished tied for 13th at the Puerto Rico Classic with a score of 10-under par (66-68-72--206) • Finished tied for 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate (69-67-73--209) • Tied for fourth at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island at eight-under par (70 -70 -68--208) • Ended the Seahawk Intercollegiate tied for 45th (74-79-75--228) • Finished tied for 10th at the Tiger Collegiate (66-72-72--210) • Led Gophers to team title at the High Meadows Intercollegiate • Took home individual title at High Meadows Intercollegiate • Set program 36 hole scoring record (128), program 54 hole scoring record (198), and tied for second on program's 18 hole scoring record (63) • Finished the year inside the official top-150 rankings (95) • Selected to the All Big Ten Second Team • Selected as an individual to the NCAA Regional in Stanford, Calif. • Finished second at the Stanford Regional (65-69-65–199) • Advanced to the NCAA Championships in Carsbad, Calif • Earned a sponsors exemption into the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.
2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON
Fall 2022: Finished the Gopher Invitational with a score of five-under par and in a tie for 25th place (72-74-65--211), logging a career-best low round score of 65 • Led the team in the MacDonald Cup, ending in 3rd (72-67-67--206) • Ended in a tie for 30th and shot the lowest round (68) by a Gopher at the Marquette Invitational (75-74-68--217) • Earned a tie for 15th place in the Alister Mckenzie Invitational (70-74-71--215) • Tied for 17th place and headlined the team at one-under par (70-71-74--215) at the Isleworth Collegiate.
Spring 2023: Set the program single-season scoring record (70.69) • Began his spring season in a tie for second-place at the Colleton River Collegiate (65-69-72--206) • Went 2-1-0 at Big Ten Match Play event • Tied for 45th at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island (74-74-71--219) • Finished at three-over par at the Valspar Intercollegiate (67-71-74--212) • Finished tied for 16th at seven-under par at the Tiger Collegiate (68-70-71--209) • Led the team at the Redhawk Intercollegiate with a tie for ninth-place (73-74-71--218) • Tied for second at the Big Ten Championships (71-68-NA) • Competed in NCAA Regionals as an individual at the Bath regional in Bath, MI. • Won the U.S. Open local qualifier at Somerby Golf Club.
2021-22: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Spring 2022: Went 2-1-0 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships • Finished the Colleton River Collegiate with a score of 72-73-73--218 (+2), tying for 33rd • Tied for 31st at the Valspar Collegiate after a career-best 54-hole score of 71-71-70--212 (-1) • Tied a career-best finish of T-9th at the Boilermaker Invitational after scoring 75-70-70--215 (+2) • Finished the Hawkeye Invitational with a score of 76-70-74--220 (+4), tying for 22nd • Tied for 21st at the Big Ten Championship after scoring 72-74-79--225 (+9) • 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree • Academic All-Big Ten • GCAA All-American Scholar
Fall 2021: Opened the season at the Marquette Intercollegiate where he tied for 70th (73-73-77--223) after the three day event • competed as an individual at the Gopher Invitational, tying for 31st with a four-over total of 217 (73-73-71) • was the top Gophers competitor, as he tied for 18th (81-67-66--214) at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate • tied for 36th (77-76-69--222) at the Purdue Fall Invitational • top finisher for the Maroon and Gold at the Isleworth Collegiate in a tie for 22nd (73-73-73--219).
2020-21: FRESHMAN SEASON
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree • second on the team in top-20 finishes (2) and third in scoring average (74.93), rounds under par (2) and top-10 finishes (1) • Spring 2021: Competed in six tournaments • tied for 37th at Big Ten Championships • ended in a tie for 13th at the Git R Done Husker Invitational • posted career bests for finish (t-9th), score to par (-2) and 54-hole score (214) at the Boilermaker Invitational; also had season-low scores of 70 in both first and third rounds • grabbed a share of 21st at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational • tied for 72nd at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island • went 1-2-0 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships • Fall 2020: No fall season due to COVID-19 public health concerns
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Hill-Murray School ... finished in the top 15 of each of the three Minnesota State High School League State Tournament in which he competed, highlighted by this past season where he shot a 1-over 145 to finish as the runner-up and lead his team to a sixth-place finish ... previously, tied for 14th as a sophomore and seventh as a freshman ... on the AJGA circuit, ranked third in Minnesota and 325th nationally ... competed in two tournaments in summer of 2019, finishing tied for third at the Wincraft/McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends and tied for 13th at the Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Championship.
Crousore Bunker Shot: 2025 B1Gs
Monday, April 28
Galdos Hole-in-One: 2025 B1Gs
Friday, April 25
Gopher Golf Facilities
Sunday, August 18
Cinematic Recap: Gopher Invitational
Monday, September 18
