Ben Patch Athlete Profile

#13 Ben Patch

Ben Patch
Position: Opposite Hitter Height: 6-8 Class: Freshman Roster Years: 2013 Hometown: Provo, UT Last School: Provo High School

Personal

  • Parents are Mike and Linda Patch
  • Born in Layton, Utah
  • Has three brothers
  • Pre-Management major
  • Also recruited by USC, UCLA, UCI, Hawaii

Before BYU

  • Named MVP in the NORCECA Championship
  • Member of the 2012 U.S. Junior National Team
  • Member of the 2011 USA Youth National Team
  • Named Volleyball's MVP for the state of Utah
  • Led Provo High School to a State Championship
  • Competed with the Mountain View Volleyball Club in Northern California
  • 2011 Youth Pan American Cup Participant in Mexicali Mexico
  • 2011 Youth World Championships Participant in Argentina
  • Named in Volleyball Magazine as a Fab 30 and Fab 50 member
  • Named by Volleyball Magazine as one of the Top 10 recruits for his class
  • Ranked in the Top 50 of his class academically

2013 | Freshman Year

  • AVCA Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-American
  • MPSF Freshman of the Year, All-MPSF First Team and All-MPSF Freshman Team
  • MPSF Player of the Week (2/25, 3/4)
  • AVCA Player of the Week (2/25, 3/4)
  • First play to ever earn back-to-back AVCA Player of the Week accolades
  • Recorded a career-high, MPSF-high and BYU rally-scoring record 35 kills in BYU's comeback win over No. 1 UC Irvine on the road
  • Recorded the fifth-best hitting percentage (.800) for a single match in the BYU rally-scoring era vs. Lewis
  • Has started every match as a true freshman

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