TFRRS Profile
2026
Did not compete during indoor or outdoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters.
High School
Attended Yucaipa High School in San Bernardino County ... Was a four-year letterwinner in the track & field program, and also swam as a freshman ... Finished top-four in both the shot put and discus at the 2025 CIF State Championships ... Was a two-time All-CIF Southern Section honoree ... Graduated with best marks of 61-2 in the shot put and 200-11 in the discus.
Personal
Benjamin James Lingenfelter was born in 2007 in Fontana, Calif. to parents Tyson and Jessica ... Has an older sister, Sarah ... Plans on majoring in philosophy ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it has the best combination of athletics and academics in the nation" ... Cites setting a PB in the shot put at the California State Championships after fouling out of the discus as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Katie Ledecky and Larry Fitzgerald ... Hobbies and interests include writing, reading, playing guitar, listening to music, and solving puzzles (not jigsaw puzzles) ... Was left-handed until he was five years old.
2026
Did not compete during indoor or outdoor season ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters.
High School
Attended Yucaipa High School in San Bernardino County ... Was a four-year letterwinner in the track & field program, and also swam as a freshman ... Finished top-four in both the shot put and discus at the 2025 CIF State Championships ... Was a two-time All-CIF Southern Section honoree ... Graduated with best marks of 61-2 in the shot put and 200-11 in the discus.
Personal
Benjamin James Lingenfelter was born in 2007 in Fontana, Calif. to parents Tyson and Jessica ... Has an older sister, Sarah ... Plans on majoring in philosophy ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it has the best combination of athletics and academics in the nation" ... Cites setting a PB in the shot put at the California State Championships after fouling out of the discus as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Katie Ledecky and Larry Fitzgerald ... Hobbies and interests include writing, reading, playing guitar, listening to music, and solving puzzles (not jigsaw puzzles) ... Was left-handed until he was five years old.