2024 Men's Volleyball Roster
Harrington, Ben

Jersey Number 9
Ben Harrington
- Position:
- PIN
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbard West
Bio
Honors
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2024)
3x 2024 EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 15, Mar. 4, Mar. 18)
All-EIVA Academic Team (2024)
All-EIVA First Team (2024)
All-EIVA First Team (2023)
EIVA All-Tournament Team (2023)
4x 2023 EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb 27, March 27)
EIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022)
All-EIVA First Team (2022)
EIVA Newcomer of the Year (2022)
AVCA Division I-II Men's Player of the Week (Apr. 25, 2022)
2024: Appeared in 24 matches and 91 sets ... etched his name into the NCAA record books in the season opener against Queens University of Charlotte by breaking the single-match aces record and notching 13 service aces in three sets, the senior beat the record of 11, which was accomplished four times in the rally scoring era ... led the country with .64 aces per set and 58 total aces ... totaled 429 points with 4.71 points per set ... led the team in kills with 342 and 3.76 kills per set which ranked him 10th in the nation ... had a season-high 25 kills and 27 points on Mar. 15 against FDU ... ranked third on the team in digs with 95 and 1.04 digs per set ... recorded a season-high 10 digs against No. 12 UC Santa Barbara ... ranked second on the team in total blocks with 53 (5 solo, 48 assists) ... notched a season-high 5 total blocks at NJIT on Mar. 23
2023: Ranked third in the nation and led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.68) and total service aces (65) ... ranked second in the EIVA and led the Tigers in kills per set (3.52) and total kills (334) ... ranked second on the team in digs with 115 ... recorded a season-high 21 kills on a .515 hitting percentage at CUI on Jan. 18 ... tallied a season-high seven service aces with St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 11... notched a season-high four blocks at Charleston on Apr. 8 ... handed out a season-high three assists at Penn State on Apr. 22 ... hit .393 and had 16 kills, three digs, and two service aces against NJIT in the EIVA Tournament semifinal on Apr. 20 ... recorded a double-double with Harvard on Feb. 24 (17 kills, 10 digs)... had double digit kills in 17 matches ... had at least 15 kills 11 times ... had more than one service ace in 14 matches.
2022: Ranked third in the nation and led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.58) and total service aces (56) ... ranked fourth in the EIVA and led the Tigers in kills per set (3.36) and total kills (326) ... led Princeton in digs and ranked 10th in the conference with 140 ... ranked fourth on the team in blocks with 36 and averaged 0.51 blocks per set ... recorded a season-high 24 kills on a .476 hitting percentage, along with seven digs in the EIVA Tournament Championship match against NJIT on Apr. 23 ... tallied a season-high three service aces on three occasions (Jan. 23 vs. Daemen, Feb. 12 at NJIT, Apr. 15 vs. SHU) ... notched a season-high six blocks at St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 13 ... handed out a season-high three assists at Harvard on Mar. 4 ... hit .451 and had 21 kills, seven digs, and two service aces at Penn State in the EIVA Tournament semifinal on Apr. 21 ... recorded a double-double at Harvard on Mar. 4 (17 kills, 11 digs), and Mar. 5 (10 kills, 11 digs) ... had double digit kills in 21 matches ... had at least 15 kills eight times ... had more than one service ace in 17 matches.
2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
Before Princeton: All-Conference & All-Area...member of National Honor Society...Played for Future Volleyball Club
Personal: Son of Mike Harrington and Denise Harrington...has three sisters Emma, Audrey and Ava
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2024)
3x 2024 EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 15, Mar. 4, Mar. 18)
All-EIVA Academic Team (2024)
All-EIVA First Team (2024)
All-EIVA First Team (2023)
EIVA All-Tournament Team (2023)
4x 2023 EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb 27, March 27)
EIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022)
All-EIVA First Team (2022)
EIVA Newcomer of the Year (2022)
AVCA Division I-II Men's Player of the Week (Apr. 25, 2022)
2024: Appeared in 24 matches and 91 sets ... etched his name into the NCAA record books in the season opener against Queens University of Charlotte by breaking the single-match aces record and notching 13 service aces in three sets, the senior beat the record of 11, which was accomplished four times in the rally scoring era ... led the country with .64 aces per set and 58 total aces ... totaled 429 points with 4.71 points per set ... led the team in kills with 342 and 3.76 kills per set which ranked him 10th in the nation ... had a season-high 25 kills and 27 points on Mar. 15 against FDU ... ranked third on the team in digs with 95 and 1.04 digs per set ... recorded a season-high 10 digs against No. 12 UC Santa Barbara ... ranked second on the team in total blocks with 53 (5 solo, 48 assists) ... notched a season-high 5 total blocks at NJIT on Mar. 23
2023: Ranked third in the nation and led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.68) and total service aces (65) ... ranked second in the EIVA and led the Tigers in kills per set (3.52) and total kills (334) ... ranked second on the team in digs with 115 ... recorded a season-high 21 kills on a .515 hitting percentage at CUI on Jan. 18 ... tallied a season-high seven service aces with St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 11... notched a season-high four blocks at Charleston on Apr. 8 ... handed out a season-high three assists at Penn State on Apr. 22 ... hit .393 and had 16 kills, three digs, and two service aces against NJIT in the EIVA Tournament semifinal on Apr. 20 ... recorded a double-double with Harvard on Feb. 24 (17 kills, 10 digs)... had double digit kills in 17 matches ... had at least 15 kills 11 times ... had more than one service ace in 14 matches.
2022: Ranked third in the nation and led the EIVA in service aces per set (0.58) and total service aces (56) ... ranked fourth in the EIVA and led the Tigers in kills per set (3.36) and total kills (326) ... led Princeton in digs and ranked 10th in the conference with 140 ... ranked fourth on the team in blocks with 36 and averaged 0.51 blocks per set ... recorded a season-high 24 kills on a .476 hitting percentage, along with seven digs in the EIVA Tournament Championship match against NJIT on Apr. 23 ... tallied a season-high three service aces on three occasions (Jan. 23 vs. Daemen, Feb. 12 at NJIT, Apr. 15 vs. SHU) ... notched a season-high six blocks at St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 13 ... handed out a season-high three assists at Harvard on Mar. 4 ... hit .451 and had 21 kills, seven digs, and two service aces at Penn State in the EIVA Tournament semifinal on Apr. 21 ... recorded a double-double at Harvard on Mar. 4 (17 kills, 11 digs), and Mar. 5 (10 kills, 11 digs) ... had double digit kills in 21 matches ... had at least 15 kills eight times ... had more than one service ace in 17 matches.
2021: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
Before Princeton: All-Conference & All-Area...member of National Honor Society...Played for Future Volleyball Club
Personal: Son of Mike Harrington and Denise Harrington...has three sisters Emma, Audrey and Ava
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
Thank You for Roaring Forward on TAGD 2021
Wednesday, December 01