Position: Opposite
Height: 6-6
Weight: 185
Club Team/Coach:Utah Elite (Lehi, Utah)/Mike Rogers
High School/Grad Year: Provo High School/2012

PERSONAL:Born Ben Patch on June 21, 1994 in Layton, Utah. … Parents are Mike and Linda Patch…Ben has a younger brother named Isaac… Ben has played beach volleyball for two years with partner, Taylor Richards… Favorite food is pasta… Favorite book is the “Inner Game of Tennis”… Favorite movie is “Count of Monte Cristo”... Favorite team is the Miami Heat and favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade… Hobbies include ceramics and camping…Ben was happiest when he won the Utah State Championship with his high school team…He most admires his mother because “she is always there and is pushing me to be the best I can be and is always behind me on all my decisions”.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011: Played on the Boys' Youth National Team that competed in the Under-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico (Bronze). Ben was the 10th-best server in the tournament with four aces and a .24 average per set.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS:. 2010– Named MVP of the State of Utah… won High School State Championship with Provo High School.

Updated July 2011