Finished 12th at the Diet Pepsi-Shocker Invitational as a junior during the 2002-2003 season.....Tied for 15th at the National Minority Golf Championships......Tied for 18th at the MacDonald Cup......Best rounds were 72 at both Nebraska and Yale......Averaged 77.9 strokes per round.......Led the Broncs in stroke average, with an average of 76.3 shots per round as a sophomore in 2001-2002…..His score of 68 in the first round of the Cleveland Collegiate in March was the best round by a Bronc golfer last year…..Tied for 19th at Louisiana Tech…..Tied for 13th at the Cleveland Collegiate….Tied for seventh at the National Minority Golf Championships…..Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Bronc Pride 3.0 Club….. Finished 25th at the Gulf Coast Classic, helping lead the Broncs to a fourth-place finish in 2000-2001 as a freshman……Finished 40th at the Pizza Hut Intercollegiate with a score of 157, helping UTPA finish fourth…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… Played on the 2000 state championship team at CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL…… Twice named All-District…Named first team All-District as a senior and helped lead team to the district and regional championships….Member of the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll……Earned All-Academic recognition.

Born August 3, 1982 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri…….Son of Lisa and Jason Dixon….Has a sister, Grace…..Majoring in Biology.

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Coach Scott on Ben Piper:

“Ben has been a vital part of this team for the past four years. He has shown signs of continued improvement during the semester. I look forward to even more improvement from Ben next semester. With hard work as far as approach and course management, he can be a solid contributor.”