2005
Personal: Given name is David Ben Rae ... born June 2, 1983 ... son of Peter and Donna Rae ... has three brothers, Shawn, Matt and Brian ... history major.
- Voted as one of eight team captains for 2006
- Won the 2005 Brutus Hamilton steeplechase title with a season-best mark of 8:53.75
- Also won this race at Mike Poehlein Invitational, and placed fifth at Penn Relays
- Winner of the 5K title at the Clemson Relays, completing the course in 14:54.65
- At the indoor Purdue Invitational, won the mile (4:19.31) and 3K crowns (8:36.13)
- Runner-up in the indoor 3K at the McCravy Memorial and Indiana/Ohio State triangular
- NCAA qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Placed seventh in the steeplechase finals at the Canadian Olympic Trials, clocking a time of 9:09.39
- NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the steeplechase, finishing 16th
- Placed third in the steeplechase at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a season-best time of 8:48.44
- Earned first-place finishes in the steeplechase at the Purdue Invitational and Sea Ray Relays
- Placed first in the 3,000 against Indiana with a season-best time of 8:30.72
- (Indoor) Ran season-best in the Mile at Indiana State with a time of 4:27.96, finishing fifth in the event
- Placed third in 3,000 with a time of 9:02.23 at Purdue Invitational
- Finished fourth at the Indiana Invitational in the 5,000 with a time of 15:03.16.
- Winner of three 3,000 steeplechase titles, winning at the Purdue and Miami Invitationals and against Indiana
- Time of 9:12.53 vs. the Hoosiers was a season best
- Was the runner-up in the steeplechase at the Ponoma-Pitzer Invitational
- Winner of the 10K race at the Purdue Invitational
- (Indoor) Won 3,000 title at Purdue Invite in 8:47.65
- Top 3,000 time was 8:35.88, which gave him fourth place at Ohio State/Indiana Triangular
- Redshirted.
Personal: Given name is David Ben Rae ... born June 2, 1983 ... son of Peter and Donna Rae ... has three brothers, Shawn, Matt and Brian ... history major.