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Ben Crinella

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Swing R
  • Hometown Huntington Beach, California
  • High School Edison HS
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

HIGHLIGHTS
» No. 3 Finish [+1] at Hawai‘i Tri-Match (Oct 17-18, 2026)
» 2025-26 PacWest Conference Champion
» Career Best (2-RD): [-7] at SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept 26-27, 2025)
» No. 1 Finish [-10] at SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept 26-27, 2025)
» 2024-25 PacWest Conference Champion
» No. 4 Finish [E] at Sonoma State Spring Invitational (March 24-25, 2025)
» Program Single-Round Record – [-8] Score at Ameri Ari Intercollegiate (Feb 8, 2025)
» No. 3 Finish [+6] at Hawai‘i Triangular (Oct 12-13, 2024)
» 2023-24 PacWest Conference Champion

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2025-26 GCAA/PING West All-Region Team
» 2025-26 All-PacWest First Team
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (March 19-25, 2025)
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Feb 5-11, 2025)
» 2024-25 All-PacWest Second Team
» 2023-24 All-PacWest Third Team

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2025-26 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2025-26 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2024-25 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors

2026-27 (Senior): Led Vulcans with a No. 3 finish at +1 (71–74) as the team placed No. 3 at the Hawai‘i Tri-Match (Oct 17-18).

2025-26 (Junior): Competed in 12 stroke-play events (35 rounds) ... Led Vulcans with a No. 1 finish at -10 (69–68–69) as the team placed No. 5 at the SMU Bishop Invitational (Sept 26-27) to open the season. Led Vulcans with a No. T12 finish at +5 (71–74–76) as the team placed No. 7 at the Otter Invitational (Oct 13-14). Finished No. T10 (+6, 73–77–72) at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (Oct 20-21). Finished No. T6 (+10, 74–76–76) at the HPU Sharks Shootout (Oct 24-25). Finished No. T14 (+4, 77–70–73) at the PacWest Championships (Apr 20-22). Finished No. T20 (E, 69–72–75) at the NCAA South Central/West Regional (May 7-9).

Ben Crinella (2023-24)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
Hawai‘i Triangular (10/15/23) No. T7 [+5] 75–72 (147) 1st of 3 Mauna Lani North
Waikoloa Beach/Lakes
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/24/23) No. T34 [+6] 74–72–76 (222) 6th of 17 Mauna Lani North
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/28/23) No. T54 [+8] 78–74 (152) IND Hapuna GC
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/10/24) No. T110 [+7] 72–78–73 (223) 19th of 20 Mauna Lani North
The Prestige (2/21/24) No. T55 [+18] 79–80–75 (234) IND The Golf Club at Terra Lago
Battle in the Desert (2/28/24) No. T25 [+6] 75–74–73 (222) 6th of 16 Rams Hill GC
Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (3/12/24) No. T60 [+10] 71–81–74 (226) 8th of 17 Corica Park South
Hanny Stanislaus Invitational (3/26/24) No. T70 [+15] 78–80–73 (231) 9th of 15 Turlock Golf & Country Club
PacWest Championships (4/17/24) No. 25 [+28] 79–84–81 (244) 1st of 6 Mauna Lani North
NCAA South Central/West Regional (5/11/24) No. T100 [+25] 78–84–76 (238) T16th of 20 New Mexico State University GC

Ben Crinella (2024-25)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/27/24) No. T44 [+17] 71–70 (161) IND The Home Course
WWU Invitational (10/1/24) No. T20 [E] 73–74–69 (216) IND Bellingham Golf & CC
Hawai‘i Triangular (10/13/24) No. T3 [+6] 75–73 (148) 1st of 3 Waikoloa Resort Beach/Lakes
Mauna Lani North
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/22/24) No. T58 [+7] 77–74 (151) 12th of 19 Mauna Lani North Course
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/26/24) No. T19 [-1] 67–72 (139) 5th of 19 The Village Course at Waikoloa
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/9/25) No. T91 [+2] 79–75–64 (218) 19th of 20 Mauna Lani North Course
Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (3/11/25) No. T60 [+7] 77–73–73 (223) 10th of 17 Corica Park South Course
The Vegas Warrior Invitational (3/15/25) No. T30 [+16] 77–79 (156) 3rd of 10 Wildhorse GC
Sonoma State Spring Invitational (3/25/25) No. T4 [E] 73–73–70 (216) IND Sonoma Golf Club
PacWest Championships (4/23/25) No. T18 [+8] 75–72–77 (224) 1st of 9 Aliante GC

Ben Crinella (2025-26)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/27/25) No. 1 [-10] 69–68–69 (206) 5th of 15 The Home Course
WWU Invitational (9/30/25) No. T32 [+5] 76–73–72 (221) 7th of 14 Bellingham Golf & CC
Otter Invitational (10/14/25) No. T12 [+5] 71–74–76 (221) 7th of 16 Bayonet Golf Course
Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (10/21/25) No. T10 [+6] 73–77–72 (222) 2nd of 10 Mauna Lani North Course
HPU Sharks Shootout (10/25/25) No. T6 [+10] 74–76–76 (226) 1st of 7 Pearl at Kalauao
Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/7/26) No. T63 [-5] 74–67–70 (211) 17th of 20 Mauna Lani North Course
Visit Stockton DII Invitational (2/24/26) No. T39 [+5] 74–75 (149) 9th of 21 The Reserve at Spanos Park GC
Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (3/10/26) No. T35 [+2] 74–73–71 (218) 5th of 18 Corica Park South Course
The Duck Invitational (3/24/26) No. 87 [+29] 78–79–85 (242) 14th of 15 Eugene Country Club
The Goodwin (3/28/26) No. T143 [+17] 72–71–84 (227) 26th of 30 Stanford Golf Course
PacWest Championships (4/22/26) No. T14 [+4] 77–70–73 (220) 1st of 8 Aliante GC
NCAA South Central/West Regional (5/9/26) No. T20 [E] 69–72–75 (216) T7th of 20 The Reserve at Spanos Park GC

Ben Crinella (2026-27)

EVENT PLACE SCORE TEAM COURSE
SMU Bishop Invitational (9/26/26) No. T27 [+3] 75–72 (147) 9th of 15 The Home Course
WWU Invitational (9/29/26) No. T47 [+6] 73–77 (150) 10th of 15 Bellingham Golf & CC
Hawai‘i Tri-Match (10/18/26) No. 3 [+1] 71–74 (145) 3rd of 3 Pearl at Kalauao

BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2023 graduate of Edison High School (California)
» Four seasons of varsity golf for coach Brendan Patch
» 2022 Southern California Team Champion

PERSONAL
» First Name: Benjamin
» Born November 2004 in California
» Parents: Margret and Andrew
» Siblings: 2 younger
» Has two dogs (Wagner, Crosby)
» Career Aspirations: Professional Golfer
» Major: Business Administration

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "Welcoming team and a nice-looking school that's not too big."

FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Body Boarding, Bowling
» Sports Moment: "Winning the Southern California Championship in high school."
» Sports Teams: Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Pistons
» Athletes: Bryson DeChambeau, Cam Smith, Maxx Crosby
» Movies: The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, School of Rock, La La Land
» Shows: Regular show, Family Guy, Adventure Time
» Musicians: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Earl Sweatshirt, Kanye West

Champions

Champions

Ben Crinella Program Record

Team

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'8" 160 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'8" 160 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    5'8" 160 lbs

  • 2026-27Senior

    5'8" 160 lbs