2011-12 (Freshman): Did not compete.
 
High School: Graduated with honors in 2011 from Tuscola – Jim Ned High School where he was a four-year varsity letterwinner … Four-time all-district, academic all-district, and top-10 Region I competitor … Named all-state as a senior, helping lead team to a fifth-place finish … Senior Class President … Member of the National Honor Society and the Peer Assistance Leadership Program.
 
Personal: Given name is Benjamin Allen Avery … Born 25 June 1992 in Lubbock, Texas … Resides in Tuscola, Texas … Son of Jimmy and Valerie Avery … Father, Jimmy, lettered in basketball two years at South Plains College … Brother, Jace, is a senior at ACU … Studying multimedia communications at ACU … Hobbies include making short films, and stand-up comedy.