2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Did not see any game action.
2022 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Did not see any game action.
2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-time letterman for head coach Scott Heinauer at Mars Area High School...Named team captain as a senior...Named team defensive MVP in 2019 and 2020....Helped squad to a combined 27-14 record over four seasons...Was a two-time All-Greater Allegheny Conference honoree...Also was a four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain in lacrosse...Lacrosse squad won the WPIAL Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2021...Team was a state runner-up in 2021...Earned 2021 all-conference and All-WPIAL honors as a defender.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ben Patrick Chizmar...Son of Amy and Brian Chizmar...Has one brother, Max, and two sisters, Amanda and Alayna...Both parents attended Penn State...Father, Brian, was a linebacker and defensive back for the Nittany Lions from 1986-89 and had six career interceptions...Brother, Max, played on the Nittany Lions from 2017-21...Sister, Amanda, also attended Penn State...Hobbies include fishing, lifting and playing video games...Majoring in security and risk analysis...Hopes to have a future career in homeland security.