Ben Bienvenu

2025 Season: Appeared in 11 games in his first season at NSU…had 11 tackles on the year with a season-high five at McNeese (Nov. 1)…made four stops against UIW (Nov. 8) including his first career TFL, collecting 1.5 on the day for a loss of 1 yard. Prior to NSU: Spent one season at UL Lafayette. High School: Lettered four seasons for coach Aaron York’s Tigers ... named first-team all-district twice as both a tight end and as a linebacker ... helped lead St. Mary’s to a pair of state quarterfinals ... two-time first-team all-district power forward in basketball helped the Tigers reach two state quarterfinals and win a district title ... two-time first-team all-district baseball outfielder helped St. Mary’s win two district titles and reach one state quarterfinal ... two-time state qualifier in the shot put placed in two regional meets and won one district title ... also qualified for a state tennis tournament ... National Honor Society member graduated with a 3.9 GPA. Personal: Born Dec. 27, 2004 ... son of Amy and Russel Bienvenu ... has one sister, Maria, who owns both the UL Lafayette school and Sun Belt Conference meet records in the javelin ... majoring in business administration ... hopes to play in the NFL and own a business ... life’s ambition is to have a successful career and raise a great family.