Widener University Athletics

Ben Safran is in his third season as Widener’s assistant coach. Safran served as an assistant coach at the Central Columbia Aquatic Club in Bloomsburg. He coached children ages 5 to 18 and conducted all practices for the team. He also assisted at the Fanny Chapman Swim Club in Doylestown, teaching sportsmanship, athletic training and the meaning of team sports. Safran competed collegiately at Bloomsburg University and was its team captain as a senior. He also was a member of the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He developed a student-athlete reading program and managed its use at local elementary schools. He managed a Gym Day to help kids in the area become better people and coordinated fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Safran also was a senior representative for Bloomsburg’s Honors Program and participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum. Safran graduated Bloomsburg in 2011 as its senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was a four-time member of the Dean’s List, graduating cum laude with a B.S. in Marketing and a minor in Communication Studies.