Nichols College Athletics Hall of Fame
A four-year letterwinner, Ben Karter capped his career with All-American Honorable Mention honors in his spectacular senior season. Ben led the Bison to four winning seasons and the 2001 NEFC Boyd Division title. At the time of induction, he held records for touchdown receptions in a career (30), season (15) and game (five), and has maintained the record for receiving yards in a game with 289. His five touchdown receptions in a game still stood as the NEFC record. He also held the record for points scored in a season (104) and game (30) after his extraordinary senior year. Ben finished his career with 2,246 receiving yards and 124 receptions to go with 33 touchdowns; he totaled 2,920 all-purpose yards and 200 points in his career and was named the Hal Chalmers Memorial Award winner in his senior year.
Ben played in all 10 games as a senior, earning his All-America nod in addition to ECAC Division III Northeast Second Team honors at both wide receiver and return specialist. He was also named a Football Gazette Division III All-East Region honoree at wide receiver, the All-Worcester Area Co-Offensive Player of the Year and an All-Worcester Area First Team selection at wide receiver and punt returner. The NEFC honored Ben as the Hal Chalmers Senior Scholar Athlete Award recipient as well as a First Team selection at both wide receiver and return specialist. He scored a school-record 104 points on the year and led the NEFC in kick returns, averaging 34.2 yards per return. His 17 total touchdowns (15 receiving) were not only a school record, but the second-most in the NEFC.
As a freshman, was named the team's Rookie of the year and the following season, he led all Bison receivers in receptions (37), yards (599) and touchdowns (6) and was named Second Team All-Worcester Area. Ben had a standout junior season, leading the team in receptions (42), yards (648) and touchdowns (8) and was named the team's Offensive MVP. He ranked second in the NEFC in both catches per game and yards, and was named All-NEFC Second Team and All-Worcester Area First Team.
A member of the Dean's List, the Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society and the Zeta Alpha Phi Scholastic Honor Society of Nichols College, Ben graduated in 2004, and returned to the Hill as a graduate assistant coach while he pursued his MBA which he earned in 2006.
