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2012 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Smith

  • Height 5-3
  • Weight 120
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Proctor, Vt.
  • Highschool Mount St. Joseph Academy

Biography

2013-14: Made five appearances on the track for the Valiants as a senior … took eighth place in the 1,500 with a season-best time of 4:40.67 at Wesleyan (4/12) … and ran the 3,000, 5,000 and mile once each … named to the MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls … earned the Athletic Department’s Valiant Plaque for service to Manhattanville.

2012-13: During the indoor season, ran the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 on one occasion each … finished the 5,000 in 18:29.26 at Springfield (2/2) … also posted the team’s third-best 3,000 time of the year with a 10:27.84 finish at MIT (1/26) … took to the track for six events outdoors … was the team’s top performer in the 10,000, posting a best time of 36:16.03 at Army’s Dick Shea Open … ran the 5,000 on three occasions, posting a top time of 17:27.44 at Moravian’s Coach P Open (4/12) … also ran the 1,500 once, clocking in at 4:40.18 at AIC’s Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/6) … named to the MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2011-12: Appeared in five meets during the indoor season … ran the 3,000 twice, posting his best time (10:13.46) at the Springfield Invitational (2/4) … posted a career-best mile time at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/11), crossing the line in 4:59.46 … helped the Distance Medley Relay team to a sixth-place finish at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24), earning second-team All-Conference honors … appeared in eight of the team’s nine events during the outdoor season … ran the 5,000 on four occasions, posting a best time of 17:12.05 at Eastern Connecticut (4/13) to place third overall … has the team’s best 1,500 time of the year, crossing the line in 4:38.07 at the Elmer Swanson Invitational (4/7) … named to the MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2010-11: Ran in all six indoor meets and all eight outdoor meets in his first collegiate season … indoors, concentrated mostly on the mile … made his debut at Wesleyan (1/15), finishing the 800 in a season-best 2:27.78 and the mile in 5:29.68 … took 54th place at the USATF New England Indoor Championships (2/20) with a program-record mile time of 5:00.17 … ran the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 during the outdoor season … his best 5,000 time of the year came in his final try at Army (4/16), finishing in 17:28.72 … took third place in the 10,000 at Springfield (4.23), crossing the line in a season-best 25:51.78.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy … a four-year cross country and track runner for the Mounties … a three-time All-Marble Valley League Class C team honoree and the MVL Class C XC champion in 2008 and 2009 … finished fourth at the Div. III XC State Championship in 2008 and second in 2009 … also qualified for the New England Championship as a senior … on the track, holds school records in the 1,500, the 3,000 and the 3,200 meters … finished sixth in the state in the 3,200 as a senior … in the 3,000, finished fourth at the New England Qualifiers in 2010 and placed second at the Div. III State Championship meet in 2008 … graduated from Mount St. Joseph with honors.

Personal: Born October 26, 1991 … son of Roland and Jennifer Smith … has one sister, Emmalee … a history and political science double major at Manhattanville … also is president of Manhattanville's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

    5'3" 120 lbs
  • 2011Sophomore

    5'3" 120 lbs
  • 2012Junior

    5'3" 120 lbs