2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Connell Lehigh Invite 6K
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Ben Connell

Ben Connell

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Far Hills, N.J.
  • High School:
    Bernards
  • Major:
    Engineering

2025 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six races in the fall… Finished 14th of 27 in Lehigh’s 26th consecutive 8K dual meet victory over Lafayette (26:44.5)… Finished 36th of 117 at the 4mi Main Line Invitational (20:46.3)... Set a personal best and finished 119th of 575 at the 8K 51st Paul Short Run Open Race (25:38.3)… Finished 279th of 318 at the 8k Princeton Fall Classic (25:58.6)… Finished 78th of 110 at the 8k Patriot League Championship (26:51.2)… Set a personal best and finished 70th of 197 at the 10k NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (32:25.3)
 

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all seven races in his first-year season… Finished 12th of 92 at the 6K Lehigh Invite, winning Patriot League Rookie of the Week (18:54.2)…  Finished 158th of 197 at the 5.2 mile Harry Groves Spiked Shoe (27:35.9)… Finished 15th of 26 in Lehigh’s 25th consecutive 8K dual meet victory over Lafayette (26:31.7)… Finished 332nd of 374 at the 8K 50th Paul Short Run Gold Race (26:48.3)… Finished 123rd of 261 at the 8K IC4A Championships (26:22.4)… Finished 66th of 111 at the 8K Patriot League Championships (25:37.6)… Finished 158th of 192 at the 10K NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (33:25.9)…

BEFORE LEHIGH
A competitor in the 3K, 5K, 10K, 8K cross country and 10K cross country events, Connell brings his talents to Lehigh from Bernards High School. He earned Second Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, a Skyland Conference Championship and a North Two Group Two Sectional Championship during his high school career. In the classroom, Connell was a member of the National Honor Society, an AP Scholar with distinction and an AP Scholar with honor.
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