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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Bunch

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Perkasie, Pa.
  • High School Central Bucks West

Biography

6k • 19:33.2 • Monmouth Kick-Off Invitational • Thompson Park • Lincroft, N.J. • 2019
4M • 21:20.5 • Haverford Main Line Invitational • Alumni Cross Country Course • Haverford • 2018
8k • 25:57.1 • Paul Short Run • Goodman Campus • Bethlehem, Pa. • 2019
5.2M • 27:42.5 • Penn State National Open • Blue/White Golf Course • State College, Pa. • 2019
(PRs updated upon conclusion of 2019 season)

2019:
Raced five times... Placed seventh at the Monmouth Invitational 6k (19:33.2), 322nd at the Lehigh Paul Short Run 8k (25:57.1), 95th at the Penn State National Open 5.2M (27:42.5), 81st at the Atlantic 10 Championship 8k (27:08.9), and 59th at the IC4A Championship 5M (26:44).

2018: Raced five times... Opened collegiate career with an eighth-place finish (19:58.2) at the Monmouth Kick-Off Invitational 6k... Placed 51st in the 4M (21:20.5) at the Haverford Main Line Invitational... Followed up with back-to-back 8k races, placing 74th (26:37.1) in the open race of the Paul Short Run and 155th (26:26.8) at the Princeton Invitational... Placed 11th in the coaches race at the IC4A Championship 4.97M (25:02).

High School/Personal: 2018 Pennsylvania state champion in the outdoor 4x800m relay, running the second leg en route to All-State honors... 2018 Pennsylvania state bronze medalist in the indoor Distance Medley Relay, running the 1200m leg... Led off the DMR at the Penn Relays with a 1200m split of 3:08... Team finished ninth... Three-time district qualifier in the 3200m... All-Suburban One League 3200m and 4x800m relay champion as a senior... Placed fifth in the 1600m at the league meet as a senior... All-Suburban One League selection in the 3200m and in cross country as a junior... 2017 DMR state qualifier as the 1200m leg... Led cross country squad to four consecutive undefeated seasons... Recipient of the Suburban One League Scholarship Award... Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track and field, three in indoor track and field, and three in cross country... Member of the 100 Point Club... Univest featured Athlete of the Week... Played freshman soccer... Volunteers at the local A Woman’s Place... Majoring in food marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore