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2020 Track and Field

Ben Gersch

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • Highschool Walt Whitman

Biography

PERSONAL BEST

EVENTTIMEMEETDATE
3,000 (Indoor)9:04.31Friday Night Spikes Opener1/17/2020
3,000 (Outdoor)9:02.78WashU Mini Meet3/23/2019
5,000 (Indoor)15:31.69Midwest ELITE Invitational2/15/2020
10,000 (Outdoor)32:20.07WashU Invite3/24/2018

2019-20
INDOOR:
Academic All-UAA ... season-best 9:04.31 in the 3000-meter run at the Friday Night Spikes Opener on Jan. 17 … season-best 15:31.69 in the 5000-meter run at the Midwest ELITE Invitational on Feb. 15

2018-19
OUTDOOR:
Placed sixth in the 3,000m at the WashU Mini Meet with a time of 9:02.78.

2017-18
OUTDOOR:
WashU's fourth fastest 10,000m performer, posted a season-best time of 32:20.07 at the WashU Invite on March 31.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain and four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Walt Whitman High School... Led team to multiple cross country championships including county (2014) and West Region (2013-14) while finishing fourth and third at the state championships in 2013 and '14 ... Was named to Run Washington magazine's All-Maryland Cross Country team, twice named All-State in cross country and once in track for the 3,200m run ... Personal-bests: 3,200m-9:36;  1,600m-4:29 ... Recipient of the Britton Chichester Sportsmanship Award.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Son of David Gersch and Cathy Hoffman.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2020Senior

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