Ben Edwards
Ben Edwards
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Morristown, N.J.
  • High School:
    Morristown
  • Events:
    Distance

Bio

Junior from Morristown, N.J. … 2016 graduate of Morristown High School who is majoring in finance … outstanding student with a minor in computer science … Before Bentley: two-year captain of cross country, winter and spring track teams … earned a total of 12 varsity letters (four cross country, four spring track, three winter track, one basketball) … helped cross country team win conference and county championships his sophomore and senior years … spring track won counties and conference his senior year … in cross country, was first-team All-County and All-Daily Record … high school PR’s include 4:19 1,600, 9:28 3,200 and 16:07 5,000 … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 20 … son of Peter and Teresa Edwards … has a brother, Will (22), and a sister, Tess (18) … was class president in high school … Colleges Against Cancer E-Board … Admissions Fellow … volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

CROSS COUNTRY

2017: Was among Bentley’s top seven in the five races he ran, including three times in the top three … finished 59th in the Northeast-10 Championships (27:18.85), 62nd in the NCAA Division II East Regional (36:11.6) and 113th in the New Englands (27:27.5) …. 2016: participated in four meets … eighth among Bentley runners and 48th overall in the Northeast-10 championships (27:06.0) … 63rd in the JV race at the New Englands (27:14.56).

TRACK

2017-18: Finished 17th in the 5,000 (16:14.68) at the outdoor Northeast-10 Championships … sophomore season also included action in four indoor and four outdoor non-championship meets … 2016-17?: during the outdoor NE10’s, was 12th in the 1500 (4:01.38) and part of a 4x800 relay team that was fifth (7:49.51) … was ninth in the mile (4:27.34) and seventh in the 4x800 (8:09.88) at the indoor NE10’s … 22nd in the mile (4:27.47) at the indoor New Englands.

TFRRS Profile/Career History

News Mentions

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Bentley Men Post Quartet of Thirds During Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational

The Bentley University men’s track and field team posted a quartet of third-place finishes, including two from junior Alex Arnold (Saco,...

April 27, 2019

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Arnold, Maselli Lead Bentley During Carisella Invitational

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April 20, 2019

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Arnold Continues Strong Spring During San Diego Triton Invitational

The Bentley University men’s outdoor track and field team competed in a pair of meets Saturday, one In California and the other in New...

April 13, 2019

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Bentley Men Compete in John Thomas Invitational

At least ten new personal bests were set Saturday when the Bentley University men’s indoor track and field team competed in the John Thomas...

January 26, 2019