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2012 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Delikat

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chelmsford, Mass.
  • Highschool Chelmsford

Biography

2012-13: Cross Country: Competed in six meets… Placed 10th at the C.W. Post Invitational in 27:07.91 (9/15)… Was 21st overall at the Leeber Invite in 27:57 (9/22)… Finished 41st overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 27:52.47 (10/5)… Took 15th at the Tribe Open in 27:30.97 (10/13)… Was 63rd overall at the IC4A Championship in 27:46.6 (11/17). Indoor: Was sixth in the mile run at the Rutgers Invitational in 4:35.09 (1/5)… Placed eighth in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championship in 4:26.62 (1/25). Outdoor: Was 21st in the 1,500 meter run at the VCU Ram Invite in 4:15.71 (3/16)… Placed 14th at the Golden Ram Invitational in the 800 meter run in 2:04.89 (3/23)… Member of the 4x1500 relay at the Colonial Relays that finished tenth in 16:43.73 (4/5)… Recorded a time of 4:09.93 at the Metropolitan Championship to finish 14th in the 1,500 meter run (4/13)… Recipient of the Kieran Award, given to the Fordham College senior student-athlete for academic and athletic excellence… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2011-12: Cross Country: Competed in six meets... Took ninth at the St. John[apos]s Fall Festival 5K Run in 17:20.94 (10/16)... Placed 26th at the C.W. Post Invitational in 27:52.53 (9/17)... Took 30th in the coaches' race at the IC4A Championship in 28:38 (11/19)... Placed 51st overall at the Leeber Invitational in 29:51 (9/24). Indoor: Finished 25th in the 1,000 meter run at the NYU Gotham Cup in 2:36.43 (1/13)... Took 13th in the 800 meter run in 2:02.70 at the Charley Torpey Invitational (2/4). Outdoor: Was fifth in the 1,500 meter run (4:07.72) at the George Mason Opener (3/17)... Was sixth in the 1,500 meter run (4:12.88) at the FDU Knight Classic (3/31)... Posted a season-best time of 2:02.54 in the 800 meters at the Yale Springtime Invitational (4/29)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2010-11: Cross Country: Competed in three races... Highest finish came at the St. John's Fall Festival 6K run, taking 19th in 21:03.95 (10/17)... Took 42nd at the C.W. Post Invitational in 28:57.68 (9/18). Indoor: Placed seventh in the mile run at the Christmas Classic in 4:39.8 (12/10)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity cross country and track teams at Chelmsford High School... Served as team captain for cross country... Named Scholar-Athlete twice for each season of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track... Named All-Conference in indoor track twice and outdoor track once... Recipient of the MIAA Sportsmanship Award... Helped the distance medley relay place tenth at the Nike Indoor Nationals as a junior... Member of the school record 4x800 relay team as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society, serving as president his senior year... Member of the high honor roll... Received the Academic Award for Excellence three times as well as a National Merit commendation.

Major: English & Urban Studies.

CAREER BEST TIMES
XC 5K: 17:20.94 (2011)
XC 8K: 27:07.19 (2012)
Indoor 800m: 2:00.71 (2013)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:36.43 (2012)
Indoor mile: 4:26.62 (2013)
Indoor 3,000m: 9:01.99 (2013)
Outdoor 800m: 2:02.54 (2012)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:05.20 (2012)

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Junior

    XC
    6'2"
  • 2012Senior

    XC/Distance
    6'2"