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Ben Lanza
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Conn.
- Previous Team:
- Middletown
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
Bio
As a Junior in 2017:
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Made six appearances on the season
- Earned one of the top five scoring finishes for the Bobcats at the MAAC Championships, coming in 60th of 144 with a 28:03.7
- Ran a season-best 27:14.2 at the NEICAAA Championships
- Competed at the NCAA East Regionals, finishing in 35:57.5 (10K)
- Was 16th of 35 runners at the Stony Brook Season Opener (6K) with a 19:16.6
- Came in 28th of 79 runners at the Monmouth Invitational with a 27:45.24
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Made five appearances on the season
- Opened 2016 with a 16th place finish at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/3) where he clocked in at 19:50.1
- Placed 89th overall at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/16) with a time of 28:15.1
- Picked up a 293rd place finish at the Paul Short Men’s Gold Run (10/1) as he crossed the line in 26:15.1
- Placed 162nd overall (third on the team) at the New England Championships (10/8) with a time of 27:19.2
- Closed the season with a 69th place showing at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/21) as he clocked in at 16:18
- Appeared in six events for the Bobcats
- Started the year with a 44th place finish at the Stony Brook Invitational with a time of 20:15.4
- Placed 84th at the Rider Invitational with a time of 26:46.2
- Finished in 119th at the Paul Short Brown Run, crossing the line in 27:38.6
- Crossed the line in 27:11.9 at the New England Sub Varsity Championships which was good enough for 95th place
- Took 23rd place at the CCSU Mini Meet sub varsity event with a time of 16:20.9
- Clocked in at 26:23.6 at the MAAC Championships which was good enough for 104th place
- Graduated from Middletown High School in 2015
- Improved drastically from his junior to senior season at Middletown, finishing with a personal-best high school time of 16:50.39 at the 27th annual Going to the Sun Cross Country Invite
- Also finished a career-best fifth at the Going to the Sun Cross Country Invite
- Moved up an impressive 40 spots from 66th to 28th place from his junior to senior season at the CIAC Class L Cross Country Championships
- Born and raised in Middletown, Conn.
- Son of Paul and Lorie Lanza
- Has one brother Zack and one sister Gabi
- Majoring in finance
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