2019 Merrimack College Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Forest

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tewksbury, Mass.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Tewksbury
  • Major Undeclared Engineering

Biography

2019-20

  • Ran in three events during the 2019 cross country season
  • Finished a season-best 28th place at the CCSU Mini-Meet with a time of 16:27.7


2018-19

Cross Country
  • Competed in five events as a sophomore
  • Finished in the top-20 at the Shacklette (9/1) and Codfish Bowl (9/22)
  • Ran his season best 27:50.5 at the Kirsh Cup (10/20) 
  • Finished 92nd out of 151 runners at NE10 Championships (11/4)

2017-18

Cross Country
  • Competed in four meets as a freshman
  • Placed 36th in his rookie debut at the Shacklette Invitational (9/2)
  • Earned 32nd place at teh Bowdoin Invitational (9/16) and 60th at the Codfisih Bowl (9/23).
  • Ran his season-best time of 26:35.91 at the NE10 Championships (10/22).
Indoor Track & Field
  • Competed in four events as a freshman during the indoor season
  • Had a pair of top-10 finishes
  • Posed a personal best in the 3000m (9:49.43) at the URI Coaches Tribute (2/9)
  • Ran a personal best in the 5K at the USM Open (1/27) with a time of 17.19.38
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
  • Was on the 4x100 relay team that finished second at the Skyhawk Invitational (4/28)
  • Set a personal best in the 5K race (16:46.71) at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21)
  • Recorded a personal best and finished eighth in the 10K race (34:54.18) at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4/14)
  • Set a personal best in the 1500m race with a time of 4:3859 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/7)
Before Merrimack
  • Attended Tewksbury Memorial High School
  • Cross Country All-State qualifier (junior, senior)
  • Cross Country MVC Meet D2 Champions (senior)
  • Also ran track & field
  • Captain (senior)
Personal 
  • Born Feb. 17, 1998
  • Son of Diane and Russell Forest
  • Brother to Thomas, Sarah and Joseph
  • Undeclared Engineering major 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior