2019 Ben Wallace
  Ben Wallace - Freshman
Ben is a first year high school cross country runner and one year Letterman.

Son of Ian and Becky Smith


  2019 Letterman


  400 Mile Club in 2019


Most Consecutive Days in a Row - 3 month award


2019 Personal Best Time 18:07 (18:02*)

2019 Personal Best 2 Mile Time 12:28



2019 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational



Fastest Top Freshmen Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, U-High & Metamora Invitationals & Conference Meet.

 

2019 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September & October


2019 State Qualifier - alternate
   As a freshman, Ben joined us with running experience at the junior high level.  Ben worked very hard for months before joining our team showing great determination.  He ran enough miles to earn a spot on our 400 mile club.  He ran well in his first high school invite.  He ran a 19:19.  This was fast enough to earn him a spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list for the Charleston Invitational.  Ben earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September.  en ran a very tough mentally intense race at the Springfield Invitational.  He fought hard for the second half of the race to hold off a large pack of runners.  In the process he broke the other runners' spirits.  He won a medal with his effort by placing 9th.  He ran a time of 12:28 which was his lifetime best.  Ben is constantly one of the hardest workers in practice each day.  Ben's time was was enough to earn him a spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list of the Springfield Invitational. Ben had a personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational.  He cut off 40 seconds from his season best to run in the 18s for the first time.  He ran a 18:39.  Ben was the first runner on our team in the open race which is quite impressive for a freshman.  Ben's time earned him the 39th spot on our team's fastest top times list at the Peoria Notre Dame Meet for freshman.  Ben's place was the 15th best place our team has had since 2000 in the open race. Ben had a 32 second improvement at the U-High Invitational.  He ran 18:07 which was fast enough to earn him the 13th spot on our fastest freshman top times list at the U-High Invitational.  Ben cut another 5 seconds off his time at the Metamora Invitational to ran a 18:02.  This was fast enough to earn him the 30th spot on our team's fastest freshman top times list at the Metamora Invitational.  Ben earned a spot on the News-Gazette leaders list in October.  Ben ran a very solid time at the Conference meet.  He ran a 18:43 on a very challenging course.  His time earned him the 43rd spot on our team's fastest freshman top times list for the conference meet.  He earned a spot on our State series roster his freshman year. Ben earned our team's 3 month most consecutive days in a row award.