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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Hummel

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Middleburg, Pa.
  • Major Communication, Journalism, and Media (Broadcast Media Production)
  • Highschool Midd-West

Biography

Midd-West High School: Totaled eight varsity letters spanning track & field and cross country for the Mustangs under coaches Jen Hummel, Jason Gemberling and Tom Williams…was a three-time national qualifier…won a PIAA ‘AA’ state title with his school’s 4x800-meter relay as a junior…finished as a four-time PIAA ‘AA’ State Track & Field Championships medalist…claimed three PIAA District 4 titles in track & field, including victories in the ‘AAA’ 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay as a senior and in the ‘AA’ 4x800-meter relay as a junior…qualified for the PIAA state championships in the 800 meters as a junior and senior…earned a PIAA ‘AA’ State Cross Country Championships medal in cross country with a fifth-place finish as a senior…posted a 30th-place finish at the PIAA ‘AA’ State Cross Country Championships as a junior…achieved a pair of District 4 cross country medals with a second-place finish as a senior and a ninth-place finish as a junior…earned All-Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference (PHAC) honors in cross country and in track & field for the 1,600 meters…broke six school records…compiled PRs of 1:54 at 800 meters, 4:20 at 1,600 meters, and 16:19 over 5,000 meters of cross country…maintained a 4.0 GPA…selected to the Distinguished Honor Roll in all four years of high school…named the salutatorian of his graduating class.

About Hummel: Full name is Benjamin Hummel.