Ben Branagh
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05/11/2016
Men’s Distance Runners To Compete At West Coast Last Chance Meet
Five Spartans to compete in 1,500m and 5,000m races.
05/10/2016
Spartans Honored At The Eighth Annual SAMMYS
SJSU student-athletes, teams and coaches recognized.
04/15/2016
Men's Distance Runners Compete At Dual Track & Field Meets
Trio of Spartans competed at Mt.SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational
04/12/2016
Record Number Of Student-Athletes To Be Honored At Honors Convocation Friday
Nine student-athletes will receive President's Scholar recognition for achieving a 4.0 GPA in two of the past three semesters.
04/12/2016
Spartan Men’s Distance Runners To Compete At Two Meets On April 14
Three Spartans expected to compete.
AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Third season with the Spartans... Six top-20 finishes out of 16 career races including four top-six finishes... Two-time Academic All-Mountain West Conference honoree... Two-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award recipient... 2015 San José State University Dean's Scholar recipient.
2015: Led Spartans in three races, at the USF Invitational, Fresno State Invitational and Santa Clara Invitational… Competed in six races, scoring in all of them… Season best second place finish at the 6K Fresno State Invitational (9/11) with a time of 18:28.3… Named the Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week following the Fresno State Invitational… Finished third overall at the 8K Santa Clara Invitational (10/17) with a time of 24:03.9 to lead the Spartans to a first place team finish… Finished sixth overall at the season opening 8K USF Invitational with a time of 24:54.3… Second finisher among Spartans in two races, at the Stanford Invitational and NCAA West Regional Championships.
2015: Led Spartans in three races, at the USF Invitational, Fresno State Invitational and Santa Clara Invitational… Competed in six races, scoring in all of them… Season best second place finish at the 6K Fresno State Invitational (9/11) with a time of 18:28.3… Named the Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week following the Fresno State Invitational… Finished third overall at the 8K Santa Clara Invitational (10/17) with a time of 24:03.9 to lead the Spartans to a first place team finish… Finished sixth overall at the season opening 8K USF Invitational with a time of 24:54.3… Second finisher among Spartans in two races, at the Stanford Invitational and NCAA West Regional Championships.
2014: Competed in six races, scoring in all of them... Spartans’ leader in four of the six races he competed in (USF Invitational, Fresno State Invitational, Mountain West Championship, and NCAA West Regional)… Season best second place finish at the Fresno State Invitational 6K (9/5) with a time of 18:38.00... Ran 24:24.80 at the 2014 Mountain West Championship 8K (10/31) finishing 21st... 8K season best 12th place finish at the USF Invitational (8/30) with a time of 25:43.3... Concluded the season with a top-50 finish in the NCAA West Regional 10K (11/14) meet finishing 45th with a time of 30:24.9.
2013: Competed in four races, scoring in all of them... Season-best 42nd place finish at the Fresno State Invitational 8K (9/14)... Clocked 25:23.0 for his fastest 8K time of the season at the Bronco Invitational (10/19)... 56th place with a time of 26:51.57 at the Mountain West Championship 8K (11/1).
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of St. Malachy's College in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland... was the 2012 Ulster Province under-19 cross country champion... Third place in the Antrim All-Ireland Under-19 cross country championships.
MORE ON BEN: A sociology major... Posted a best time of 3:53.59 in the 1,500m at the 2015 West Coast Last Chance Meet (5/9)… Best time of 14:25.60 in the 5,000m at the 2015 San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/4)… Likes surfing, rollerblading and running during his free time... Plans to be a firefighter after graduation... Native of Belfast, Ireland.
CAREER FINISHES
| 2015 | |||
| Race |
Time
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Place
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Distance
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| USF Invitational |
24:54.3
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6th
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8K
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| Fresno State Invitational |
18:28.3
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2nd
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6K
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| Stanford Invitational |
24:46.4
|
48th
|
8K
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| Santa Clara Invitational |
24:03.9
|
3rd
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8K
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| Mountain West Championship |
28:42.07
|
43rd
|
8K
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| NCAA West Regional |
32:33.3
|
74th
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10K
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| 2014 | |||
| Race |
Time
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Place
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Distance
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| USF Invitational |
25:43.3
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12th
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8K
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| Fresno State Invitational |
18:38.00
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2nd
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6K
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| Stanford Invitational |
25:30
|
141st
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8K
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| Santa Clara Invitational |
24:03.8
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17th
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8K
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| Mountain West Championship |
24:24.8
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21st
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8K
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| NCAA West Regional |
30:24.9
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45th
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10K
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| 2013 | |||
| Race |
Time
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Place
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Distance
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| Fresno State Invitational |
22:08.6
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42nd
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4 miles
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| Stanford Invitational |
28:28
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196th
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8K
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| Bronco Invitational |
25:23.0
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102nd
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8K
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| Mountain West Championship |
26:51.57
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56th
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8K
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