Ben Furcht
Sr., Lower Merion H.S.
Ardmore, PA
Highlights: Finished 10th at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional, earning the invitation to San Diego. At the first major meet of the year, the Hershey XC Invite, Furcht set the tone for the season, winning with a course record time of 16:09. Placed 11th at the PIAA Class AAA Championships. Won the Paul Short Invitational and District One Championships, both at Lehigh University.
Furcht says: “I just had fun. Neal (Berman) and I knew we could win some big races this year, so just working with him and making it happen was a blast. I had never won any big races in cross country before this year, so winning races like Paul Short and Districts was really exciting. States was pretty disappointing, but I was totally motivated to redeem myself at Northeast. Now I'm off to San Diego and looking to rep PA well.”
Summer mileage (max): 75
Weekly mileage: 70
Training shoes: Asics Gel 2120
Superstitions: Listens to the same song before each race, and always warms up in same outfit.
Hobbies: Making music and occasional bowling
Favorite food: Hot dogs