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2011-12 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ben Potts

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool Haddonfield Memorial HS

Biography

As a Freshman (2011-12)
Potts helped Cornell qualify for the IC4A title in the Indoor IC4A Championships, running the second leg of the 4x800 relay before sitting out of the final. Cornell would win that final. He was also on the distance medley relay team at Penn Relays that took sixth place in the college section, as he ran the anchor leg. Potts returned to the 4x800 team at the Outdoor IC4As, running in the final this time to help Cornell take second place and earn eight points.

Before Cornell
Potts ran 12 varsity seasons of cross country, indoor and outdoor track for the Haddonfield Bulldawgs. As member of 10 separate state champion teams, Potts won eight individual state championships and was a member of three national championship winning relays in 2010. Potts has a personal record of 1:53.4 in the 800 from his junior year, a 1600 personal record of 4:14.14 from his sophomore year and a 3200 personal record of 9:18 from his senior year.