Ben Davidson
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
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- High School:
- Valley Catholic High School
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- Major:
- Philosophy
AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): (XC) Ran five times in his debut season with the Broncos ... 8-kilometer season-best 25:12.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational ... 10-kilometer season-best 33:35.6 at the NCAA Division I West Region Championships.
(TRACK) Competed five times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and one time at 5,000 meters during his first season on the track ... won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 9:56.21 at the Johnny Mathis Invitational ... 3,000-meter steeplechase season-best, team spring-low 9:40.23 at the Oxy Distance Carnival Spring Break Classic ... 5,000-meter season best 15:53.70 at the West Coast Last Chance Open.
PRIOR TO SCU: (XC) Team was two-time 4A state champions (2013-14) … 2014 team set three class school records in fastest 5k times … finished third in state XC meet in 2014 … First Team All-State 2014 ... (TRACK) 3rd place in 3000m in the state track meet in 2016 ... 3rd place in the 1500m at the state championships track meet in 2015 … coached by Tommy Manning and Ian Berge … (SKI RACING) two-time 3rd-place finisher in state (2015-16) … 12th at the West Region Championships as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL PRS: Had a personal best of 15:53 in the 5k … had personal bests of 2:02 in the 800 meters, 4:07 in the 1500m and 8:50 in the 3000m.
PERSONAL: Parents are Howard and Ann Davidson … has an older brother, Jonathan … mother was a standout on the Stanford track and field team helping the Cardinal finish 2nd at the 1982 NCAA Cross Country Championships … also finished seventh in the 10000m at the 1982 NCAA Track and Field Championships … mother is also a five-time world champion in her age group in the triathlon/duathlon … father is a pediatrician … member of the National Honor Society in high school … hobbies include skiing, whitewater kayaking, soccer, and running.
