Ben Polichronopoulos
Ben Polichronopoulos
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    145
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    South Berwick, Maine
  • High School:
    Marshwood High School
  • Major:
    Accounting

Bio

As a senior: Cross Country - Competed in five races in his final season with the Bulldogs ... Finished 66th in the Bryant University Invitational ... Claimed 77th at the Monmouth Invitational with a time of 29:20.4 ... Ran 29-flat to finish 54th at the Ted Owen Invitational ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll. Indoor Track & Field - Member of record-breaking Distance Medley Relay team ... Joined Ryan Busby, Michael Arons and Scott Twardowski to break the school record at the NEC Championships with a time of 10:22.87 ... Recorded a best time in the 1000m at the URI Invitational with a time of 2:40.42 ... Had the best times in the 800m for the Bulldogs ... Finished 20th with a season-best time of 2:01.1 at the USATF-NE Championships ... Finished 26th at the NEC Championships. Outdoor Track & Field - Did not compete.

As a junior: Indoor Track and Field - Ran a season-best 1:57.62 in the 800m at the New England Indoor Championships, finishing 13th ... Finished 4th with a season-best time of 2:39.39 in the 1000m at the Alden Invitational. Outdoor Track and Field - Won his heat and finished 6th overall at the Brown Invitational with a season-best time of 4:26.52 in the mile. Cross country - Finished 43rd overall at the Bryant XC Invitational with a time of 17:52 ... Competetd in the CCSU Invitational and recorded a 57th place finish and a time of 29:13 on the 8K course ... Ran in the 2010 Codfish Bowl where he finished 140th overall with a time of 30:08 ... Ran a personal best of 28:32 at the New England Championships ... Participated in the Brown Invitational where he finished 23rd overall with a time of  28:51 on the  8k course.

As a sophomore: Indoor Track & Field - Led the 4x400m relay team to a first-place finish at the Alden Invitational ... Also finished seventh in the 500m dash at the Alden Invitational ... Helped 4x400m relay team finish second at the Rhody Open ... Finished second in his heat, 45th overall, in the 500m dash at the Boston University Valentine Invitational. Outdoor Track & Field - Helped 4x100m relay team to a second-place finish at the Bryant Invitational ... Anchored the 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish at the Brown Outdoor Invitational ... Won his heat and finished ninth overall in the 400m dash at the Brown Springtime Invitational.

Before Bryant: A 2008 graduate of Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Maine ... Two-year varsity letterwinner in track & field and football ... Three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball for the Hawks ... Set the Marshwood High record in the 4x800m as both a junior and a senior ... Recipient of the HAWK Award for Excellence in three sports and Excellence in Academics as a senior ... Led the state in assists per game as a basketball senior captain ... Also played two years of baseball ... National Honor Society member ... Honors graduate ... Honor roll student.

Personal: Born on April 27, 1990 ... Son of Christine and Joel Polichronopoulos ... Has one sister, Brie.