User talk:ACCrossCountry11

THE BEGINING
Ben Rhoads(Benjamin Alexander Rhoads) was Born on February 6,1993. He was born in Hershey,Pennsylvania. He is a runner for the Lebanon-Lancaster League. Before he began to run he did quite a few diffrent sports these sport raged from baseball to soccer and also all the way to football. But Ben Put a side football and Baseball to focus on Soccer. But that year came when he went up to Middle school and by the spring Mile Run For his gym class he was told that he should think about join his JR. high track team. Which he did and he did exceptionally well. He ended up losing only two races and having a PR of 5:17 in the mile and 2:20 in the 800. That followiing year approached and some of his teammates that did Cross Country thought he should think about coming out for the Cross Country team. Which his eighth grade year he decided to be a part of the Cross Country team and his Recreational soccer team. He had exceptional years in both repeating the same amount of wins he had in track the following year. he also won the Gerber Invitational Individual championship and got in the top 30 placing 6th in the coaches meet. That same year he got the nick name BFR (Ben Fricken Rhoads Better Fricken Run)by the way he looked when ever he was getting redy to pass some one. He also had a great year in soccer he scored 7 goals and his team finished third place in there division. That same yearhe got a PR in the mile which was a time of 5:07 but he came short of reaching his goal of breaking 5 mins at the coaches meet while he was battling a sinus cold. But later that that following year Ben Ran Cross Country and finished in the top 10 in his county, top 30 in his league and just missed placing the top 20 in his district meet and qualifying for states. But come that spring that would all change. BEn ran hi Freshman year of track with a PR of 4:50 in the mile, 10:19 in the 2mile, and 2:06 in the 800.Also him and his 4x8 team finish with a PR of 8:55 with consisted of Eric Scherer,himself, Phil Martin, and Schane Clark. That same year he qualifyed for districts in both the mile and the 2mile.

Awards
(Gerber Invitational) Individual Champion Trophy 6th Place Medal(coaches Meet) 5th Place Ribbon(Elco Invit.) 6th place ribbon distance meadly(Pioneer relays) 8th Place Medal(Lebanon County Meet) 30th Place Medal(Lebanon-Lancaster League) 4th Place Ribbon 4x8(Lebanon County Meet) 4th Place ribbon Mile(Lebanon Country meet) 2nd place medal Mile(Battle of the Bridge) 3rd Place medal 2mile(Battle of the Brigde)

Other Awards
Soccer Recognition Trophy 3rd Place soccer Trophy Long distance Run(Field day)(2nd)