Ben Stern (8th, Northeast)

Ben Stern on his way to an eighth-place finish at the 2001 Foot Locker Northeast Regional. (MensRacing.com photo, click to enlarge)

Hometown: Potomac, MD
High School: Georgetown Day School
Year of Graduation: 2002

After finishing 29th at the 2000 Foot Locker Northeast Regional, Ben Stern organized his training differently this year with an aim of peaking at the regional. It worked. Stern finished eighth at the 2001 Regional, earning a spot at the National Finals for the first time.

Other Notes:
...Finished second in the Foot Locker Northeast Regional sophomore race in 1999... Is the first Maryland boy to qualify since 1995...

In the News:
What a difference a year makes: Lockhart, Stern make nationals (11/25/01)
Finishes third at Georgetown Prep Classic (10/21/01)
Second at Glory Days Invitational behind Lockhart (10/13/01)
Wins Mercersburg Invitational (9/29/01)
Finishes fifth in Penn Relays 3,000m (4/29/01)
Makes All-Met Cross Country Team (Fall 2000)
Wins Georgetown Prep Classic, breaks Sharif Karie's record (10/21/00)