2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ben Thomas

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Sydney, Australia
  • INFLCR ben-thomas-1

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Comes off a successful season of competition in his collegiate rookie campagn in 2025 ... Made his collegiate debut indoors and ran the leadoff leg of Villanova's conference champion distance medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships ... Also ran a leg of the 4x800 meter relay indoors ... Competed individually at the conference championships outdoors where he advanced to the final of the 800 meters and scored team points with a seventh place finish ... Recorded PRs of 1:50.18 in the 800 meters and 4:13.09 in the mile during the year ... Was already a sub-four minute miler in Australia (3:37.96 metric equivalent in the 1500 meters) prior to beginning his collegiate career ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at Villanova in his first collegiate semester in Fall 2024.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
400 Meters 49.69 NSW 5000m Championships (2.11.2023)
800 Meters 1:50.18 Larry Ellis Invitational (5.2.2025)
1200 Meters (relay) 2:57.59 BIG EAST Championships (2.28.2025)
1500 Meters 3:37.96 NSW Milers Series (2.22.2024)
Mile 4:13.09 Penn 10 Elite (1.25.2025)
3000 Meters 8:16.01 NSW 3000m Championships (11.4.2023)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 16 800 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 1:50.84 5th
May 17 800 Meters (Final) 1:50.25 7th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters) 9:42.54 1st
March 1 4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 7:34.78 5th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Personal: Exploratory Arts major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Sophomore