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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Steven Spreizer '22
Shreyas Sriram '19
Shreyas Sriram '19

Ben Ertel

  • Position 400 / 800
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfield, CT

Biography

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2019-20 Indoor: Competed in 400, 800 and 4x400 ... College-best in 400 at Boston University (51.23) ... Second in 800 and 4x400 at Smith ... First in 4x400 at Middlebury and second at Utica ... 

2019 Outdoor: Competed in 800 and 4x400 ... College-best in 800 at Bucknell (1:55.18) ... First in 4x400 at Bucknell (3:22.85) ...

2018-19 Indoor: Competed in 800 and 4x400 ... Second in 800 at UMass Boston ... Third in 4x400 at Middlebury ...

2018 Outdoor: Competed in 4x400, 800 and 1500 ... Season-best of 4:23.94 in 1500 at Tufts ...

2017-18 Indoor: Competed in 500, 800, 1000 and 4x400 ... College-bests of 1:09.47 in 500 and 2:38.05 in 1000 at Middlebury ... First in 800 at Ithaca (1:59.48) ... 

High School: Lettered in indoor and outdoor track & field all four years ... Captain of both as senior ... All-League in indoor 4x800 twice ... All-State twice ... Second at Emerging Elite Indoor Nationals ... All-League in outdoor once ... Academic All-State in outdoor in 2017 ... Four years of cross country ... All-League in 2014 ... Honor Roll ...

Personal: Materials Engineering major ... Son of Donna and Michael Ertel.

On attending Rensselaer: "The great academics at the school that fit my personal desires, as well as the opportunity to continue competing in track & field at a high level." - August 2020

On the benefits of undergraduate community: "There are so many helpful people who are around you who are willing to aid you in your pursuit of success. There are so many resources." - August 2020

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    400 / 800
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    400 / 800
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    400 / 800
    5'8" 130 lbs