Ben Foley

Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Sycamore

2011-12: Competed in six events for the Musketeers ... Set a new personal best 8K time of 25:09 at the National Catholic Invitational. Finished in 16th place out of 255 runners ... Placed 21st at the All-Ohio Championship turning in a time of 25:40.51 ... Came in 37th as the third scorer for Xavier at the Atlantic 10 Championship ... Posted a 10K time of 32:09.8 as XU's third scorer at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ... Had three top 25 finishes ... Earned the AD Award for maintaining a 3.25-3.5 grade point average

2010-11: Saw action in all seven events in his first season in a Musketeer uniform ... Ran consistently in the top 5 for XU ... Earned a personal record at the All-Ohio Championships where he finished in 25:48 for 50th ... Finished 13th at the Queen City Invitational with a time of 15:41 ... Was 53rd at the Atlantic 10 Championship and 119th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ... Had two top 20 finishes ... Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll following both the fall and spring semesters

2009-10: Redshirted his first season with XU, but ran unattached in several races ... Won the Flying Pig Half Marathon in a time of 1:12.35

High School: Was the team captain for cross country at Sycamore High School ... Was an Ohio State Championship Qualifier ... In high school, ran a 16:05 5K, a 9:29 3,200 meter, a 4:26 1,600 meter and a 1:59 split in the 4 x 800 meter relay.

Personal: Son of Russell and Penny Foley ... Born June 20, 1989 in Cincinnati ... A Liberal Arts major ... Has two older sisters ... Was high school teammates with fellow XU runner Hank Geer