2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Ben Harder

  • Position Mid-Distance/Distance
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown South River, N.J.
  • High School South River
  • Major Health Sciences

Biography

2020-21: Competed three times during outdoors, but there was no indoors season ... posted a 2:24.24 in his only 800m at Ramapo (4/9) ... ran the 3,000m steeplechase twice, including a 11:58.12 at NJACs (5/5).

2019-20: Ran seven times during indoors ... there was no outdoors season due to COVID ... competed in the Mile five times, including a 5:14.48 at the NYC DIII Invite (1/31) ... ran in the 800m three times, including a 2:16.56 at the Fasttrack Last Chance (2/28).

2018-19: INDOORS: ran six times ... competed in the Mile with a 5:19.20 at Wagner (12/7) ... ran in the 1,000 at STAC (1/11) with a time of 3:11.22 ... competed in the 800m three times, including a 2:17.04 at the NYC DIII Invite (2/1) ... posted a 1:18.87 in his only 500m at NJACs (2/18).
OUTDOORS: competed nine times ... ran in the 800m twice, including a 2:19.62 at Stockton (4/12) and did the long jump five times, including a 5.37m at Stockton as well ... posted a 26.59 in his only 200m and a 1:00.03 in his only 400m of the season at TCNJ (4/26).

High School: Graduated from South River High School in South River on June 26th, 2015… Played three years of varsity Soccer for Coach Eric Clays… Played one year of varsity Cross Country for Coach Nicholas Kruger… Was an All Blue Division Runner and a Central Jersey Group 1 Team Medalist… Played four years of varsity Track and Field for Coach Jamie Christie…. Was awarded All Gold Division in 2014 and 2015...

Personal: Ben Harder… Born March 7th in New Brunswick, NJ… Mother is Monica Harder and Father is Norman Harder … Has two brothers… Majoring in Health Science… Graduated from Middlesex County College with an Associates in Science in 2017…

Favorite Class: Anything Professor Jeans teaches
Idol: Teachers
Favorite Team: Knicks
Favorite Artist: Lil Uzi
Favorite Movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Favorite Food: Chicken

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    Middle Distance/Distance/Relays
    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Middle Distance/Distance/Relays
    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance/Distance
    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance/Distance
    6'3" 180 lbs