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Ben Petrella

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LIVERPOOL HS
LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

15:43

Class A ind. state title

15:31.0

Won Nike Cross Nat'l NY championship

NXN Final (6th)
“I've coached state champions and many all-state runners, but Ben Petrella is a once-in-a-lifetime athlete.”
Tracey Vannatta
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 145-pound senior raced to the Class A individual state championship this past season with a course-record time of 15:43, leading the Warriors to the state title as a team. Petrella won the Nike Cross Nationals New York Regional championships

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Academic Achievement

Petrella has maintained an A average in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician and president of his school's chapter of the National Honor Society, he has volunteered locally on behalf of youth running programs and charity road races.