Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior): (XC) Won 8K and ran PR of 25:06.2 at IC4A/ECAC XC Championship, competed in 8K at Ivy League Heps XC Championships, ran 10K PR of 30:52.2 at NCAA DI NE XC Championships. (ITF) Ran mile PR of 4:26.73 at Fastrack National Invite (OTF) did not compete.

2022-23 (Junior): (ITF) Participated in the 3000m at Dartmouth v. Columbia v. Yale, placing 16th with time of 8:34.75 (Jan. 22) … Had a personal best 5000m time of 14:33.71, placing 6th at the Dr. Sander Invitational (Feb. 4-5) … Competed at the Ivy League Indoor TF Championships, placed 14th in the 3000m with PR time of 8:17.04 (Feb. 26-27) … (OTF): Ran in the Raleigh Relay 5000m competition, finishing in 168th place with time 14:48.49 (Mar. 24-26)

2021-22 (Sophomore): (XC) Posted a 8K time of 25:33.3 (51st) at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 30) ... Clocked a time of 31:34.8 (10K), being Columbia's fourth finisher at the NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championships ... Had best finishing time of 25:28.4 (PR) to cross the line in 5th in the 8K at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships (Nov. 21) ... Opened college career with a 20:06.2 in the 3.73M (23rd) at the Stony Brook XC Invite (Sept. 4) ... (ITF) Ran a PR in the 3,000m with a time of 8:17.04 (14th) in the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 26-27) ... Posted a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m with a time of 14:33.71 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Feb. 4-5) ... Crossed the line in fourth-place with a time of 8:19.92 in the 3,000m at the Rutgers Open (Feb. 11-12) ... (OTF) In lone event of the outdoor season, finished the 5,000m in 14:48.49 at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26).

2020-21 (First-Year): Season canceled (COVID-19).

High School: Four-time letterwinner in Track & Field and Cross Country at Wyomissing Area Jr./Sr. High School in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania ... Member of the 2017 Pennsylvania AA Cross Country State Champions ... Set school record in the 5K (15:43) and the Indoor 3,200-Meter Run (9:25) ... 2020 AA Cross Country Pennsylvania State Championship Runner-Up ... Two-time Cross Country AA District Champion (2019-20) ... Two-time Cross County Champion (2019-20) ... 2017 All-County (Cross Country and Track & Field) ... Two-time Cross Country and Track & Field team captain (2018-20) ... National AP Scholar ... Earned AP Scholar with Distinction honors.

Personal: Born, Benjamin Raymond Kuhn, on Spt. 13, 2001 in Reading, Pennsylvania ... Son of Jill and Edward Kuhn ... Has four siblings, Austin (24); Cassidy (22); Seth (20) and Grace (16) ... Comes from an athletic family: brother, Austin, played Soccer at Penn (2013-17); Sister, Cassidy, competed in Track and Cross Country at San Diego (2016-20); Brother, Seth, is currently a member of the Penn State Soccer team ... Writes for a local hometown magazine ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League program Penn, along with the College of Williams and Mary ... Went with Columbia because "I was enthralled by the academic and athletic opportunities that Columbia provides, along with the buzz that a unique city campus brings" ... Plans on enrolling in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Financial Economics.

Career Bests
10K (XC) - 31:34.8
NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships - Nov. 12, 2021
8K (XC) - 25:28.4
IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships - Nov. 20, 2021
3.73M (XC) - 20:06.2
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4, 2021
5,000m (Indoor) - 14:33.71
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Feb. 4-5, 2022
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:17.04
Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps - Feb. 26-27, 2022