Relay teams turn in impressive performances on Friday.
2010-11:Indoor T/F - Member of the third place 4x800M relay at the Big East Indoor Championships (7:31.0)...set a career best in the 800M run with a time of 1:52.2 in the IC4A Championships, finishing seventh in the 4x800M relay at the same event...won the 400M dash at the Akron Invitational...recorded a career best time of 1:05.4 in the 500M dash at the Great Dane Classic. Outdoor T/F - Registered a top-5 finish as a member of the 4x800M relay at the Big East Outdoor Championships...posted a career best in the 1500M run at the Charlotte 49ers Classic (3:59.5).
2008-09 (at IUP): Ben Hatch won the PSAC outdoor title in the 800M run (1:51.84) to qualify for nationals...was a member of the third-place 4 x 400 relay (3:22.20) at the PSAC indoor meet...a member of the 4 x 100 relay team that finished second at the conference meet (40.87).
High School: Track team won districts in 200...a three-time 800M run district champion...400M dash district champion in 2008...was named all-state three times in track...also a four-time cross country all-star and three-time basketball all-star...competed at the Nike Indoor Nationals and went to the NCAA Division II National Championships in the 800M run.
Personal: Son of Brian Hatch and Julie Aposhian...born December 19, 1989...has two siblings, Adam and Jordan...a finance major.