2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

Katherine Jamtgaard

Ben Datte

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Downingtown, Pa.
  • High School Downingtown West

Biography

PR's
Cross Country: 6.4K - 21:25.5 ... 8K - 25:12.2 ... 10K 31:40.4
Indoor: 5,000m - 15:34.78
Outdoor: 3,000m - 9:10.63 ... 3000m Steeple - 9:24.72 ... 5,000m - 14:53.27  ... 10,000m - 32:27.54
2023-24
Cross Country 
  • Donned the Black and Gold for six meets this season
  • Helped the Mountaineers clinch the Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country team title, the program’s first since 2019
  • Helped the Mountaineers to a team score of 28 points at the SBC Championships, the lowest score at the championship meet since 2013
  • Finished 16th with an 8K time of 26.04.6 at the SBC Championships (Oct. 28)
  • Clocked a 10K time of 31:41.6 at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 10)
  • Recorded a season best 8K time of 25:18.6 at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic (Spet. 29-30)
Outdoor
  • Clocked a personal best of 9:24.72 to place eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 9-11)
  • Stopped the clock at 14:53.27 for a personal best in the 5,000 meters, placing 12th at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 11-13)
  • Placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:43.97 at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open (Mar. 16) and rounded out the top-five in the 5,000 meters at the Weems Baskin Relays (Mar. 22-23)
2022-23
Cross Country 
  • Recorded a 10K personal best of 31:40.4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 11)
  • Clocked an 8K personal best of 25:12.2 at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
  • Placed seventh in the Wildcat Classic (Oct. 21) with an 8K time of 25:38.2
Outdoor 
  • Finished third with a personal best of 32:27.54 in the 10,000 meters at the Colonial Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)
  • Placed fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.99) and seventh in the 5,000 meters (16:06.45) at the App State Open (Apr. 28-29)
  • Took seventh in the 5,000-meters with a time of 15:52.73 at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (Mar. 24-25)
  • Recorded a season best of 9:48.28 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Sun Belt Championships (May 11-13)
2021-22
Cross Country
  • Appeared in four meets 
  • Placed fifth at the Wildcat Classic (Oct. 22) with an 8K season best of 25:43.5
Outdoor
  • Took sixth in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:37.31) at the War Eagle Invitational (Apr. 15-16) 
  • Clocked a season-best of 32:41.57 in the 10,000 meters to place eighth at the Charlotte 49er Classic (Mar. 17-19)

2020-21
Cross Country
  • Competed in three meets during the season
  • Ran an 8K PR at the Louisville Cross Country Classic with a time of 25:49.5
  • Clocked a 6.4K PR at hte Mountains to Sea Open in 21:25.5
Outdoor
  • Finished seventh overall in the 3,000-meter run at the USC Open with a PR time of 9:10.63
  • Clocked a time of 15:53.88 in the 5,000-meter run at the Charlotte Invitational

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    CC, Distance

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    CC, Distance

  • 2022-23Junior

    CC, Distance

  • 2023-24Senior

    CC, Distance