Benjamin Happenny
Benjamin Happenny
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Woonsocket, R.I.
  • High School:
    Mount Saint Charles Academy
  • Major:
    Biology
Bio

Personal Bests:
5k - 16:53.72 - Colby-Sawyer Charger Invitational, Aug. 31, 2024 (School Record)
8k - 28:17.2 - Bruce Kirsh XC Cup, Oct. 2, 2021

2023: Academic All-GNAC
Second Team All-GNAC ... GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 25)
... Competed in all seven events during season, was top Regis finisher in all of them ... Posted personal-best five-kilometer time of 17:34.1 at Charger Invitational Sept. 1 ... Finished 10th at GNAC Championships (11/4) in 30:25.9 ... Finished 140th at NCAA East Regional (11/11) in 28:54.79.

2022:
First Team All-GNAC ... Academic All-GNAC
... Competed in seven events during season, was top Regis finisher in all of them ... Finished sixth at GNAC Championships (10/29) with 8K time of 30:23.7 ... Posted season-best 8K time of 28:28.5 at Keene State Invitational (10/1) ... Finished 12th at Wellesley Invitational (9/2) with season-best 5K time of 18:41.5.

2021:
First Team All-GNAC
... Top Regis finisher in all seven events during season ... Finished sixth at GNAC Championships (10/30) with eight-kilometer time of 29:47 ... Crossed the finish line in fourth place at Elms Blazer Classic (9/25) ... Finished in top 25 in six events. 

Prep:
Competed in cross country and track & field at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, R.I.

Personal:
Parents are Kenneth and Sarah Happenny ... Has one sister named Jillian ... Majoring in biology.

News mentions
Pride Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at GNAC Championships
Cross Country Gets First Look at Regional XC Course
Pride Cross Country Competes at UMass Dartmouth
Happenny Paces Pride Runners with Record-Setting Effort