Lars Benner

Lars started running in high school as a way to gain fitness for basketball, which he thought at the time was his main sport. Eventually, he had more success as a runner and fully transitioned to track by his senior year in high school.  During his career at University of Tampa, Lars was a Second Team Academic All-American, and was the Sunshine State Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.  Lars was a two-year cross country and track captain, and holds the school record in the 1500 meters.  With GRC Lars hopes to continue to improve his track times, with a focus on the 1500.  Lars is currently pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University.

PR's:
1500m - 3:55
5k - 15:11
8k - 25:48
1k - ​32:36