Ben Fazio

Ben Fazio

  • Award
    Track Performer
  • Week Of
    5/16/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Distance
  • Hometown
    East Greenwich, R.I.
  • High School
    East Greenwich
RPI junior Ben Fazio participated in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Division I IC4A Championship at Princeton, where he finished second of 39 competitors with a school record time of 14:16. Fazio, who had the fastest final 800 meters on the track, broke the mark, which he held, of 14:27 by 11 seconds. Brian Zabilski of Columbia won the event with a time of 14:11.60, while Chad Maloy of Canisius was third, crossing in 14:17.59. Fazio was the only non-Division I competitor in the 5000 meters.