It wasn't the PSAL Seniors' first trip out West, but it was the most fruitful.
Running in the storied Arcadia Invitational 3200m, Benjamin Berman (Bronx Science) clicked off an impressive new Personal Best, finishing 13th in a loaded field.
Berman crossed the line at 8:45.85 for the distance, converting up to 8:48.95 for the full Two Miles.
That mark makes him the third fastest ever at the distance by a New Yorker. It also counts as the PSAL Record.
The race was won in a new National Record by Jackson Spencer (Herriman, UT), who went 8:31.80 to win. In total, 55 athletes broke the 9min barrier.
Berman now trails only the State Record Holder Mikey Brannigan (Northport), who went 8:42.92 to win Loucks in 2015, and Josh McDougal (Home Schooled) who went 8:48.11 for the full 2-Miles in 2004.
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Berman wasn't alone out West. Junior Ryan Sykes (Greeley) went 8:51.52 for a new personal best, taking 24th. That mark makes him NY-22 All-Time in the event. Liam Luff (Trinity) went NY-3 for 2026 in 9:11.00.
It wasn't the PSAL Seniors' first trip out West, but it was the most fruitful.
Running in the storied Arcadia Invitational 3200m, Benjamin Berman (Bronx Science) clicked off an impressive new Personal Best, finishing 13th in a loaded field.
Berman crossed the line at 8:45.85 for the distance, converting up to 8:48.95 for the full Two Miles.