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Mansfield Athlete Earns All-Academic Team Honors at RIT
E.O. Smith alumnus honored for impressive season.
Mansfield's Ben Kelley, a member of RIT men's track and field team, recently earned 2013 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team honors.
He is a sprinter and hurdler for the Tigers.
Kelley recorded a 3.73 GPA in 2012-13, with a major in information security and forensics, according to the school's Web site.
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"He was one of the top hurdlers in the region, with several top-three finishes. Kelley recorded the 34th best 60-neter hurdle time in the nation at 8.37 seconds which just missed setting a school record," reads a school statement.
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