{"id":12565,"date":"2022-12-06T09:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=12565"},"modified":"2022-12-06T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:02:18","slug":"former-titan-ben-kendell-qualifies-for-u-s-olympic-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2022\/12\/06\/former-titan-ben-kendell-qualifies-for-u-s-olympic-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Titan Ben Kendell qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Detroit Mercy track and field and cross country standout Ben Kendell &#8217;18, &#8217;19 has earned a bid to the U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon, which will be held on Feb. 3, 2024 in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Kendell earned the opportunity to participate qualifying with a time of 2:15:49 at the California International Marathon on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n<p>The Titan harrier and College of Engineering &amp; Sciences graduate had an outstanding collegiate career for Detroit Mercy from 2014-2019 in cross country and track and field, earning Detroit Mercy&#8217;s President&#8217;s Award for the top senior student-athlete and the Horizon League&#8217;s Coleman Medal of Honor, presented annually to the league&#8217;s top male and female student-athletes who best exemplify the dignity and high purpose of the league and its membership, in 2019.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/detroittitans.com\/news\/2022\/12\/5\/former-titan-student-athletes-kendell-earns-an-olympic-qualifying-bid.aspx\">More on Kendell&#8217;s bid and Titan career.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2022\/12\/Kendell-OlympicTrial.png?resize=993%2C559&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A graphic featuring a photo of seven runners, with one in front wearing a bib that reads Kendell. 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