MELBOURNE, Florida – Ben Peck made Florida Tech men's cross country history, becoming the program's fourth Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year.

Peck broke the Panthers' 8K record at the UAH Chargers Invitational, finishing in 24:57.00. The Brandon, England, native ran two other 8K races, clocking times of 27:11.00 at the Fire Invitational and 27:06.00 at the ERAU Classic.
His highest finish came in Lakeland's first meet of the year, where he finished second behind teammate Niels Buitenhuis.  In Daytona, Peck had another top-15 finish, placing 14th overall.

He joins Justin McMaster (2011), Ross Russell (2009), and Myles Garza (2007) as the other Panthers to earn the award.

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