Ben Cook-Appel

Ben Cook-Appel
Ben Cook-Appel
  • Hometown:
    Sacramento, Calif.
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    McClatchey HS
Bio
  • Part of the first LTCC squad to qualify for the 3C2A State Championships (2025).
  • 69th in the 2025 3C2A State Championships (21:35.5, 4m).

2025

  • Fastest runner in four different races for the Coyotes.
  • Second-fastest Coyote at the 3C2A State Championships, running 21:35 and helping LTCC to to a 13th-place finish.
  • Finished 69th out of 194 runners at State.
  • Helped LTCC to a runner-up finish at the Golden Valley Conference Championships.
  • Posted fastest team time at the Clovis Crush (9/6) running a 21:50 4-mile and finishing 37th.
  • Led team with 18th place finish and 5k time of 15:51 at the Kyle Robinson Twilight (9/15).
  • Led team with 18th place finish and 4m time of 21:35.42 at the Pink in the Park (10/3).
  • Led team with 49th place finish and 8k time of 26:26.4 at the Bronco Invite (10/18).
  • GVC Championships (11/1): 22:25 (4m), 9th
  • 3C2A NorCal Regionals (11/7): 23:06.0 (4m), 57th
  • 3C2A State Championships (11/22): 21:35.5 (4m), 69th
News mentions
A blonde man in sunglasses and a light blue singlet runs in a cross country race at a park.
Coyotes finish top 15 in 3C2A State Championships

Lake Tahoe CC moved up two spots in the last mile of the race to finish 13th overall.

An LTCC runner in a royal blue singlet passes a competitor.
Coyotes advance to State, finish 5th in NorCal Regional

Lake Tahoe CC is set for the 3C2A State Championships on Nov. 22 in Fresno.

Jacob Manning of the Lake Tahoe Community College men's cross country team runs ahead of two opposing runners. He is wearing an orange headband and sunglasses.
Coyotes take 2nd at Golden Valley Conference Championship

Jacob Manning finished the 4-mile race in 21:29 to take second overall.

Kyle Robinson Twilight Invite another step forward for LTCC
Kyle Robinson Twilight Invite another step forward for LTCC

Track race during cross country season? The Coyotes got a chance to test their speed at the Kyle Robinson Twilight Invitational hosted by Merritt College.

New season. New team. New personal records.
New season. New team. New personal records.

Woodward Park, perhaps the most famous cross country course in history, gave another day of fantastic performances.