Athlete Spotlight: Ben Constable

Photo by Ryan Kelly

At a school that has become known in recent years for the strength of its relay teams, Ben Constable has emerged as both a critical part of St. Christopher’s’ current four-man relay squads, and a formidable force in his own right in the individual mid-distance events.  The William and Mary bound senior is coming off an impressive triple this weekend at the VISAA Championships, where he posted a 2:00 split on the winning 4x800 team, a 2:34.17 PR in the 1000 good for second place, and finished off with a 51.1 effort, helping his team to second in the 4X400.  St. Christopher’s finished second in the meet to Liberty Christian Academy. 

(Photo right by John Herzog)

The 1000 was one of the more exciting events on Saturday, as Constable, Fork Union’s Avery Martin, and Episcopal’s Reid Nickle battled it out through the final stretch, all posting sub 2:35 marks. “I pride myself on being able to kick out at the end of the race in most cases, and I think I may h...