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Andrew Benford ran 19:18 to win the 2004 Pipestem Mountain Tram Run in Athens, WV which boasts an elevation gain of 1222 feet over 3.3 miles. He recently capped a stellar prep career with the coveted High Point Trophy for the AA classification at the 2006 WV State Track & Field Champs and defended his state titles in the 3,200 (9:30.47) and 1,600 (4:29.52), placed second in the 800, and ran on the championship 4x400 relay team scoring 28 points for his team. Benford has personal best marks of 15:51 (5,000M XC), 9:30.47 (3,200), 4:26.20 (1,600) and 1:59.97 (800). He won the 2004 and 2005 AAA WV State Cross Country titles. While he was a member of the Ravenswood Red Devils Team they won four consecutive state cross country championship titles. He was a starter for the boys' basketball team that won the 2006 WV Group AA State Basketball Championship. He will attend the University of Richmond this fall where he will compete on the cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field teams.