AUSTRALIA - Last fall, Ben Ericksen was selected by Down Under Sports to represent New York state and the United States to compete in two races being held in Australia.

Ericksen is a senior at Norwich High School where he is a member of the cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams under coach Shaun Horan.

Down Under Sports is an organization based out of Utah whose mission statement is “to use the common language of sports to bridge the continents.”