|
2008: All-MIAA
Runner was one of the top
runners for the Lions
helping them reach the NCAA
DII National Championships
... Benkert finished Second
at the MIAA Championships
with a time of 25:36.07 ...
had five top 20 finishes
with a best time of 20:53.5
at the University of
Arkansas helping the Lions
to a second place finish
ahead of Division I Oklahoma
... was also a top runner
helping the Lions to two 2nd
Place Finishes at Missouri
Southern Stampede and the
NCAA DII South Central
Region Championships with a
time of 32:27.0 finishing
18th
2006-07: Ran in every
meet for the Lions as a true
freshmen
helped pace the
Lions to the MIAA team
Championship finishing 17th
also finished 30th
at the Missouri-Illinois
Border War helping the MSSU
capture another 1st
Place team finish
also
finished 23rd at
the NCAA Division II
Regional with a time of
33:11.30
participated in
the 3000m and 5000m run
during the indoor season
had his best finish in the
3000m at the Central
Missouri Relays with a time
of 8:54.27
during the
outdoor season Benkert ran
in the 8000m, 3000m, 5000m,
and 10000m runs
held the
top time for the Lions at
9:15.42 in the 3000m
also
had a close finish at the
MIAA Championships at
33:32.17
In high school: A
standout cross country and
distance runner for the
Bulldogs of St. Clair
placed at the MSHSAA Cross
Country Championships as a
junior and earned All-State
honors as a senior by
finishing six
was also a
state qualifier in track and
field finishing 8th
in the 1600m run and 3rd
in the 3200m run as a
junior.
Personal: Is majoring
in Pre-Engineering ... born
January 10, 1988 in St.
Louis, Mo. ... son of
Charles and Elizabeth
Benkert
|
