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Men's Track
2004: Outdoor - Won third place at the Central Invitational with his 161-1 distance in the hammer throw... Recorded his personal best in the discus, 141-5, at the MVC meet, finishing in seventh place... Earned all-conference honors with his 158-11 1/2 hammer throw mark when he finished third... Placed himself fifth in the UNI record books after throwing the hammer 179-9 at the UNI Twilight. Indoor - Started off the indoor season by winning the Panther Open's weight throw with his 58-6 1/2 mark... Threw 55-1 1/2 at the UNI Invitational where he placed fourth... Just short of being awarded all-conference when he finished fourth at the MVC meet, throwing 57-6 1/2... Placed fifth at the Wisconsin Relays with a 56-9 1/4 effort. 2003: Outdoor - Threw his best of the season, 161-08, in the hammer at the MUSCO Invitational... Finished third at the John McDonnell Invitationall, throwing the hammer 161-3... Placed seventh at the UNI Twilight... Finished 13th in the hammer throw and eighth in the discus at the MVC Championships. Indoor - Started the indoor season with a first place at the UNI Invitational with a throw of 57-5 1/2... Awarded second place at the MVC Championships with his season-best mark of 60-9 1/2... Earned first place at the Panther Open with a mark of 57-4 3/4... Fifth place finisher at the Panther Classic... Placed seventh out of twenty-two with a mark of 60-1 at the ISU Classic... Finished third at the Minnesota Invitational... Took first place honors with a throw of 59-8 1/4 at the UNI-Dome Open. 2002: Outdoor - Recorded his best mark of the season in the hammer throw at the SIU Spring Classic with a mark of 31.32, which was good for 14th place. Indoor - Finished the season on a bright note with his longest throw of 55-7 in the weight throw at the MVC Championship, placing eighth ...Earned a fourth-place finish at the ISU Holiday Classic with a 52-6 mark in the weight throw ...Placed 10th at the Nebraska Invitational (50-6) and sixth at the UNI Invitational (51-2 1/4). High School: Holds the school record in the discus (176-4) ...Took fourth at state in the discus as a sophomore and junior ...Named all-district as a tight end in football ...Lettered in track, football and basketball ...Had three academic letters. Personal: Majoring in physical education with a minor in coaching ...Son of Jim and Deb Benner ...Born 4/5/82 |
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