BURLINGTON, Vt. – Indoor Track and Field senior John Benner, a Natural Resources major, is our TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending February 2.
 
John registered a new school record in the mile to earn a victory on Saturday at the New England Championships. Benner ran a record setting time of 4:05.34 to win the mile by nearly two seconds. The previous record was 4:07.12 set by Thomas O'Leary in February of 2016. Benner's mile time is the best from a Division I student-athlete in New England this year and the second-best mark in America East.
 
Saturday marked the second school record for Benner. He is also the school's outdoor 3000-meter record-holder with a time of 8:34.85.
 
Vermont track & field returns to action on Friday (Feb. 7) for the UAlbany Invite at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, New York. The Catamounts will also be at Dartmouth on Saturday (Feb. 8).

TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week
September 10: Autumn Albrecht – Women's Cross Country – Master of Education
September 17: Bailey Matthews – Field Hockey - Community Entrepreneurship
September 24: Rasmus Tobinski - Men's Soccer - Physical Education
October 1: Adrian Gahabka – Men's Soccer – Interdisciplinary
October 8: Corinne McCool – Women's Hockey – Business Administration
October 15: Aron Runarsson – Men's Soccer – Electrical Engineering
October 22: Stefanos Lekkas – Men's Hockey - Community Entrepreneurship
October 29: Val Caldwell – Women's Hockey – Neuroscience
November 5: Phoebe Koski– Women's Cross Country – Anthropology
November 12: Anthony Lamb – Men's Basketaball – Business Administration
November 19: Josie Larkins – Women's Basketball – Secondary Education
January 28: Ben Ogden – Nordic Skiing – Mechanical Engineering
February 4: John Benner – Indoor Track & Field – Natural Resources