University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS
• Vermont Captain (2019-20)
• 2020 Rally Awards Semans Trophy
• 2020 America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete 
• 2020 America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team
• UVM Record Holder - Indoor Mile (4:05.34), Indoor 3000 (8:13.47), Outdoor 3000 (8:34.85)
• All-New England Performer (2019)
• NEICAAA Mile Champion (2020)
• America East All-Conference (2019)
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017, 2019)
• America East Male Track Performer of the Week (Dec. 11, 2018 & Jan. 21, 2020)
• TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 4, 2020)

PERSONAL BESTS:

* Denotes school record

SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2020): Opened the season with a second-place finish and a time of 8:31.89 in the 3000m run at Dartmouth (Dec. 14) ... Won the mile (4:12.80) and was on the winning 4x800 relay team at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 10) ... Won the 1000m run at the Middlebury Winterfell with a time of 2:28.24 (Jan. 18) ... Was fifth in the Terrier Classic with a personal-best 1000m time of 2:26.31 (Jan. 25) ... Won the mile at the New England Championships with an indoor school record mile time of 4:05.34 (Feb. 1) ... Won the 1000m run at the UAlbany Winter Classic with a time of 2:26.52 (Feb. 7) ... Finished fourth in the mile (4:10.73) and was on the runner-up distance medley relay team at the America East Championships (Feb. 21 & 22) ... Set the indoor school record in the 3000m run with a time of 8:13.47 for seventh place at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 8), he earned ALL-ECAC honors with the finish.

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2019): Opened the season with a second-place finish and a time of 8:34.85 in the 3000m run at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Apr. 6) ... Took second in the 1500m run (3:54.38) and fifth in the 800m run (1:55.37) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 6) ... Won the 5000m run at the Dartmouth Invitational with a personal-best time of 14:45.80 (Apr. 12) ... Was runner-up in the 1500m run with a personal-best time of 3:50.31 at the Brian Clay Invitational (Apr. 19) ... Finished third and set a personal record in the 800m run at the UNH Invitational with a time of 1:54.58 (Apr. 27) ... Placed second in the 1500m run at the America East Championships with a time of 3:56.73 (May 5) to earn All-Conference honors ... Was fifth in the 1500m (3:51.18) at the New England Championships (May 11) earning All-New England commendation.

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2019): Won the 3000m run with a personal-best time of 8:27.02 in the season opener at Dartmouth (Dec. 8) ... Finished second in the mile with a time of 4:13.21 at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 13) ... Registered a runner-up finish at the Middlebury Winterfell with a 3000m time of 8:28.69 (Jan. 19) ... Won the 800m run at New Hampshire with a time of 1:58.88 (Jan. 26) ... Won the mile at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 4:11.15 (Feb. 2) ... Registered a personal-best mile time of 4:10.86 at the BU Valentine Invite.

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2018): Finished sixth in the 1500m at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 7) ... Ran to second place and a personal best in the 800m with a time of 1:54.66 at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (Apr. 28) ... Set a personal best 3:53.19 in the 1500m preliminary at the America East Championships (May 5).

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2018): Won the mile (4:13.94) at the Penn State National Open Jan. 26-27) … Finished second in the 1,000m (2:32.48) at Middlebury (Jan. 20) … Placed third in mile (4:18.37) at Dartmouth (Jan. 13) … Ran to third in the 3,000m (8:37.77) at Dartmouth (Dec. 9) to open the season.

FRESHMAN OUTDOOR SEASON (2017): Won the 5,000m in 15:11.85 at the Dartmouth Invitational … Swept both the 800m (2:01.56) and 1,500m (4:01.53) at the UMass Tri-Meet … Ran to third in the 1,500m at Albany in 3:57.27 … Placed sixth in the 1,500m with a time of 3:54.06 at the America East Championships and was a member of the fourth-place 4x800m relay.

FRESHMAN INDOOR SEASON (2017): Took the top spot in the 1,000m with a time of 2:33.51 at the Dartmouth Quad Meet … Ran to fourth in the mile in 4:29.16 against Hartford … Finished sixth in the mile in 4:18.70 and was part of the second-place 4x800m relay at the America East Championships.

BEFORE VERMONT: Came to UVM from Needham, Massachusetts … Ran cross country and track & field at Needham High School for four years. 

PERSONAL: Son of Kim and Rich Benner … Older brother, James, attends Georgetown University … Father, ran track & field and cross country at Lafayette College … Chose UVM for three reasons: Maple syrup, dirt roads, and Joe Gingras … His secret talent is the ability to summon owls while birding … Double majoring in Wildlife Biology and Natural Resources.