Bio

2014 TRACK AND FIELD: Earned third varsity letter ... at the MIAA Field Day, placed 13th in the 800-meter run (season-best time of 1:59.75) and ran the second leg of the second-place 4x400-meter relay ... season-best times were 10:01.68 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 4:15.46 in the 1,500-meter run.

2013 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned third varsity letter ... finished in 35th-place at the MIAA Championships with time of 27:52 ... season-best time was 27:31 at the Spartan Invitational.

2013 TRACK AND FIELD: Earned second varsity letter … at the MIAA Field Day, placed seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase … broke the school record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:45.34) and 1,500 meter run (4:08.85).

2012-13 SWIMMING: Earned second varsity letter … competed in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at the MIAA Championships … achieved lifetime best times of 50.75 in the 100, 1:52.54 in the 200 and 5:10.04 in the 500.

2012 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned second varsity letter … posted a lifetime best 8K time of 26:23 at the MIAA Championships.

2012 TRACK AND FIELD: Earned first varsity letter … had season-best times of 4:36.80 in the 1,500 meter run and 10:26.25 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

2011-12 SWIMMING: Earned first varsity letter … participated in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at the MIAA Championships … recorded season-best times of 51.84 in the 100, 1:56.21 in the 200 and 5:28.55 in the 500.

2011 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned first varsity letter … ran a season-best 8K time of 27:11 at the MIAA Championships.

OUT OF COMPETITION: Dean’s List all four semesters … earned MIAA Academic Honor Roll honors in 2011-12 and 2012-13 … only MIAA athlete, who participated in a sport each season, to earn the honor.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 11 total varsity letters – four in cross country, three in swimming and two each in baseball and track – at Eaton Rapids High School.

PERSONAL: Majors – math and criminal justice … birthday – April 26 … son of Steve and Donna Benkovsky.