Career Bests
2018-19
Triathlon
Placed 15th at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship with a time of 1:11:57.9 … member of the Coyotes’ national runner-up team in the program’s inaugural season … clocked a season best of 1:07:07 at the East Regional Qualifier … finished 32nd at the West Regional Qualifier in 1:10:48 … took fifth in the season opening dual with Black Hills State with a time of 1:10:16 … earned CTCA Scholar All-America honors.
Indoor Track & Field
No eligibility remaining … competed unattached at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, taking eighth in the 3,000 meters … also took ninth in the 3,000 meters in 10:13.92 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2017-18
Cross Country
Competed in three of six meets for the Coyotes … recorded a season best of 24:40.9 at the Woody Greeno Invitational for 46th place … also clocked 25:41.8 on the Les Bolstad Golf Course at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Indoor Track & Field
Posted a season best of 11:04.05 for 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … placed ninth in the mile at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet in 5:24.72 … took 11th in the 3,000 meters after clocking 11:14.27 at the Hawkeye Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:20.00 at the Summit League Championships … the time was a season best and a second shy of a new lifetime best … won the 5,000 meters at the USD Twilight in 18:54.99 … placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open in 11:32.40 … clocked 11:25.10 for fifth at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … recorded five top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2016-17
Cross Country
Clocked a season best 23:32.6 for 6,000 meters for 48th at Iowa’s NCAA Regional Preview … finished just off her best mark two weeks later with a time of 23:33.0 at the Bradley Classic … took 33rd at the Augustana Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Indoor Track & Field
Victorious in the 3,000 meters at the USD Last Chance Meet with a personal best of 10:47.85 … added a season best of 18:43.98 in the 5,000 meters at the SDSU Classic … posted three top-10 finishes during the season … notched a personal best of 5:27.48 in the mile at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Summit League Championships … notched a personal best of 11:19.25 in the race to move to fifth on USD’s all-time charts … won the steeplechase at the Wildcat Classic and the USD vs. SDSU Dual … added a runner-up finish at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays and fifth place at the Sioux City Relays in the event … also posted a personal best of 4:51.69 for 1,500 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … clocked 2:23.30 for a personal best in the 800 meters at the Sioux City Relays … totaled nine top-10 finishes during the outdoor season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2015-16
Cross Country
Competed at two meets during the season … took 36th at the NDSU Bison Open with a 4,000-meter time of 16:24.0 … finished 55th at the SDSU Classic with a 5,000-meter time of 21:26.63 … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season best mile of 5:49.20 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
2014-15
Cross Country
Ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 21:11 at the South Dakota State Classic...placed 51st at the Bison Invitational with a time of 22:24 for 5,000 meters...named to the Summit League's Distinguished Scholar list and made the Summit League honor roll.
Indoor Track & Field
Placed third in the 1,000 meters at the USD Twilight with a time of 3:33.62 … finished eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:39.34 at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … took ninth in the mile at the USD Twilight after clocking 6:00.75.
Outdoor Track & Field
Notched a season best 5:19.40 for 1,500 meters to finish 20th at the Wildcat Classic … recorded a season best 800 meter time of 2:34.46 at the Sioux City Relays ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.
Prep
Finished 14th at the Nebraska state cross country meet as a senior in a time of 19:34 (5,000)...as the Knights' captain, led the team to a sixth-place finish in the meet...ran on Southeast's fifth-place 4x800-meter relay at the 2013 Nebraska state track meet...also played basketball for three years and soccer for one...earned three academic letters...National Honors Society member.
Personal
Daughter of Kellen Benes and Jennifer Siefkes ... human resource management major.
