Vassar College Athletics

PERSONAL BESTS: (Bennet's Full Finish History)
5k XC: 20:21.2 at 2013 Saratoga XC Invitational
6k XC: 25:12.4 at 2013 Geneseo Pre-Regional Invitational
1500m: 5:26.73 at the 2012 April Invitational
3000m: 11:51.06 at the 2013 Yale Springtime Invitational
5000m: 20:36.39 at the Matthew Vassar Open

2015 Liberty League All-Academic Team

2014-15:
Track: Dealt with some injuries during the spring season, but competed in two events for the Brewers...ran the 1500 meters at the Monmouth Season Opener, running a 5:51.19...completed her career at VC at the Matthew Vassar Twilight Meet, taking 20th place in the 5k with a time of 20:53.94. 
XC: Ran 20:59 for 5k at the Saratoga Invitational...placed 124th overall out of 424 runners at the James Earley Invitational...ran a season-best time of 25:46 at the Liberty League Championship.

2013-14:
XC: Competed in six races as a junior for the cross country squad, finishing in the top 10 among Vassar runners three times...started the season at the Marist Invite Aug. 31, posting a 22:59.67 for 32nd place...chalked up a 5k personal-low at the Saratoga XC Invitational, running the course in a time of 20:21.2, finishing eighth among VC runners...followed that up with her 6k personal-low, posting a 25:12.4 at the 2013 Geneseo Pre-Regional Invitational...finished the year with a 13th-place posting at the Late Season Vassar Invite, racing the 5k course in 20:57.

2012-13:
XC: Ran in three events for the Brewers in 2012...posted her first time of the season at the Saratoga Invitational, as she clocked a 21:10 over a 5k course Oct. 6...trekked the 5k course at the Seven Sisters Invitational in 21:23, finishing 70th on the afternoon...ran her only 6k course of the season at the Liberty League Championships, as she chalked up a personal-best for a 6k with a time of 25:56, finishing 51st.
TRACK: Continued to be a strong runner for the Brewers track team, as she competed in the 1500, 3k and 5k...posted a personal-best in the 5000 at the Matthew Vassar Open, as she rank a 20:36.39...clocked her PR for the 3000, putting up a 11:51.06 at the 2013 Yale Springtime Invitational.

2011-12:
XC: Finished 32nd out of 121 at the Vassar Invitational... ran 20:27 for 3 miles at the RPI Invitational... ran a personal best 26:07 at the Liberty League Championships... improved her personal best for 5k by 66 seconds at a late season invitational against New Paltz.
Track: Had a solid year for the Brewers on the track...ran mostly the 1,500 and 5k for Vassar...posted a time of 5:34.31 in the 2012 WIllie Williams Classic...bested her previous time in the 1,500 by running a 5:28.78 at the Monmouth Season Opener...took to the 5k at the Ramapo College Roadrunner Invitational, placing 11th with a time of 20:44.16...posted her personal best in the 1,500 at the Vassar April Invitatationl, running a 5:26.73.

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Lettered all four years in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track at Walt Whitman High School for head coach Stephen Hays... captained cross country team to County, Regional, and State Championships her senior year... captained cross country team as a junior... won the Chichester Sportsmanship Award as a senior. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Carri Bennet...has one brother, Nathan (18)...majoring in history.