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2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jared Benn

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Airmont, N.Y.
  • Highschool Suffern

Biography

279552018-19: Indoor: Placed 14th in the 60 meter dash in 7.20 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/22)... Was ninth in the 400 meter dash at the Metropolitan Championship in 51.00 seconds, while taking third as a part of the distance medley relay in 10:19.85 (2/1)... Took third in the 400 meter dash at the Fordham Season Opener in 51.63 seconds (12/7), as well as in the 500 meter run at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 1:07.28 (1/11)... Placed 19th in the 200 meters (22.68) at the Gotham Cup (1/18) and in the 400 meters (50.80) at the Penn 8 Select (1/19)... Took tenth in the 500 meter run at the Terrier Classic in 1:05.90, while helping the 4x400 relay finish ninth overall in 3:19.52 (1/26)... Was fourth in the 200 meter dash (22.37) and tenth in the 60 meter dash (7.12) at the FasTrack Last Chance Meet (2/15)… Outdoor: Scored for the Rams as a part of the 4x100 (7th - 43.14) and 4x400 (4th - 3:19.24) relays at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5)... Was also 25th in the 200 meter dash (22.55)... Scored for the Rams as a part of the 4x100 (6th - 42.86) and 4x400 (2nd - 3:20.03) relays at the Metropolitan Championship, while placing 17th in the 200 meter dash in 23.16 seconds (4/13)... Finished ninth as a part of the sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays in 3:35.68, while being 39th in the 4x400 (3:19.38) (4/26-27)... Took 32nd in the 200 meter dash in 22.84 seconds at the Colonial Relays (4/6), while helping the sprint medley relay take ninth in 3:33.66... Was 28th in the 100 meter dash at the VCU Ram Invite in 11.83 seconds (3/23).

2017-18: Indoor: Member of the 4x400 relay that finished fifth at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 3:22.56… Member of the 4x400 relay that took fifth (3:21.82) and the distance medley relay that finished seventh in an IC4A qualifying time of 10:17.06 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18)… Won the 500 meter dash at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1) in 1:06.86 and a member of the winning 4x400 relay that took first in 3:25.709… Outdoor: Metropolitan Champion as a member of the 4x400 that took first in 3:18.70 and finished fourth in the 400 meters in 49.45 (4/14)… Member of the 4x400 relay that finished ninth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6) in 3:21.07 and finished 24th  in the 400 meter dash in 50.37 seconds… Member of the spring medley relay that finished fourth at the Colonial Relays (4/7) in 3:33.12 and placed 20th in the 400 meters in a season-best time of 49.41.

279562016-17: Indoor: Finished fourth in the 500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 1:04.66… Also placed tenth in the 200 meters in 22.43 seconds and was part of the 4x400 relay that took seventh in 3:24.66… Finished fourth in the 500 meters at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 1:05.44… Also placed fifth in the 200 meters in 22.39 seconds and was part of the 4x400 relay that took seventh 3:30.02… Finished ninth in the 400 meters at the IC4A Championship (3/5) in 48.55 seconds and was part of the distance medley relay that placed 20th in 10:07.07… Part of the winning 4x400 relay at the Millrose Games (2/11) in 3:18.61… Also a member of the distance medley relay team that took second in 9:47.61… Part of the distance medley relay team that took first at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in an IC4A qualifying time of 10:00.10… Also placed 17th in the 200 meters in 22.48 seconds… Member of the 4x400 relay that took first at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 3:31.77… Also finished second in the 500 meters in 1:06.31… Finished second in the 500 meters at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) in 1:05.93… Placed 18th in the 200 meters at the Terrier Classic (1/28) in an IC4A qualifying time of 21.94 seconds… Also finished 20th in the 400 meters in an IC4A qualifying time of 48.83 seconds… Outdoor: Part of the 4x100 relay that took seventh at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) in 43.45 seconds… Also a member of the 4x400 relay that finished tenth in 3:23.75 and placed tenth in the 400 meters in 48.58 seconds and 12th in the 200 meters in 22:05 seconds… Part of the 4x100 relay that took fourth at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) in 42.66 seconds…. Also finished fifth in the 400 meters in 49.06 seconds and sixth in the 200 meters in 22.73 seconds… Placed 18th in the 400 meters at the IC4A Championship (5/14) in 49.91 seconds… Finished second in the 200 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in an IC4A qualifying time of 22.02 seconds… Also took second in the 100 meters in 11.18 seconds… Part of the sprint medley relay team that took third at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 3:26.99… Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 48.51 seconds… Part of the distance medley relay that took 17th at the Penn Relays (4/29) in 10:08.71.

2015-16: Indoor: Metropolitan champion as a member of the distance medley relay team, that won their event at the Metropolitan Championship in 10:12.06... Also scored fourth in the 200 meter dash (22.36) and fifth in the 400 meters (49.13) (2/5)... Scored sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:05.89, while helping the 4x400 relay to a ninth place finish in 3:28.82 (2/21)... Placed 20th overall in the 400 meters at the IC4A Championship in 48.97, while helping the distance medley relay take tenth overall (10:03.54) (3/6)... Was sixth in the 400 meter dash at the Villanova Invitational in 49.71 seconds (1/8)... Placed 16th overall in the 500 meters at the Great Dane Invitational in 1:05.99 (1/16), while being 13th in the 400 meter dash at the NYC Gotham Cup in 49.93 seconds (1/22)... Finished third in the 500 meter run at the Valentine's Day Classic in an IC4A qualifying time of 1:03.44 (2/13)... Was 15th in the 400 meters at the Last Chance Invitational in 49.90 seconds (2/27). Outdoor: Helped the 4x400 relay (3:33.80) take third and the 4x100 relay (45.48) take fifth at the Metropolitan Championship, while individually finishing 13th in the 400 meters (52.94) (4/9)... Was 18th overall in the 400 meter dash at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 49.81 seconds, while also being a part of the 4x400 (7th - 3:23.89) and 4x100 (8th - 44.72) relays (5/8)... Finished 22nd overall in the 400 meters at the IC4A Championship, clocking in at 50.22 seconds (5/14)... Member of the winning 4x400 relay at the Wolfie Invitational in 3:54.8, while taking third in the 400 meters (50.57) and tenth in the 200 meters (22.95) (4/23)... Had a pair of top 20 finishes at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational in the 100 meters (18th - 11.43) and 200 meters (13th - 22.68).

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity track team at Suffern High School... Team captain as a senior... Received the 2015 Mike Hagon Outstanding Athlete Award... Named All-League in each of the last three seasons... Selected First Team All-County for indoor track twice (2014 & 2015) and Second Team All-County for outdoor track (2014)... Three-time Relay City Award winner (2013-15).

Major: Psychology.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor 200m: 21.94 (2017)
Indoor 400m: 48.55 (2017)
Indoor 500m: 1:03.44 (2016)
Indoor 800m: 2:01.67 (2018)
Outdoor 100m: 11.18 (2017)
Outdoor 200m: 22.02 (2017)
Outdoor 400m: 48.51 (2017)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Sprints
    5'7"