2016 Women's Indoor Track

Megan Benson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tempe, Ariz.
  • Highschool Corona del Sol High School

Biography

2016 (Senior)
Ran the 60-meter hurdles at the MPSF Championships (9.24)
Registered a career-best 8.11 in the 60m dash at the Don Kirby Invitational
Added a season-best 9.10 in the 60H

2015 (Junior)
Did not compete

2014 (Sophomore)
Notched a personal-record 8.77 in the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Championships
Also competed in the 4x400 relay at the conference meet (3:57.07)
Had season-bests of 26.07 in the 200m at the UW Invitational and 62.59 in the 400m at the UW Indoor Preview

2013 (Freshman)
Competed in three events at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational
Ran the 200m (27.02), 60H (9.47) and 4x400 relay (4:07.06)

High School
 Graduated from Corona del Sol High School in 2012
 Four-year varsity letterwinner in track & field and soccer
 Named the MVP of her track team all four seasons
 Set a school record in the hurdles and 4x100 relay
 Four-time state finalist and scholar-athlete
 Helped her soccer team reach the state finals three times

Personal
 Majoring in criminology, law & society
 Parents are Andrea and Shawn Benson
 Has three siblings, Coy, Eric and Kyle

TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
60m = 8.11 (2016 Don Kirby Open & Elite Invitational)
200m = 26.07 (2014 UW Invitational)
400m = 62.59 (2014 UW Indoor Preview)
60m Hurdles = 8.77 (2014 MPSF Indoor Championships)
4x400m Relay = 3:57.07 (2014 MPSF Indoor Championships)