COLLEGESWIMMING PROFILE
2019-20
• Participated in 11 meets for Biola
• Finished second in the 100-butterfly (:50.61) at the PCSC Championships, setting a personal-best
• Also set a personal-best in the 50-freestyle at that meet, going :21.27 and finishing seventh
• Recorded three top-10 finishes at the La Verne Collegiate Winter Invite, setting personal-bests or season-bests (at the time) in all his events
• Helped the team to a program-best third-place finish at the PCSC Championships
2018-19
• Sat out the season as a redshirt
2017-18
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Complete Times
• Swam the 100-freestyle and 200-freestyle at the PCSC Conference Championships
• His best conference finish came as a 21st place time in the 200-free (1:52)
• He won the 200-freestyle at the APU vs. Biola dual meet (1:50)
• Swam his best ever 200-IM at the Collegiate Winter Invite (2:04)
2016-17
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Complete Times
• Qualified for the NAIA National Championships in the 100-freestyle 200-freestyle and 500-freestyle
• Swam a 4:43.75 in the 500-freestyle to finish 15th in the NAIA
• Swam a 1:44.48 in the 200-freestyle to finish 24th in the NAIA
• Swam a :47.95 in the 100-freestyle to finish 35th in the NAIA
• Competed in the 500-free more than any other event (10x), with a season-best of 4:43.75
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped three varsity seasons at Ayala HS in Chino Hills, Calif., graduating in 2016
• Was named MVP of the Palomares League in 2016
• 100 and 200 Free event champion
• Broke the team record in the 200 Free
• Was named Team MVP and most inspirational
• Was a scholar athlete and won academic honors
PERSONAL
• Born Oct. 9, 1998 to Brian and Gretchen Benson
• Has three younger brothers (Noah, Daniel and Joshua)
• He enjoys swimming, reading and hanging out with friends
• Majoring in psychology with hopes of a career in sports psychology
• Favorite Bible Verse: Ephesians 2:8-10
• Why I chose Biola: "I chose Biola becuae of the Christian community."
