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2017-18 Track and Field Roster
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Bennyworth, Riley

Riley Bennyworth
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Edison HS
- Major:
- Sports & Exercise Science
Bio
2018-19:
Indoor: Bennyworth opened up the season strong by placing 10th at the Wyoming Power Meet for the 400m... 1:00.95 time. Season high for her 400m was 1:00.41 at the Potts Invitational.
Outdoor: Particpated in 400H as well as the 4x400. At the 2019 Colorado Invitational her team took 3rd with a tim eof 4:01.25. She had a season high of 1:03.74 time for the 400H.
2017-18:
Indoor: Bennyworth competed in the 400m and the 4x400. With a high record of the indoor season of 4:05.51 for the 4x400 and a high of 1:00.92 time for the 400m.
Outdoor: Bennyworth placed third in both the 400m and the 4x400 at the Tom Benich Invite. At the Big Sky Outdoor Tournament Bennyworth competed in the 600m and placed 9th with a time of 1:48.49.
2016-17:
Indoor: In Riley’s freshman indoor season, she ran in the 400m dash… Finished with her best time of 1:01.23 at the Potts Invitational.
Outdoor: Competed in the 400m Hurdles and the 4x400m relay… Finished with a season best time in the 400m Hurdles with at time of 1:06.29 at the Air Force Twilight Open… Ran with Carly Browning, Alicia Thompson, and Rikki Gonzales for a time of 4:03.34 in the 4x400m relay at the Fum McGraw Invitational.
High School: Competed in cross country and track and field at Edison High School for the Chargers...Earned four letters in each sport... 2016: Team Captain for Track & Field, and ASB Athletic Character award recipient... Was a Edison High School’s Girls Track & Field, Hall of Fame recipient her senior season... Named Woman’s T&F Most Outstanding Sprinter award in 2015... Earned the Varsity Cross Country Star in the making award during her sophomore year... Owns the Frosh/Soph school record holder for the 300LH... Was the Sunset League champion in Cross Country in 2013... Named the Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in her freshman season as well.., Qualified for CIF all four years of track & Field, and Cross-Country... Was a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school... Helped the track and field team win it's third straight Sunset Division League title in 2013.
Personal: Riley was born on May 6th, 1998 at Huntington Beach. Riley is the daughter of Matt and Nadya Bennyworth...has three siblings... Plans on majoring in Sports and Exercise Science at UNC.
Indoor: Bennyworth opened up the season strong by placing 10th at the Wyoming Power Meet for the 400m... 1:00.95 time. Season high for her 400m was 1:00.41 at the Potts Invitational.
Outdoor: Particpated in 400H as well as the 4x400. At the 2019 Colorado Invitational her team took 3rd with a tim eof 4:01.25. She had a season high of 1:03.74 time for the 400H.
2017-18:
Indoor: Bennyworth competed in the 400m and the 4x400. With a high record of the indoor season of 4:05.51 for the 4x400 and a high of 1:00.92 time for the 400m.
Outdoor: Bennyworth placed third in both the 400m and the 4x400 at the Tom Benich Invite. At the Big Sky Outdoor Tournament Bennyworth competed in the 600m and placed 9th with a time of 1:48.49.
2016-17:
Indoor: In Riley’s freshman indoor season, she ran in the 400m dash… Finished with her best time of 1:01.23 at the Potts Invitational.
Outdoor: Competed in the 400m Hurdles and the 4x400m relay… Finished with a season best time in the 400m Hurdles with at time of 1:06.29 at the Air Force Twilight Open… Ran with Carly Browning, Alicia Thompson, and Rikki Gonzales for a time of 4:03.34 in the 4x400m relay at the Fum McGraw Invitational.
High School: Competed in cross country and track and field at Edison High School for the Chargers...Earned four letters in each sport... 2016: Team Captain for Track & Field, and ASB Athletic Character award recipient... Was a Edison High School’s Girls Track & Field, Hall of Fame recipient her senior season... Named Woman’s T&F Most Outstanding Sprinter award in 2015... Earned the Varsity Cross Country Star in the making award during her sophomore year... Owns the Frosh/Soph school record holder for the 300LH... Was the Sunset League champion in Cross Country in 2013... Named the Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in her freshman season as well.., Qualified for CIF all four years of track & Field, and Cross-Country... Was a Scholar Athlete all four years of high school... Helped the track and field team win it's third straight Sunset Division League title in 2013.
Personal: Riley was born on May 6th, 1998 at Huntington Beach. Riley is the daughter of Matt and Nadya Bennyworth...has three siblings... Plans on majoring in Sports and Exercise Science at UNC.
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