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2017 Outdoor Roster

Dave Benjamin

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Freehold, NJ
  • Height 6-4
  • High School Freehold Twp.
  • Event(s) Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints

Biography

2017 Outdoor: finished second for All-America honors and recorded a career best time of 14.23 in the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 25-27)… placed fourth and garnered All-America accolades as a member of the 4x100 meter relay (41.15) at the NCAA Division III Championships… won the 110 meter hurdles (14.40) and received All-Conference first team honors at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships (May 6-7)… was on the winning 4x100 meter relay (41.68) for All-Conference first team honors at the NJAC Championships… recipient of the NJAC Outstanding Track Athlete award… captured first in the 110 meter hurdles at the Emory Invitational (Mar. 17-18) (14.22), Hopkins Invitational (Apr. 14) (14.47) and Morgan State Legacy Meet (Apr. 21-22) (14.54)… achieved a career best (22.69) in the 200 meters at the Oscar Moore Invitational (Apr. 8)… named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region Team for the 110 meter hurdles and 4x100 meter relay

2016-17 Indoor: won the national title and earned All-America honors in the 60 meter hurdles with a school and facility record time of 7.98 at the NCAA Division III Championships (Mar. 10-11)... placed second (8.29) in the 60 meter hurdles and was part of the winning 4x200 meter relay (1:30.25) at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships (Mar. 3-4)... received All-Region recognition in the 60 meter dash and 60 meter hurdles from the USTFCCCA... named the NJAC Outstanding Track Athlete... at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 20), claimed first in the 60 meter dash with a school record time of 6.95 and in the 60 meter hurdles (8.03) for All-Conference first team honors and finished third (6' 6", 1.98 m) in the high jump for All-Conference honorable mention... came in fourth (8.21) in the 60 meter hurdles at the Fastrack Last Chance Invitational (Feb. 25)... won the 60 meter hurdles (8.15) and was eighth (6' 4", 1.93 m) in the high jump at the Bomber Invitational (Feb. 4-5)... had a first place (8.03) in the 60 meter hurdles at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 20)... finished third in both the 60 meter dash (7.02) and 60 meter hurdles (8.07) at the Ramapo Season Opener (Jan. 13)... at the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 2), captured first in the 60 meter hurdles (8.32), had a season best height of 6' 6.75" (2.00 m) for fifth in the high jump and was sixth (7.07) in the 60 meter dash... a five-time NJAC Track Athlete of the Week and two-time ECAC Metro Track Athlete of the Week selection

2016 Outdoor: a team captain… garnered All-American honors as a member of the 4x100 meter relay that took fourth (40.92) at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 26-28)… qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 110 meter hurdles… ran on the 4x100 meter relay that won (41.33) the ECAC Championships (May 18-19)… finished first in the 100 meter dash (11.25), 110 meter hurdles (15.08) and as a member of the 4x100 meter relay (41.50) at the NJAC Championships (May 7-8) and earned All-Conference first team honors in all three events… won the 110 meter hurdles at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational (Apr. 16) (14.31), the Collegiate Track Conference Championships (Apr. 1) (14.64) and the Emory Invitational (Mar. 19) (14.54)… named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team in the 4x100 meter relay and the 110 meter hurdles… earned NJAC Track Athlete of the Week honors twice
 
2015-16 Indoor: a team captain… received All-America recognition in the 60 meter hurdles after a seventh place finish (8.16) at the NCAA Division III Championships (Mar. 11-12)… set the school mark of 7.99 in the 60 meter hurdles in the prelims at the NCAA Championships… took third (8.15) in the 60 meter hurdles at the ECAC Championships (Mar. 4-5)… won (8.17) the 60 meter hurdles at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 22) and earned All-Conference first team honors… finished first (8.11) in the 60 meter hurdles at the Molloy College Lions Invitational (Feb. 12)… had a first place (8.38) in the 60 meter hurdles at the McElligot Invitational (Jan. 30)… had a career best mark of 6’ 8.25” (2.04 meters) in the high jump at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet (Feb. 27)… named NJAC and ECAC Track Athlete of the Week once
 
2015 Outdoor: earned All-America honors in the 110 meter hurdles after finishing third (14.00) at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 23)… placed second (14.45) in the 110 meter hurdles at the ECAC Championships (May 14-15)… won (14.79) the NJAC Championship (May 2-3) in the 110 meter hurdles and received All-Conference first team honors… finished second (6’ 6”, 1.98 meters) in the high jump at the NJAC Championships for All-Conference second team recognition… was named the NJAC Rookie of the Year… took first (14.88) in the 110 meter hurdles at the Oscar Moore Open (Apr. 1)… was second (6” 4.75”, 1.95 meters) in the high jump at the Wake Forest Open (Mar. 20-21)… received NJAC Rookie of the Week honors twice
 
2014-15 Indoor: set a school record with a time of 8.34 in the 60 meter hurdles at the ECAC Championships (Mar. 6-7)… finished in second place in the 60 meter hurdles (8.40) and the high jump (6’ 4”, 1.93 meters) at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 26) for All-Conference second team honors… won the high jump (6’ 6.75”, 2.00 meters) and came in fourth (8.38) in the 60 meter hurdles at the Molloy College Lions Invitational (Feb. 13)
 
Previous School: transferred from Brookdale Community College
 
HS: competed in track & field at Freehold High School

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Jumps
    6'3"
  • C

    2016Sophomore

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    6'3"
    C
  • 2017Junior

    Hurdles/Jumps/Sprints
    6'4"