NDSU

Benke’s Performance History and Personal Bests
 
2016-17 SEASON
 
Indoor: Competed unattached after exhausting her indoor eligibility in 2016 … Cleared a season-best 12-05.50 (3.80m) in the pole vault.
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 6th in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships, clearing 12-10.00 (3.91m) … Season-best of 12-11.75 (3.96m) in the pole vault at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 8 … Ended her career tied for 3rd all-time at NDSU in the outdoor pole vault.

2015-16 SEASON
 
Indoor (Senior): Placed 4th at the Summit League Championships in the pole vault, clearing 13-01.75 (4.01m) at the conference meet … Cleared a personal-best height of 13-07.25 (4.15m) at the Air Force Team Challenge on Feb. 5 … Finished her indoor career ranked 2nd all-time at NDSU in the pole vault … Won pole vault titles at the Jim Emmerich Invitational on Jan. 23 and the SDSU Tune-Up on Feb. 19 … Ended the season tied for 40th in the NCAA in the pole vault.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 5th at the Summit League Championships in the pole vault, clearing an outdoor personal-best height of 13-03.75 (4.06m) at the conference meet … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the pole vault … Took 10th at the Drake Relays with a mark of 13-03.50 (4.05m) … Ended the season tied for 2nd all-time at NDSU in the outdoor pole vault.

2014-15 SEASON
 
Indoor (Junior): Placed 4th at the Summit League Championships in the pole vault, clearing 12-08.25 (3.87m) … Cleared a personal-best 13-01.50 (4.00m) to win the pole vault at the Bison Classic on Jan. 17 … Finished the year ranked 3rd in NDSU history in the indoor pole vault … Won pole vault titles at the Dakota Duals, Bison Classic and SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 6th in the pole vault at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Macomb, Ill. … Also finished 10th at the league meet in the long jump and 13th in the triple jump … Cleared an outdoor-best 12-11.50 (3.95m) to win the pole vault at the UC Riverside Spring Classic … Finished the season ranked 2nd all-time at NDSU in the outdoor pole vault … Season-best long jump mark of 17-11.00 (5.46m) at the Ron Masanz Classic on May 2.
 
2013-14 SEASON

Indoor (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Indoor Championships, clearing 12-08.75 (3.88m) ... Recorded a season-best mark of 12-09.50 (3.90m) at the Bill Bergan Invitational for fourth place ... Surpassed 12 feet in the pole vault at three different meets.
Outdoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer, placing third in the pole vault at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 12-06.25 (3.82m) ... Cleared a personal-best 12-08.00 (3.86m) at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Apr. 4, tying her for No. 2 on the NDSU all-time list ... Surpassed 12 feet in the pole vault at seven different meets ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.

2012-13 SEASON

Indoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer in the pole vault, placing third at the conference meet ... Cleared a season-best 12-10.75 (3.93m) at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Cleared better than 12 feet on four different occasions ... Won the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 26 by clearing 12-03.50 (3.75m).
Outdoor (Redshirt): Redshirted after sustaining an injury ... Cleared a season-best 12-03.50 (3.75m) for fifth place at the Sun Angel Classic on Apr. 6.

HIGH SCHOOL: Minnetonka school record holder in the pole vault, clearing a personal best 11-10 as a senior ... all-state and all-conference performer as a junior and senior ... helped Minnetonka HS to a conference title, section title and state runner-up finish in 2012 ... recipient of the Athena Award ... has also jumped 17-03 in the long jump ... also participated in cross country and gymnastics ... was an all-state, all-section and all-conference performer in gymnastics.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeffrey and Jennifer Benke ... has one younger sister, Sarah ... majoring in nursing.