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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Christopher Cecere
Rochester Athletics

Kat Benninger

Kat Benninger

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Newton North
  • Hometown:
    Newton, MA

Summary

Biography

TFRRS Stats

At UR 2023-24: Indoor: Appeared in three meets, running the 3,000 meters and the mile...Opened the indoor season with a new personal best in the 3,000 meters (12th, 10:41.41) at the Conference Challenge Cup on Jan. 27...Tallied the first of two top-10 resutls the following week at the RIT February Friday Invitational, placing seventh (11:08.77) in the 3,000 meters...Placed sixth with a new personal-best time of 5:22.67 in the mile at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up on Feb. 16.

Outdoor: Competed in six meets, running the 1,500 meters, 3000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters...Ran both the steeplechase and 5,000 meters at Liberty Leagues, placing fourth (11:30.69) in the steeplechase and 16th (19:14.61) in the 5,000 meters...Set a PR in the 5,000 meters (6th, 18:12.36) at the All-Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships, helping UR to a second-place team finish...Earned five top-10 results...Notched a new personal-best time and UR's top mark of the season in the steeplechase at the UR Alumni Invitational on April 7, placing sixth with a time of 11:29.90...Added another fourth-place finish in the steeplechase (11:38.94) at the Geneseo Quad Meet and Multi on April 20...Named Liberty League All-Academic.

At UR 2022-23: Indoor: Ran in five meets during the indoor season...Qualified for the Liberty League Championships in the mile and 3000 meters, ranking 14th and 17th in the finals, respectively...Posted mile PR of 5:28.31 in 3rd place result at the Brockport Multi on Feb. 4...Ran 10th in the 5000 meters at the Fastrack National Invitational, posting a time of 18:56.38.

Outdoor: Competed at both the Liberty League and AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Finished 3rd in the steeplechase at the Liberty League meet, earning Honorable Mention All-League awards for the performance (11:39.40)...Added 12th place result at Liberty League's in the 5000 meters...Finished 16th in the steeplechase at regionals...Personal-best time of 18:26.95 in the 5000 meters at the UR Alumni Invitational, ranking 4th in the field...Steeplechase runner-up at the RIT Invitational on Apr. 8...Liberty League All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2021-22: Indoor: Competed in seven events in five meets, recording a pair of Top-5 finishes...Came in 2nd in the 1000 meters (3:26.05) at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up (2/18), and 4th in the 5000 meters (19:11.77) at the Bomber Invitational (2/6)...Qualified for the 5000 meters at the Liberty League Championships, running to 14th place in 19:24.16.

Outdoor: Ran the 5000 meters and steeplechase across five different meets...Finished 1st in the steeplechase (11:59.38) at the UR Alumni Invitational on Apr. 30...Added two more Top-5 finishes in the steeplechase at the Geneseo Quad Meet & Multi on April 23-24 (2nd, 12:24.40) and the Liberty League Outdoor Championships on May 6-7 (4th, 11:49.25)...Scored a 4th place finish in the 5000 meters (18:43.99) at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invite on March 25-26...14th place at the AARTFC meet in the steeplechase...Member of the Liberty League All-Academic team.

At UR 2020-21: Indoor: Competed in the mile and 3000 meters at the Nazareth Triangular on Feb. 27...Finished 5th in the mile (5:35.33) and was 6th in the 3k (10:58.14).

Outdoor: Ran in two events outdoors during rookie season...Finished 6th in the 5000 meters at the Liberty League West Championships in 19:04.06...Ended 6th in the 1500 meters at the Brockport Friday Night Invite on May 1.

HS: Attended Newton North HS...Lettered for four seasons in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field...Named indoor track team captain as a senior...Cross Country Bay State Honorable Mention honors as a senior...Personal best 5K time of 20:16 and 11:47 in 2-mile distance...3-time team qualifier for state meet in cross country...Won two state relay titles during indoor track career...Career and Technical Education Student of the Year in 2020.

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