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2011 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Queensland, Australia
    Hometown
  • 5'6
    Height
  • Sunshine Beach
    High School
Robyn Bennett
Robyn Bennett
Sophomore
Class
Queensland, Australia
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection

2011 Cross Country: Competed in seven meets, placing in Baylor[apos]s top-five four times...Finished in top 15 twice with season-high 11th-place showing at two-mile UTA Season Opener with time of 11:25...Placed 14th with four-kilometer time of 15:01.6 at Bear Twilight Invitational...Finished 49th at Big 12 Championship with career-best six-kilometer time of 21:20.7 and 47th at NCAA Regional with six-kilometer time of 22:29.3.

2011 Track: Claimed win in 3,000 meters indoors at Texas A&M Conference Challenge with time of 9:29.61...Placed sixth in championship section of 3,000 meters at New Balance Invitational with time of 9:30.80...Ran season-best 3,000 meters at Big 12 Indoor Championships of 9:29.61 to place ninth and rank as fourth-fastest individual time ever at BU...Competed in just one meet outdoors, placing 4th in 1,500 meters with time of 4:39.82 at TCU Invitational...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.

2010 Cross Country: Competed in seven meets...Earned individual berth to NCAA Championships and finished 123rd overall time of 21:31.8...Named NCAA all-region, finishing seventh at NCAA South Central Regional to earn national berth...Placed 30th at Big 12 Championships with career-best six-kilometer time of 21:30.47...Named to fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.

High School: Won 3,000-meter national title in 2009 at Australia All Schools Track and Field Championships, while also placing third in 2,000-meter steeplechase...Placed second in 3,000 meters in 2006 and 2007 at National Athletics Final...Won 1,500 meters at Queensland Track and Field Championships, also placing third in 2,000-meter steeplechase...Placed second at Queensland Secondary School Championships in 2009...Has personal best of 7:16.95 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase and 10:11 at 3,000 meters...Also played water polo in high school.

Personal: Full name is Robyn D. Bennett...Born Feb. 14, 1992, in Queensland, Australia...Daughter of Mark and Diane Bennett...Majoring in nutrition science.