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2022-23 Women's Track and Field

Ashley Benham

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Portland, Conn.
  • High School Portland
  • Events Hurdles
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

  • Holds the outdoor program record in the 100 meter hurdles

Senior Year (2022-23)

  • Competed primarily in hurdles in 14 meets for the Royals
  • Registered 12 top-10 finishes
  • Placed fourth in the 400 hurdles and sixth in the 100 hurdles at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7); broke the program record in the 100 hurdles finals with a time of 16.37 seconds
  • Finished seventh in the 60 hurdles at the Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)
  • Posted a pair of top-five finishes at the Misericordia Twilight Meet (400H: 2nd; 100H: 4th)

Junior Year (2021-22)

  • Competed primarily in hurdles over 12 events for Scranton
  • Posted five top-five finishes
  • Finished sixth in the 100 hurdles and eighth in the 400 hurdles at the Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 7-8, 2022); clocked a personal-best time of 1:11.53 in the 400H
  • Recorded a third place finish in the 400 hurdles and fifth in the 100 hurdles at the Misericordia Twilight Meet (Apr. 12, 2022)
  • Finished fourth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5) with a personal-best time of 10.18 seconds

Sophomore Year (2020-21)

  • Competed in five meets for the Royals
  • Tallied six top-five finishes
  • Won the 400 meter hurdles (1:14.87) and finished second in the 100 hurdles at the River Hawk Classic (Apr. 17)
  • Posted personal-best times in both events (100H: 18.10, 400H: 1:13.45) at the Juniata College Invite (Apr. 24)
  • Finished sixth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Landmark Conference Championships (May 8)

Freshman Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

  • Competed in seven meets during her first season in the program
  • Finished 11th in the 60 meter hurdles at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 10.51
  • Recorded a season-best ninth place finish in the 60 meter hurdles at the SU Challenge (Feb. 1)

Personal Best Marks

Event   Meet (Date) Mark
60H Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5, 2022) 10.18
100H Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7, 2023) 16.37
200 Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 4, 2023) 29.78
400H Landmark Outdoor Championships (May 6-7, 2023) 1:09.82
400 Landmark Indoor Championships (Feb. 25, 2023) 1:06.27
500 Greg Page Relays (Dec. 3, 2022) 1:30.32

Awards/Honors

  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

High School/Personal

  • Earned a total of 12 varsity letters with four apiece in cross country and Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
  • Earned Team MVP honors as a senior in Indoor and Outdoor Track
  • Member of National Honor Society
  • Daughter of Jon and Stacey Benham
  • Has an older sister Morgan who attends Duquesne University 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'8"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'8"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Hurdles
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Hurdles
    5'8"
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