2021 Track & Field Roster
Biography
COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field
- Competed at four meets during the indoor season
- Set a new personal best 400m time of 50.67 at the Carolina Challenge
2018-19 Outdoor Track & Field
- Set new collegiate personal bests in the 100m (11.40) and the 400m (50.59)
2018-10 Indoor Track & Field
- Ran 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay during the indoor season
2017-18 Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in four meets during his freshman campaign
- Ran the first leg of Campbell's 4x100m relay fourth-place finish (41.53) at the Big South Championships
- Twice ran the first leg of CU's 4x400m relay at the Raleigh Relays and the 49er Classic
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field
- Started his collegiate career at the ETSU Invitational, competing in the 400m and posting a time of 52.75 seconds
Prep/Personal
- Attended Morse High School in San Diego, Calif., where he trained under the direction of Charles Brown
- Won the 400m title at the 2017 Western League Finals
- Earned first team all-conference honors in 2016 and 2017
- Placed second in the 400m at the CIF San Diego Section Finals
- A part of the 4x100m squad that won at the Western League Finals and CIF San Diego Section Finals
- Also played football in high school
- Son of Anthony and Erica Benson
- Has two brothers, Anthony and Rayvon
- Full name is Richard Alan Benson
- Born Aug. 26, 1998
- Majoring in business administration
- Plans following graduation include helping his community and helping kids in his neighborhood make it out
Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
Sprints
5'9"
173 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Sprints
5'9"
173 lbs
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2020Junior
Sprints
5'9"
173 lbs
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2021Senior
Sprints
5'9"
173 lbs
