Jay Benoit

Wayne State University Athletics

2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jose Juarez

Height:

6-0
Letters:

1
Class:

Senior
Hometown:

St. Clair Shores, Mich.
High School:

Lakeview

Summary
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Personal Records

Cross Country: Four mile - 24:23.2 ... 8k - 28:32.4 ... 10k - 36:53.2

Jay Benoit's Race-by-Race Results

2017: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all six meets ... ran the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/9) in 24:23.2, a four-mile PR ... completed the MSU Spartan Invite (9/15) course in 32:04.9 ... crossed the finish line at the Greater Louisville Classic in 29:33.9 ... earned a personal-best in the 8K with a time of 28:32.4 at the Lansing C.C. Invite (10/6) ... finished the course at the GLIAC Championships (10/21) in 29:38.7 ... earned a 10K personal-best at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/4) with a time of 36:53.2 ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Lakeview High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Megan Zimmerman ... helped the Huskies to two Macomb Area Conference Blue division titles and two Macomb Area Conference Gold division championships ... team captain ... three-time letterwinner in track ... graduated with a 3.5 GPA.

Personal: Full Name -- Jay R. Benoit ... born March 25, 1996 in Saint Clair Shores, Mich. ... son of John and Christine Benoit ... has one sister, Jennifer ... is a marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017 ... last name is pronounced Ben-oyt.

Jay Benoit's Career Statistics
2017
Meet	Time	Place
Detroit Titan Invitational	24:23.2	51st
MSU Spartan Invitational	32:04.9	303rd
Greater Louisville Classic	29:33.9	348th
Lansing C.C. Invitational	28:32.4	87th
GLIAC Championships	29:38.7	90th
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships	36:53.2	180th