Personal
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Born in Mountain View, California
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Parents are John and Sondra Bennion
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Sister Julie Bennion Murdock is a former BYU track athlete
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Majoring in finance
Before BYU
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Lettered four years in track and two years in soccer at Highland HS
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Named Academic All-State in 2002
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As a sophomore placed second at state championships in the 400m
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As a junior placed second in the 100m and 200m and third in the 400m at state championships
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As a senior placed second in the 100m and first in the 200m at the state championships
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Best times were 200m-25.74; 400m-57.75
Stats
Best Marks: 400m - 54.93, 200m - 25.02
2003 | Freshman Year
Indoor:
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Finished first in both the 4x100m relay and the DMR at the MWC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
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Placed second in the 4x400m relay, fourth in the 4x100m relay and seventh in the 400m at the MWC Outdoor Championships
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Finished seventh in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA West Regionals Meet
2004 | Sophomore Year
Indoor:
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Won the 400m (57.03) at Montana State
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Finished eighth with a time of 56.51 in the 400m at the MWC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
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Took seventh in the 200m (25.34) at the Hornet Invitational
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Placed first in the 400m with a time of 55:02 and third in the 200m (25:13) at the BYU Wells Fargo Invitational
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Captured fifth in the 400m with a time of 54.93 and took fourth in the 4x100m relay and second in the 4x400m relay at the MWC Outdoor Championships
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Named MWC Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MWC
2007 | Junior Year
Indoor:
Outdoor:
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Placed sixth in the 400 meters and ran with the second place 4x400-meter relay team at the Wildcat Outdoor Open at Weber State University
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Ran a season-best time of 57.36 in the 400 meters at the UCLA Rafer Johnson meet
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Placed sixth in the 400 meters and ran a season-best time in the 200 meters (25.72 seconds) at the Robison Invitational
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Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the Weber Twilight meet