2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Rai Benjamin
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, N.Y.
- High School:
- Mount Vernon
2016 โ Named USTFCCCA First Team All-American โฆ Clocked the eighth fastest time in school history in the 400m hurdles with a 49.82 โฆ Ran his 49.82 at the NCAA Championship finals where he placed sixth overall โฆ Only competed in four hurdle races during his freshman campaign โฆ Placed third at the NCAA West Prelims with a time of 50.88 โฆ Ran his first 400m hurdle race of the season at the Pac-12 Championships where he ran a 52.21 in the prelims โฆ Also competed on the 4x100m and 4x400m relays โฆ Competed in four indoor meets โฆ Clocked a 200m best time of 21.17 to finish third at the Razorback Invitational โฆ Ran a 47.57 in the 400m to place seventh at the MPSF Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL - Attended Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York โฆ One of the top prep athletes in the country โฆ Clocked the fastest prep time in the country in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.97 โฆ Also posted the fasted 400m indoor time in the country with a 46.59 and the third fastest outdoor time 46.19 โฆ Won the New York Indoor State meet with a national leading time of 33.17 in the 300m โฆ A three-time state champion in the 400m hurdles โฆ Was the New Balance National Champion in the 400m and the New Balance Outdoor National Champion in the 400m hurdles โฆ As a junior was named the Journal News Westchester/Putnam boys outdoor track and field athlete of the year for the 2014 season โฆ Won the New York State Meet in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.86 โฆ Posted a 37.61 in his only 300m hurdle race of the season, taking third at the Arcadia Invitationalโฆ Ran a personal best 47.17 to place second at the Loucks Games โฆ Placed second at the New Balance Indoor Nationals 400m with a time of 47.56 โฆ Won the New York State Indoor 300m title with a meet, Section 1, county and school record time of 33.84 โฆ Also won the New York State outdoor title in the 400m in 2013 with a time of 53.13 โฆ Holds personal bests of 46.19 (NJR, Antigua) in the 400m, 49.97 (NR, Antigua) in the 400m hurdles, 20.88 in the 200m and 10.66 in the 100m.
PERSONAL โ Son of Winston Benjamin and Jeanette Mason โฆ Plans to major in political science.ย
