Dwayne Benoit
	Class: Senior Hometown: Abilene, Texas High School: Cooper Event: Distance Experience: 2L

2003 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran to a 65th place finish at the Big 12 Championships (8K) with a time of 27:15.1... at the Chili Pepper Invite (10K) ran a time of 32:19.44 ... competed at the Cowboy Jamboree (8K) with a time of 27:02...ran a 26:46 at the Roy Griak Invitational (8K)...posted a 39th place finish at the Lobo Invitational (8K) with a time of 26:45...turned in a sixth place finish, his best of the season, at the UTA Invitational (4 miles) with a time of 21:06.

2003 OUTDOOR: All-conference in the 1500 who also competed in the 800 ... finished in first in two of three appearances in the 800m … ran a 1:53.01 at the Texas Tech Invitational and a 1:51.94, a personal best, at the Texas Tech Open to win the meets… turned in a fifth place finish at the ASU Relays with a time of 1:52.01 … also ran the 1500m with a season best and regional qualifying time of 3:49.27 at the Drake Relays, a fifth place finish … finished first at the Big 12 prelims with a time of 3:50.39 to advance to the finals with a finish of sixth-place and time of 3:50.69 … also competed at the Midwest regional with a time of 3:56.44 … ran at the UTSA Relays in the 3000m with a time of 8:42.96.

2003 INDOOR: Made one appearance in the 1000m, a second-place finish at the Red Raider Invitational with a time of 2:32.93 … finished in first in the mile at the Red Raider Classic running a 4:19.17 … ran a 4:12.63 to finish fourth at the Husker Invitational … finished season in mile with a 10th place finish at the Big 12 Championships after running a season best 4:09.05 in the prelims, Tech’s best time in mile and NCAA provisional … in the 3000m, ran a season best 8:56.13 at the Red Raider Classic to take second.

2002 CROSS COUNTRY: Opened season at Texas Tech Open (8K) with a sixth-place finish, posting a 29:37…at Lobo Invitational (8K) finished in 69th place after running a 27:39…at Kachina Classic (7,500) posted a 25:44 for a 12th place finish…ran a 27:05 for at Cowboy Jamboree (8K)…at Big 12 Championships (8K) ran a 26:54 …closed the season with at Mountain Regional (10K) with a time of 33:04.

2002 OUTDOOR: Redshirted.

2002 INDOOR: Redshirted.

2001 CROSS COUNTRY: Participated in one cross country meet posting a time of 27:43 at the Red Raider Open (8K). 2001 OUTDOOR: Took fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:54.95 at the ACU T&F Classic …took third in the 800m with a mark of 1:53.89 at Tech vs. Oklahoma …finished first in the 1500m with a time of 4:06.93 at Texas Tech Open …posted a mark of 3:58.95 in 1500m at Big 12 Championships …took third in 1500m with a time of 3:53.98 at TCU Invitational …posted a mark of 14:39.04 in 5000m at the Stanford Track and Field Invitational. 2001 INDOOR: Took second with a time of 1:53.70 in 800m at Texas Tech Open …placed third with a time of 4:19.84 in mile at Oklahoma Classic …took seventh with a time of 4:19.41 at Big 12 Championships ...placed 17th with a time of 4:10.09 at Iowa State Classic .

2000 CROSS COUNTRY: Came in 12th at season-opening ACU Classic (4 miles) with time of 22:56.64…finished seventh at Red Raider Open (8K) with mark of 27:52…posted time of 26:14.28 at Sundodger Invitational (8K) …finished with time of 27:21 at Cowboy Jamboree (8K)…posted mark of 34:38.8 at Pre-National Meet (10K) …finished Big 12 Championships (8K) in time of 27:22…posted mark of 34:58.4 at NCAA Mountain Regionals (10K).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2000 graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas...team won cross country district titles in 1996 and ‘99...also won track district titles in 1996 and ‘97...individual district champion in cross country during 1996, ‘97 and ‘99...finished eighth at state cross country meet in ‘99...district champion in track in 1,600 in 2000 and 3,200 in ‘99 and ‘00...2000 Texas Relays 1,600 Champion...2000 5A State Champion in 1,600...best time in 1,600 is 4:12.63, in 3,200 is 9:26.75...member of National Honor Society...member of cross country and track teams.

PERSONAL: Born February 16, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... son of Clarence and Sandra Benoit...hobbies include playing dominos and horseback riding...majoring in accounting.

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