Benson Atkins Season 2024-25

Benson Atkins Season 2024-25

PositionDISTANCE/XC
ClassSenior
HometownScottsboro, Alabama

2024 Indoor
Competed in three meets ... placed 8th overall in the 1000m at the Harvey Glance Tide and Tiger Dual Meet with a time of 2:32.20 ... ran 8:40.27 in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... PR time of 8:28.18 at the Music City Challenge in the 3000m

2023 Cross Country 
Competed in four meets ... ran PR (15:55.90) at the Foothills Invitational to take 13th overall ... ran PR of 25:21.40 in the 8k at the Southern Showcase ... finished with a time of 26:05.40 in the 8k at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown ... ran 25:25.80 at the Crimson Classic in the 8k

2023 Outdoor 
Competed in five meets ... ran PR (3:56.46) in the 1500m to finish 42nd at the UF Tom Jones Memorial... ran 4:02.23 to finish sixth at the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational. 

2023 Indoor 
Competed at the Vanderbilt Invitational... ran PR (2:31.98) in the 1000m to finish 11th.  

2022 Outdoor
Ran the 1500m in five meets... best time was 3:56.82 at the Crimson Tide Invitational. 

2022 Cross Country 
Competed in five meets... ran 26.54.2 in the 8k to finish 99th at SEC Cross Country... ran PR (25:32.8) at the North Alabama Showcase. 

2021 Cross Country
Competed in three meets ... helped the men's team to its first team win since 2017 at the Foothills Invitational, claiming 25th in the 5k behind a 16:37.84 run ... posted a 27:52.90 mark in the 8k at the FSU XC Open ... completed freshman XC season at the Joe Piane Invitational, running a 29:30.90 in the five mile. 

High School
Graduate of Scottsboro High School ... five-time 4x800m relay Alabama State Champion... four-time All-State Cross Country selection ... 10-time All-State Track & Field selection ... member of Scottsboro High School's National Honor Society chapter. 

Personal
Parents are Dawn and Steve Atkins ... twin brother, Cooper, is also a member of Auburn's track & field team.

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Freshman
2021-22

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Sophomore
2022-23

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Junior
2023-24

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