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Benson Atkins Season 2024-25

Benson Atkins Season 2024-25

PositionDISTANCE/XC
ClassSenior
HometownScottsboro, Alabama

2025 Outdoor
Delivered a collegiate best time of 1:58.38 in the 800m at the Yellow Jacket Invite ... ran a personal best time of 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic (3:55.69) ... Competed in two meets

2025 Indoor
Finished 10th in the 3000m at the Samford Invite (8:39.12) ... ran 8:33.49 in the 3000m at the Bob Pollock Invite ... Competed in two meets

2024 Indoor
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 ... competed in three meets

2023 Cross Country 
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 ... Competed in four meets

2023 Outdoor 
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 ... Competed in five meets

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

2022 Outdoor
Best time was 3:56.82 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Competed in five meets

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

2021 Cross Country
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 ... Competed in three meets

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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Junior
2023-24

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Sophomore
2022-23

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Freshman
2021-22

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