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2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kelly Benfey

  • Position Vaulter
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Rome Free Academy
  • Hometown Rome, N.Y.

Biography

Benfey's CAA Scoring
Benfey's Personal Bests
Pole vault - 3.40m
 
2014-15
OUTDOOR
• Tied for fourth in pole vault (3.20m) at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts (March 28).
• Tied for fourth in pole vault (3:05m) at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational (April 4).
• Finished fifth in pole vault (3.07m) at the Minuteman Invitational (April 11).
• Placed ninth in pole vault (3.20m) at the Mark Young Yale Invite (April 18).

INDOOR
• Finished 10th in the pole vault at BU's season opener, posting a mark of 3.04m (Dec. 6).
• Finished eighth in pole vault (3:15m) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 23).
 
2013-14
OUTDOOR
• Placed 13th overall at the CAA Championship with a mark of 3.10 meters (May 2-3).
• Cleared 3.20 meters at the Brown Springtime Open (April 27).
• Jumped 3.10 meters at the Mark Young Yale Invitational (April 19).
• Cleared 3.25 meters at the Minuteman Invitational (April 12).

INDOOR
• Capped her indoor season at the New England Championship, jumping 3.35 meters (Feb. 28).
• Cleared 3.20 meters at the Scarlet & White Invitational (Feb. 15).
• Jumped 3.35 meters at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 7).
• Placed fourth with a mark of 3.20 meters at both the Jay Carisella Invitational (Dec. 14) and the Harvard Open (Jan. 18).
• Tied for second in the pole vault at the BU Opener after clearing a height of 3.05 meters (Dec. 7).
 
2012-13
OUTDOOR
• Finished fourth in the pole vault (3.20-meters) at the George Davis Invitational (Apr. 6).
• Finished third in the pole vault (3.05-meters) at the Snowflake Classic (Mar. 30).
 
2011-12
OUTDOOR
• Placed third in the pole vault at the Northeastern Spring Open with a distance of 3.13m.
• Tied for fifth in the pole vault at the Brown Springtime Invitational with a mark of 3.35m.
 
BEFORE NORTHEASTERN
• Four-year member of indoor and outdoor track & field teams.
• Captained both teams as a senior.
• Also did five years of gymnastics, serving as captain senior year.
• Track team won All Central New York County League in 2009.
• Named to All-CNY team in 2009.
• Member of the Rome (N.Y.) Sports Hall of Fame.
• A five time individual league and sectional champion.
• Placed fourth in indoor and outdoor state championships.
• Took third place in 2007 Empire State Games.
• Holds the Rome Free Academy school record in the pole vault (11’6”).
• Four-time member of the All-CNY gymnastics team.
• N.Y. Section III Scholar-Athlete award recipient.
 
PERSONAL
• Born Feb. 18, 1992
• Plans to major in Physical Therapy
• Class of 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Vaulter
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Vaulter
  • 2012-13Junior

    Vaulter
  • 2013-14Senior

    Vaulter
  • 2014-15Graduate Student

    Vaulter