University of Minnesota Athletics
Jane Oas Benson - M Club Hall of Fame
Jane Oas Benson
Women’s Track & Field, 1972-76
HOF Class of 1990
Jane Oas Benson, who posted three top 10 finishes at collegiate national meets from 1973 to 1976, was a 1976 United States Track and Field (USTF) All-American.
As a senior at the 1976 Big Ten Championships, she finished first in the 220 and 440 yard dashes and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay.
She also ran in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Trials.
A letterwinner in 1975 and 1976, Oas Benson graduated from the University with seven career track records, She earned a master's degree in business administration here in 1980, the same year Twin Cities Yearbook named her one of Minnesota’s outstanding women.