University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Kion Benjamin
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
- High School:
- St. Anthony's College
Kion Benjamin's TFRRS Bio
Kion Benjamin's IAAF Bio
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Earned two All-America honors during his senior season, both Second Team honors in the 100m and the 4x100m relay... Won his second Big Ten 100m title at the conference championships in Bloomington, Ind., in a time of 10.18 (-0.4 m/s), becoming the first and only man to win two Big Ten 100m titles in school history... Reached the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career both individually in the 100m and as a part of Minnesota's 4x100m relay team... Aided Minnesota's 4x100m relay team that set a Big Ten Championships record time of 38.87... Set multiple school records in the 4x100m relay during the season, capped off by the 38.70 time at the NCAA Championships that helped the team finish 10th... Finished 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in a season-best time of 10.09 (+1.3 m/s)... Led Minnesota's 4x100m relay team to the NCAA Championships, becoming the first 4x1 quartet to reach NCAAs in program history... Won the 2023 Drake Relays in the 4x100m relay in a time of 39.30... Won the 100m at the Jim Click Shootout and Clyde Hart Classic... Opened the season at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, finishing fourth in the 100m in 10.28 (+1.6 m/s) and second in the 200m in 20.70 (+2.1 m/s).
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Reached the NCAA quarterfinal round of the 100m but fell just short of his first NCAA Championships bid... Finished 20th at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 10.26 (+0.7 m/s)... Finished 5th at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 100m in a time of 10.14 (+3.1 m/s)... Finished 4th at Big Tens in the 200m in a time of 20.61 (+2.8 m/s)... Helped the Gophers qualify for the the NCAA West Regional in the 4x100m relay where the team finished 18th overall... Won the ASU Invitational 100m in a time of 10.38 (+0.0 m/s).
2021 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Competed at six meets with six appearances in the 60m, two in the 200m, and two in the 4x400m relay • placed fifth in the 60m and 11th in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • ran a career-best 6.725 to win the 60m at the Husker Triangular and rank fifth in program history • ran a season-best 21.56 in the B1G 200m • won the 200m at the Hawkeye Border Battle • ended the season ranked fifth in the 60m (6.725) and eighth in the 200m (21.54) in Minnesota history.
2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Named First Team All-Big Ten honoree • Big Ten champion in 100m • named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at seven meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay • placed 24th in the 4x100m relay (40.54), 27th in the 200m (20.97), and 31st in the 100m (10.41) at the NCAA West Prelim • won B1G 100m title in 10.26, ran a career-best 20.62 to set a new Minnesota program record and place third in the 200m, and ran the second leg of the fourth-place 4x100m relay team, which ran 40.04 to rank third in program history, at the Big Ten Championships • ran a career-best 10.25 to set a new Minnesota program record and win the 100m at the M City Classic • ran on the winning 4x400m relay at the M City Classic • ended the season ranked first in the 100m (10.25) and first in the 200m (20.62) among all-time Gophers.
2020 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed in the 60m and 200m • notched five top-10 finishes and ran Minnesota’s fastest 60m and 200m times of the year • won the 60m at the Minnesota Cold Classic with a time of 6.80 to rank 10th all-time at Minnesota • ran a season-best 21.54 in the 200m prelims at the Big Ten Championships to rank eighth in program history • scored for the Maroon & Gold at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships with a fifth-place showing in the 60m • earned first letter in track & field.
2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
High School: A graduate of St. Anthony's College • won both 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2019 Trinidad & Tobago Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships • represented Trinidad & Tobago at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Finland.
Personal: Native of Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.
