Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2024-25: Outdoor: First team All-America Hammer Throw - Sixth place at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with mark of 57.64m... USTFCCCA All-Region in Hammer Throw... NSIC Field Athlete of the Week... Competed in ten outdoor meets for the Mavericks in hammer throw... First place hammer throw at Wayne State Wildcat Classic (Mar. 28), Minnesota State Open (Apr. 12), Maverick Open #1 (Apr. 30) and NSIC Outdoor Championships (May 8-10)... Mark of 56.88m hammer throw at NSIC Outdoor Championships... Indoor: All-NSIC in Weight Throw - 3rd place with throw of 17.87m at NSIC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1)... Competed in nine outdoor meets for the Mavericks... Seaosn best 17.87m weight throw at Maverick Invitational (Feb. 21) for second place.

St. Scholastica 2023 (Junior): All American in the hammer throw  ... NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor) ...  USTFCCCA All-Region ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... All-MIAC (Indoor/Outdoor) ... Academic All-MIAC ... Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee... Indoor: Had a personal best throw in the weight throw 16.47m (54' 0.5") at the Lake Superior Challenge... Runner-up at the MIAC Championships ... Finished first three times ... Outdoor: Placed third at nationals ...became the second woman in the hammer throw to earn All-American ... Broke school record in hammer throw at the UWL Qualifier with a toss of 58.26m (191' 2") ... fourth best mark in the nation ... Back to back MIAC individual champion in the hammer throw 55.16m (180-11ft) ... broke a new MIAC championship record, a new all-time MIAC record, and a new facility record for the stadium ... In eight outdoor meets, Beneke finished no worse than fourth in the hammer throw ... earning four first places and two runner-ups ... ... Indoor/Outdoor MIAC Athlete of the Week (5/2, 12/13) ... Made the Dean's List second semester. 

St. Scholastica 2022 (Sophomore): NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (Outdoor) ... Academic All-MIAC ... All-MIAC (Outdoor) ... MIAC Honorable Mention (Indoor) ...  Indoor: Season-best mark of 15.86m in the weight throw at the Gene Glader Classic ... Recored two first places finishes in the weigh throw ... Runner-up in the weigh throw at the Twin Ports Invite. Outdoor:  Did not place at NCAA's ... Became the first woman to earn First Team All-MIAC accolades ... Program's first women's MIAC individual champion ... winning the hammer throw event (173'9" (52.95m) ... Had the 13^th-best mark in NCAA Division III this season ... three first place finishes ... MIAC Athlete of the Week (5/3) ... Made the Dean's List both semesters. 

St. Scholastica 2021 (Freshman): Academic All-UMAC … Indoor: Season-best mark of 10.32m in the shot put at the UMAC Championships … Placed fourth in the weight throw with a season-best mark 12.34m at the UMAC Meet #2. Outdoor: Runner-up in the hammer throw at the Lee Krough Invite … Season-best mark of 27.40m in the discus throw at the Bulldog Invite … Made the Dean’s List in the second semester.
 
Sibley East: Named team’s Thrower of the Year in 2019 … Honorable mention all-conference in the shot put in 2019 … Academic All-State in track & field and basketball … Received the Excel Award.
 
Personal: Working toward master's of Applied Health… Daughter of Joann and Scott Beneke... Birthday April 30... Enjoys hiking, hanging out with friends.