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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lydia Bennett

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool DeKalb
  • Hometown Auburn, Ind.

Biography

2024 Cross Country Best Times: 
1000: 3:04:64 (3rd, Bob Teel Invitational; personal best)
Mile: 5:12:39 (13th, Ichabod Invitational; personal best)


2023 Cross Country Best Times
4K: 15:07.0 (12th, Western Illinois Alumni Invitational; personal best)
5K: 18:56.7 (77th, Joe Piane Invitational; personal best)
6K: 22:59.2 (117TH, Bradley Pink Classic, personal best)

Twice qualifying for the Indiana state championships in cross country and twice qualifying in the mile for outdoor track & field, Bennett joins the Leathernecks with a lot of momentum. To close out her prep career this past spring at DeKalb High School, Bennett ran personal bests of 11:25.80 in the 3200 meters and 5:02.28 in the mile. Her fastest 5K time in cross country was 18:34 and she finished seventh overall at the Nike Cross Country Regional Championships as a senior.   

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior