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    Chris Benard

    Player Profile
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Corona, Calif.

    High School:
    Santiago

    Last College:
    Riverside CC

    Height:
    6-3

    Event:
    Jumps

    05/13/2012

    Men's Track and Field Takes Second at Conference Championships, Women Fifth

    Jordan Clarke was named the Athlete of the Meet after posting 24 team points over the two-day competition.

    05/10/2012

    ASU Track and Field Hunts Down Pac-12 Title in Oregon

    The No. 5 Sun Devil men and No. 10 women will be in action on Saturday and Sunday at Hayward Field.

    04/28/2012

    Sun Devil Track and Field Sweeps In-State Rivals at Double Dual

    The ASU women downed Arizona, 101-96, while the men sound defeated the Wildcats 110-86.

    04/27/2012

    Sun Devil Track and Field Set for Annual Dual Meet

    The ASU squad will head south to Tucson to take on in-state rivals Arizona and Northern Arizona on Saturday.

    04/25/2012

    Making Something Out of Nothing - Part Two

    This is Part Two of a three-part feature series on Arizona State track and field star Daniel Auberry, chronicling his rise to the top as a Division I sprinter.

    02/10/2012

    Chris Benard - Athlete of the Week

    Chris Benard set the school indoor record in the triple jump during the opening weekend of the 2012 track & field season.

    Arizona State: 2011 Outdoor: Competed in the final round of the NCAA Division 1 Championships in 2011 in the triple jump where he was 19th overall... placed fourth at the Pac-10 Championship finals in both the long jump with a mark of 24-04.50 (7.43m) and triple jump with a leap of 51-03.50 (15.63m) to score 10 points up for the Devils... set a career record at the 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays in the long jump with a jump of 24-5 (7.44m)...placed third at the 2011 Arizona State Invitational in the triple jump... 2011 Indoor: Placed eighth at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships in the long jump to score points for the Sun Devils... won the triple jump for the Devils at the Lumberjack Invitational to set a career best mark of 51-10 (15.80m), a mark that sits fifth on ASU's all-time indoor list... competed in the triple jump at the Texas A&M Challenge to take fourth with a 49-00.75 (14.95m) jump...

    Riverside: Earned his Associates degree from Riverside Community College (Riverside, Calif.) in 2010... competed on the track & field team for two years... swept the California State College Championships in the long jump and triple jump in his final year at RCC... selected as the team MVP... ended his career ranked second all-time in school history in the triple jump... Was a teammate of fellow Riverside-to-ASU transfer Daniel Auberry...

    High School: A 2008 graduate of Santiago High School (Corona, Calif.)... lettered two times each in track & field and football... captured the California state title in the triple jump as a senior... holds the school record in the triple jump.

    Personal: Majoring in communications... parents are Thomas Jr. and Fay Benard... has three sisters: Morgana, Sabrina and Breanna... born April 4, 1990, in Tustin, Calif.... hobbies include... full name is Christopher Anthony Benard...

    Personal BestsLong Jump: 25-05 • Triple Jump: 53-03.00

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