Frontier Conference

Ronan runner is set to join the UGF Cross Country & Track team

Posted by Kevin Scott - Tue, Feb 19, 2008 - [ Cross Country ] - Viewed 167 times

GREAT FALLS, MT (Tuesday, February 19, 2008) — The University of Great Falls women’s cross-country team has announced the signing of a student-athlete from Ronan, Montana to an NAIA/Frontier Conference Letter of Intent.

Kaneesha Benson comes to the University of Great Falls from Ronan High School in Ronan, Montana. During her senior season, she qualified and took home 39th overall out of 142 athletes with a time of 21:13 at the 44th Annual Montana State Cross-Country Championships that took place in Helena, Montana earlier this year. Some of her personal records for cross-country include running the three miles in 19:59 and her personal records for track include 5:34 in the 1,600 meters and 12:19 for the 3,200 meters.

Benson has made the All-Conference Cross-Country Team for three years and she also excels in the classroom. She was named to both the Academic All-State Team for Track and the Academic All-Conference Team for Cross-Country.

Some of her extra-curricular activities include being a Teen Ambassador and Peer Mediator for two years, volunteering with Big Brothers & Big Sisters for four years, a 4-H member for eight years and she was selected to sing and travel with the Show Choir for three years. Benson’s hobbies include running, singing, hunting, fishing, riding horses, reading, and riding her bike.

She plans on studying biology and nursing when she enrolls at the University of Great Falls in the fall.

"Kaneesha will bring a great work ethic, positive attitude, and well-rounded background to our team and to our university. We love recruiting athletes from Montana who not only run fast but who also grew up enjoying pastimes such as hunting, fishing, and riding horses. We are absolutely thrilled to have Kaneesha join our Argo cross-country and track teams," said UGF Cross Country and Track Coach Jim Brewer.

Kaneesha becomes the sixth overall cross-country and track recruit to sign for the University of Great Falls so far this season.