The University of Akron Athletics
2011-12 Track and Field
Amanda Bennett
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Tallmadge HS/Walsh
- Hometown:
- Tallmadge, Ohio
PERSONAL RECORDS
High Jump (Indoor): 5-07.00 – Akron Invitational (Feb. 11)
As a Junior (2012)
• Finished runner-up in the high jump at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 5-06.50
• Won the high jump at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 11) with a clearance of 5-07.00
Prior to Akron
• Transfer from Walsh University where she placed seventh in the high jump (5-5) in the 2011 NAIA Outdoor National Championships
• Posted a PR of 5-7 in the high jump with the Crusaders
• Was an All-American Mideast Conference Outdoor First Team honoree last spring
• Two-time Tallmadge High School Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2010
• School record holder in the high jump, long jump and hurdles
• Advanced to states in the long jump and high jump as a freshman, junior and senior
Personal
• Parents are Ron and Tammy Bennett
• Has one sister, Amy
