Kurt Benninger got started in running in high school with the Saugeen Track and Field Club. As a member of STFC he was a Canadian Jr 1500m champion, a 3 time World Jr XC Championships qualifier, a 5 time Canadian National Team qualifier and in 2003 was the Pan Am Jr silver medalist in the 1500m in Barbados.
At the University of Notre Dame Kurt was a 6 time All American, and led the Fighting Irish to a 3rd place team finish at the 2005 NCAA XC
Championships—placing 8th individually. He holds Notre Dame school records in the 3000m (indoor), Distance Medley Relay (indroor), and in the 5000m (outdoor). He was a multiple Big East Champion and holds the Big East conference meet record in the mile.
Personal Best: 1500m-3:38.03, Mile-3:56.99, 3000m-7:52.28, 5000m-13:30
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep won the Milrose Games last Friday with her 8.01 clocking in the 60 m hurdles. For less than 24 hours she led the world in that event. Lolo Jones of the USdid 7.90 in Europe the next day.
Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010
Winter Season- Men As of January 30
1149 points 3:58.52 Mile Kurt Benninger’85
1144 points 2:13.52 Mara Eric Gillis’80
1142 points 1:47.92 800m Kyle Smith’85
1137 points 1:02.47 ½ Mara Simon Baru’83
1132 Points 3:59.80 Cameron Levins
1125 points 6.66 60m sam effah’88
1123 points 4:00.49 Mile Matt Lincoln ‘82
1112 points 7.84 60mh jared macleod’80
1110 points 7.85 60mh Karl Jennings’79
1108 points 2.25 HJ mike mason’86
1108 points 4:01.64 mile tim konoval ‘84
Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010
winter Season- Women As of January 30
1167 points 8.01 60mh priscilla lopes schliep’82
1152 points 4:29.42 mile Nicole Edwards’86
1148 points 8.10 60mh Perdita Felicien’80
1117 points 4:34.28 mile Hilary stellingwerf’81
1116 points 53.34 400m carlene muir’87
1111 points 9:04.85 3000 Sheila Reid’89
1107 points 4:35.72 mile amber mcgowan’83
1107 points 7.38 60m toyin olupona’83
1103 points 8.32 60mH Phyllicia George’87
1102 points 4:36.44 mile megan metcalfe’82
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