Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2023 T&F, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2021 XC, 2022 T&F, 2022 XC, 2023 T&F, 2024 T&F); CSC Academic All-District (2023); Mountain West Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week (10/15/24).

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:26.67, 2023.

2025 (SR)
Cross Country (2024): Took 82nd at the BYU Autumn Classic with a three-mile time of 17:26.85... Placed second at the Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational with a 5K time of 18:31.47, leading the Aggies to a team title... Finished 91st at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a 6K time of 22:01.0... Earned MW Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors on October 15.
 
2024 (SR)
Cross Country (2023): Finished seventh with a 5k time of 18:53 at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, helping USU to the team title… Took 168th with a 5k time of 18:28.6 at the Virginia Invitational… Placed third with a 5k time of 18:31.46 at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial, helping USU to the team title… Took 43rd with a 6k time of 22:31.8 at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational B Race… Finished 36th with a 6k time of 21:22.2 at the Mountain West Championships… Named academic all-MW.
Indoor: Placed second in the mile with a time of 5:09.95 at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet.
Outdoor: Finished 40th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:57.44 at the NCAA West First Rounds… Took 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 10:37.25 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors. 

2023 (JR)
Cross Country (2022): Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, but did not finish the 6K race… Placed 46th with a 6K time of 21:23.5 at the Mountain West Championships, where the Aggies finished third as a team… Placed 234th with a 6K time of 22:06.4 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational… Finished 102nd with a 6K time of 20:53.2 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, where Utah State place fourth out of 46 teams… Helped the Aggies finish first at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where she placed 10th with a 5K time of 18:41.
Indoor: Placed sixth in the mile at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational with a career-best time of 5:07.70… Placed 42nd in the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational with a career-best time of 9:54.50.
Outdoor: Placed seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a time of 10:28.12, also finishing 18th in the 5,000 meters with a career-best time of 17:05.82… Placed 44th in the steeplechase at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational with a career-best time of 10:26.67… Won the steeplechase at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic with a time of 10:38.80… Won the steeplechase at the Fresno State Invitational with a time of 10:40.49… Earned CSC academic all-district, academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

2022 (SO)
Cross Country (2021): Named the Mountain West Athlete of the Week after placing third with a time of 18:48.8 to help Utah State to a second-place team finish at the Utah Open… Placed ninth with a time of 19:14.2 at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational… Finished 30th with a time of 17:56.2 at the Montana State Invitational… Helped the Aggies to the team title at the Idaho State Invitational as she placed sixth with a time of 22:57.5… Placed eighth with a time of 19:15.7 at the USU-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational... Named a MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Placed 10th in the DMR and 43rd in the 3,000 meters with career-best times of 12:14.96 and 10:14.71, respectively, at the Washington Invitational… Finished third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:23.74 at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial… Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:16.02 at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games.
Outdoor: Ran a career-best time of 10:59.05 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to finish third at the Fresno State Invitational… Placed third in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 10:11.33 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Recorded a personal-best time of 5:11.07 in the mile to place ninth at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:04.31 at the San Francisco-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic... Was named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (FR)
Cross Country (2020): Placed 43rd at the Mountain West Championships, finishing with a time of 21:37.8… Helped the Aggies to the team title at the Dixie State invitational, where she placed 18th with a time of 21:43.5… Finished 93rd in the Florida State Winter Classic Garnet Race with a time of 22:09.6… Garnered academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed 12th in 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:09.58 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Won the Weber State Twilight Meet steeplechase with a time of 11:19.04 and took second in the same event with a time of 11:25.68 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished seventh in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:42.51 at the Utah Valley Collegiate Invitational… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A seven-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Weber High School in Pleasant View, Utah… Placed fifth at the Utah 6A State Cross Country Championships as a senior, and eighth as a sophomore and junior… Senior track & field season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Set personal-best times of 2:19 in the 800 meters, 5:23 in the 1,600 meters, 18:06 in the 5,000 meters and 18:27 in the 3-mile... Earned high school academic all-state honors and graduated with a 3.99 GPA.

PERSONAL: One of five children of Jeff and Emily Lee… Has two brothers and two sisters… Older sister, McKenna, runs track & field and cross country at BYU… Married fellow Aggie cross country and track & field runner Brennan Benson in December 2021... Majoring in psychology.

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NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS

MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS