Benny Diaz

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Saugatuck, Mich.
High School:
Saugatuck
Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Major:
Movement Science

Collegiate PR | Indoor: 60m - 7.16; 200m - 22.14; 60H - 8.10 | Outdoor: 100m - 10.98; 200m - 22.61; 110H - 14.09
High School PR | 60m - 7.21i; 100m - 10.85; 200m - 21.57; 400m - 50.18; 60H (U20) - 7.78i; 110H (U20) - 13.63; 300H (U20) - 37.66

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

Sophomore (2023-24)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14.56 in the 110-meter hurdles for 11th and 41.29 int eh 4x100 relay for seventh at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 14.34 to win the 110-meter hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 3)
• Ran 10.83 (not wind legal) in the 100-meter run preliminaries and 10.98 in the finals for ninth, and 14.09 (not wind legal) in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries and a career-best 14.10 int he finals for second at the Len Paddock Open (April 27)
• Ran a career-best 14.43 in the 110-meter hurdles for sixth at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran 22.61 in the 200-meter run for 45th and 14.58 (not wind legal) in the 110-meter hurdles for 17th at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 8.10 in the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries and 8.45 in the finals for sixth, and 22.74 in the 200-meter dash for 12th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
• Ran 8.21 in the 60-meter hurdles for second and 22.54 in the 200-meter dash for 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Ran 7.26 in the 60-meter dash for 16th and 22.78 in the 200-meter dash for ninth at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

First-Year (2022-23)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 7.16 in the 60 meter dash for 12th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 22.14 in the 200 meter dash for 7th at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)

HIGH SCHOOL

2022 "Mr. Track and Field" award winner, presented by MITCA ... Finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2022 Brooks PR Invitational ... Took third in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2022 New Balance Nationals Indoor ... Won MHSAA Division 3 State Finals titles in the 100 meters, 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles to go along with a ninth-place finish at 200 meters ... Won the 2022 MITS Indoor title in the 60-meter hurdles, and finished ninth at 200 meters ... Won the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles titles at the 2021 MHSAA Division 4 State finals in addition to a second-place finish at 200 meters and a third-place finish at 100 meters ... Finished third in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2019 MHSAA Division 3 State Finals ... Finished the 2022 campaign ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 9 internationally on the U20 list in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and No. 11 in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles ... Ranks No. 3 among Michigan high schoolers all-time in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and No. 4 in the outdoor 110-meter hurdles in all wind conditions