Kim Benedict

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rochester Hills, Mich.
High School:
Rochester Adams
Swing:
Right

Michigan Career ... Played in a record 49 consecutive tournaments ... finished as the top Wolverine in 22 of 49 career tournaments ... 24 top-20 finishes, 17 top-10 and 14 top-five ... three-time individual medalist – 2003 Indiana Invitational (April 5-6, 2003) – 72-74-76/222; 2001 Hawkeye Invitational (April 14-15, 2001) - 73-74-76/223 and 2001 Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 8-9, 2001) - 68-74-70/212 ... five-time individual runner-up ... helped U-M to first NCAA Championships appearance (2002) ... helped U-M finish 17th of 24 teams in the 2002 National Championships (May 21-24) ... helped U-M to two consecutive NCAA Regional appearances (2001, 2002) ... helped U-M to nine team titles - three titles as a sophomore and a school record six as a junior ... helped U-M to four team runner-up titles ... led the team in scoring average four consecutive years ... averaged 77.46 strokes per round for career - 79.24 as a freshman, 77.41 as a sophomore, 76.48 as a junior, which is the U-M record and 77.08 as a senior ... 92 of 136 career rounds under 80 strokes... fired a school record 68 in the first round of the 2001 Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 8-9, 2001) ... second player in Michigan history to break the 70-stroke barrier ... one of five players in Michigan history to break the 70-stroke barrier.

Senior (2002-03) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Women's Golf Sportswoman of the Year award ... U-M Women's Golf Stroke Average Award recipient ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Big Ten Conference Golfer of Week (April 8) ... co-captain ... played in 12 tournaments ... led the team for the fourth straight season with a 77.08 scoring average ... finished as the top Wolverine in four of 12 tournaments ... collected six top-20 finishes, four top-10 and three top-five ... 26 of 36 rounds under 80 strokes ... tied for 20th at the Big Ten Conference Championships with a 308 total (81-78-71-78) ... individual medalist at the Indiana Invitational (April 5-6) with a 222 total (72-74-76) ... fifth at the Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 28-29) ... tied for fifth at the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational (March 10-11) ... tied for eighth at Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 14-15) ... tied for 11th at the Betsy Rawls/Longhorn Invitational (March 24-26) ... tied for 21st at Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 21-22) and Lady Boilermaker Invitational (April 12-13) ... tied for 22nd at Women’s Collegiate Shootout (Oct. 7-8) ... tied for 24th at Central District Invitational (Feb. 24-25) ... tied for 48th at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Oct. 18-20) ... tied for 79th at the Northrop Grumman Regional (Feb. 10-12).

Junior (2001-02) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... All-Big Ten first team ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... U-M Women's Golf Sportswoman of the Year award ... U-M Women's Golf Stroke Average Award recipient ... co-captain ... played in all 13 tournaments ... led the team for the third straight season with a school-record 76.48 stroke average ... finished as the top Wolverine in six of 13 tournaments ... collected nine top-20 finishes, eight top-10 and five top-five ... had 30 of 37 rounds under 80 strokes ... fired a school-record 68 in the first round of the Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 8-9) ... helped U-M to first NCAA Championships ... helped U-M finish 17th of 24 teams, did not finish as an individual after having second round score thrown out for signing an incorrect scorecard (77-DQ-78-78) at NCAAs... helped U-M to second consecutive NCAA Regional ... tied for 39th at NCAA Central Regional (78-80-78/236) ... helped U-M win a school record six tournament titles at the Lady Northern Invitational (Sept. 21-23), the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 6-7), the Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 8-9), the Hatter Fall Classic (Oct. 19-21), the Indiana Invitational (April 6-7) and the Hawkeye Invitational (April 13-14) ... individual medalist at the Shootout at the Legends after a career-best 54-hole tournament 212 total (67-74-70) ... individual runner-up at the Lady Northern Invitational and at the Indiana Invitational ... helped U-M to best ever third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, 26th as an individual (82-76-79-83/320) ... tied for third at the Wolverine Invitational ... tied for fourth at the Hatter Fall Classic ... seventh at the Lady Aztec Invitational (Feb. 18-19) ... tied for seventh at the Hatter Spring Fling (March 16-17) and Lady Seahawk Invitational (March 25-26) ... tied for 14th at the Hawkeye Invitational ... tied for 59th at the Central District Classic (Feb. 25-26).

Sophomore (2000-01) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... U-M Women's Golf Stroke Average Award recipient ... Big Ten Conference Golfer of Week (April 16) ... played in all 13 tournaments ... led the team for the second straight season with a 77.41 stroke average ... finished as the top Wolverine in six of the 13 tournaments ... collected six top-20 finishes, four top-10 and four top-five ... had 22 of 34 rounds under 80 strokes ... helped U-M qualify for its first NCAA Regional appearance (May 10-12) ... U-M finished 12th of 21 teams ... tied for 21st at the NCAA East Regional (75-76-74/225) ... helped U-M win three tournament titles at the Lady Aztec Invitational (Feb. 12-13), the Hatter Spring Fling (March 17-18) and the Hawkeye Invitational (April 14-15) ... won her first collegiate tournament at the Hawkeye Invitational after winning a four-player playoff on the second hole ... runner-up at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 23-24) and Hatter Spring Fling after losing in medalist honor in a playoff ... tied for 23rd at the Big Ten Championships (76-74-82-82/314) ... fourth at the Lady Aztec Invitational ... sixth at the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 16-17) ... tied for 12th at the Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 9-10) and Central District Classic (Oct. 23-24) ... tied for 19th at the San Antonio Shootout (March 25-26) ... tied for 32nd at Indiana Invitational (April 7-8) ... tied for 50th at the Midwest Classic (Feb. 23-25) ... tied for 58th at the Lady Northern (Sept. 29-Oct. 1).

Freshman (1999-2000) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ...U-M Women's Golf Newcomer Award recipient ... U-M Women's Golf Stoke Average Award recipient ... played in all 11 tournaments ... led the team in stroke average with a 79.24 average ... finished as the top Wolverine in six of the 11 tournaments ... collected three top-20 finishes, one top-10 and two top-five ... had 14 of 29 rounds under 80 strokes ... tied for 63rd in her first collegiate golf tournament at the Lady Northern (Sept. 17-19) ... tied for 24th at the Big Ten Championships (81-75-75-75/306) ... individual runner-up at the Hawkeye Invitational (April 15-16) ... tied for fourth at the Saluki Invitational (Mar. 26-27) ... tied for seventh at the Indiana Invitational (April 8-9) ... tied for 13th at the Shootout at the Legends (Oct. 11-12) ... tied for 16th at the Wolverines Invitational (Oct. 9-10) ... tied for 17th at the Hatter Fall Classic (Oct. 24-25) ... tied for 26th at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 25-26) ... tied for 28th at the Hatter Spring Fling (March 18-19) ... tied for 52nd at the Midwest Classic (Feb. 25-27).

Prep ... Adams High School (1999) 1999 State of Michigan Miss Golf ... medalist at 1999 Michigan Class A golf championships after rounds of 74 and 78 ... 1998 Class A state runner-up ... three-time all-state first team (1997, '98, '99) ... 1996 all-state honorable mention ... four-time all-area by Rochester Eccentric ... four-time Oakland Press All-County first team... four-year varsity letterwinner in both golf and basketball ... ... National Honor Society ... four-year honor roll.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts ... secondary education major ... given name is Kimberly Christine Benedict ... born June 10, 1981.