As a Senior (2005-06): Named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large third team ... Received the team's Aaron Weddle Award ... Served as a team co-captain ... Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay that broke the Colgate varsity record with a time of 3:07.18 at the Patriot League Championship ... Achieved four season-best times at the Patriot League Championship ... Swam the 100 back in a personal-best time of 53.18, which ranks fourth all-time at Colgate ... Completed the 200 back in 1:57.20, which ranks sixth in Raider history ... Recorded a personal-best time of 24.78 in the 50 back as the lead-off leg of the 200 medley relay, which recorded the fifth-fastest time in school history, 1:35.74 ... Led off the 400 medley relay that turned in the fourth-best time ever at Colgate, 3:29.12, at the league meet ... Swam the second portion of the 200 free relay that posted a time of 1:25.73, which ranks fifth all-time at CU, at the league meet ... Swam the 50 free in a season-best time of 21.84 at the conference championship ... Posted a career-best time of 50.64 in the 100 free against Binghamton.
As a Junior (2004-05): Recorded four personal bests at Loyola ... Swam the 50 free in 22.03 ... Finished the 100 back in 53.92, which ranks sixth all-time at Colgate ... Completed the 200 back in 1:58.84, which ranks 10th in Raider history ... Swam the 50 back in 25.52 as the first leg of the 200 medley relay.
As a Sophomore (2003-04): Recorded season-best times in the 100 back (55.23) and 200 back (2:01.06) at the Colgate Invitational ... Posted a season-best time of 22:39 in the 50 free at the Patriot League Championship ... Swam the 50 back in a season-best time of 26.55 as the lead-off leg of the 200 medley relay at Army ... Swam the final leg of the 200 freestyle relay that recorded the third-best time in school history (1:25.47) at the conference meet.
As a Freshman (2002-03): Set three season bests at Loyola ... Swam the 50 free in 22.89 ... Recorded a time of 56.10 in the 100 back ... Finished the 200 back in 2:02.72.
High School: Earned five letters in swimming at Allegany-Limestone High School ... Set five school records ... A four-time CCIAC first-team all-star ... Named team MVP three times ... Honored as team's most improved swimmer twice ... Team captain as a senior ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Levi Benson was born on August 8, 1984 in Olean, New York ... Son of Don and Lucy Benson ... Has two sisters ... Majoring in molecular biology.
Benson's Personal Bests
50 Free - 20.74
100 Free - 50.64
50 Back - 24.78
100 Back - 53.18 (4th at CU)
200 Back - 1:57.20 (6th at CU)
