Towson University Athletics

2023-24: National runner-up in the 100 breast at the NCAA Division I Championships with a time of 50.59 (All-American) … placed 16^th in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:52.71 (Honorable Mention All-American) … placed 12^th in the 100-meter breast at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with a time of 1:00.29 (first Towson swimmer to advance at U.S. Olympic Trials) … first ever four-time CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year … CAA Championships Men’s Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet (third time) … CAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Leadership and Sport Excellence Award recipient … CSC Academic All-American® Second Team… broke four individual CAA all-time records (200 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) … six-time CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Week … team captain … received Towson Athletics Golden Paws Senior Career Achievement and Athlete of the Year Awards.

2022-23: Honorable Mention All-America (100-yard breaststroke)... CAA Men's Swimmer of the Year... CAA Championships Men's Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet...  All-CAA in the 100 breast, 100 fly and 200 IM... Towson Male Athlete of the Year... five-time CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week... reset the Towson and CAA records in the 100 breast with a 51.25 at the conference meet, taking gold and registering an NCAA A Cut in the event... set a new Towson and CAA record in the 200 IM with a 1:44.41, taking gold and marking an NCAA B cut in the event... won gold in the 100 fly with a 46.25 at CAAs, standing second all-time in program history... took 15th overall at NCAAs in the 100 breast with a 51.48... placed 48th overall in the 200 IM at NCAAs with a 1:45.45... set Towson records in the 100 free (43.63) and 200 free (1:35.08) in relays at CAAs... holds the fastest 100 IM in program histoy (48.61) against UMBC... recorded the third-fastest 50 free (20.07) and ninth-fastest 100 back (49.43) in program history... placed 12th in the 100 breast and 20th in the 200 IM at the 2022 Toyota US Open with respective times of 1:02.84 (LCM) and 54.83 (LCM) in the finals sessions... recorded the second-fastest 50 breast split in history at CAAs (22.54)... named a team captain for the 2022-23 season... named to the CAA Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22: Honorable Mention All-America (100-yard breaststroke) … CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year … Three-time All-CAA (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley, 200-yard breaststroke) … Towson Male Athlete of the Year … three-time CAA Men’s Swimmer of the Week … set Towson and CAA record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 51.47 second swim in the preliminary round of the NCAA Championship meet … finished ninth in the prelims after seeding 22nd … top seed in the B Finals with the ninth-fastest time … went unbeaten in the 100-yard breaststroke through the CAA Championships, winning the event seven times … won the 200-yard breaststroke four times and finished second at the CAA Championship Meet.

2020-21: Had a record-setting freshman season at Towson … went unbeaten in the 100-yard breaststroke … set school record in the event with a 52.57 second swim at the CAA Championship meet, setting the Towson, CAA and CAA Championship record … had Towson’s best 50-yard breaststroke time (24.72), 200-yard breaststroke time (1:57.99) … scored the second-fastest 50-yard butterfly (24.04) … posted Towson’s fastest 200-yard individual medley (1:47.07) … took second at the CAA Championships in the 200-yard IM (1:47.07), swam first leg of the champion 400-yard freestyle relay, finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:58.38), led off champion 800-yard freestyle relay, and won the 100-yard breaststroke in record time (52.57)... named the Towson Male Athlete of the Year.

High School: Attended Oslo International School … swam for OI Svomming.

Personal: Son of Jim and Stacey Benzing … has two siblings, Matt and Tom … mother played basketball at Randolph Macon … career aim is to work in the sports industry … most admires his parents … did community service building a school in Mozambique … worked summers at the Norwegian Embassy … favorite athlete is Tomoe Hvas … favorite meal is chicken pot pie … favorite movie is Avengers: Endgame with his favorite actor, Robert Downey Jr. … most memorable experience was visiting South Africa and Mozambique with his entire high school class … majoring in sports management and minoring in business administration at Towson.