About this episode

Ryan Benson discusses his journey as a multi-event athlete at SDSU and his experiences leading up to the final weeks of his collegiate career.

Ryan Benson has always been a true multi-event athlete. After winning state titles in events ranging from the hurdles to the long jump in high school, the Chester, SD native took his talents to SDSU to learn even more events. There Benson has become a two-time All-Summit League performer and a senior leader for the Jackrabbits. Listen to Benson share about his journey of learning the multi events, how he finds joy in competing, and how he plans to live in the moment and enjoy the final weeks of his outstanding collegiate career.

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Enerson

Guest: Ryan Benson

Topics covered

• multi-event athlete
• collegiate sports
• track and field
• personal journey
• competition
• SDSU Jackrabbits

Keywords

• Ryan Benson
• SDSU
• multi-event athlete
• track and field
• Summit League
• collegiate sports
• competition
• Jackrabbits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SDSU

Places: Chester, SD

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