2021 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kira Benkmann

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  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Mankow, Germany
  • Highschool Schul-und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin

Biography

2018 NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier
2018 All-Louisiana Second Team
2018 USTFCCA All-Academic


2019 Outdoor Season: 
• Did not compete 

2019 Indoor Season:
• Competed in the weight throw event and had two top 7 finishes on the year.
• Best mark was 52-1.75 for a fifth place finish at the McNeese Indoor II meet.

2018 Outdoor Season: 
• Set a new McNeese record in the hammer throw with a mark of 192-0 at the McNeese Last Chance Meet
• Placed 5th at the SLC Outdoor Championships in the hammer with a mark of 186-1.
•Threw 166-11 at the NCAA East Preliminary round. 

2018 Indoor Season: 
• Threw 54-2.5 in the weight throw event for a 12th place finish at the SLC Indoor Championships
• Recorded a PR in the WT at the Samford Open with a mark of 54-2.5.

Before McNeese: 
• Attended high school at Schul-und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin (SLZB) in Germany
• Was runner up in the Berlin Championships and placed third in the German Championships in the hammer throw.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'6"
  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'6"