Amanda Behnke

Position:
Distance
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Lutheran South

2016-17 (R-Senior): Indoor: finished sixth in the 5k at the IU Relays… posted a seventh place effort in the 3k at the Hoosier Hills Invite.

2015-16 (R-JUNIOR): Cross Country: Academic All-Big Ten selection… crossed in 13^th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet to earn All-Region honors… Second Team All-Big Ten performer… also finished 13^th at the Big Ten Championships… cracked the top ten at the Princeton Interregional… took fifth in the Indiana Intercollegiate. Indoor: took third at the Indiana Relays in the 5,000m run… placed second at the Hoosier Hills in the 3,000m… took 12^th at the Big Ten Championships in the 5,000m. Outdoor: Ran a 9:55 in the 3,000m at the Penn Relays.

2014-15 (R-SOPHOMORE): Cross Country: Finished in first place at both the Indiana Open and Indiana Intercollegiate to begin the season ... placed 30th overall at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Indoor: Finished in sixth-place in the 3,000m run and seventh-place in the 5,000m run at the Big Ten Indoor Championships…Her time of 9:28.57 in the 3K was a career-best...runner-up in the 3K at the Indiana-Purdue Dual Meet…Outdoor: Earned the Silver Medal for second-place finish in the 10,000m run at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships…Finished in 10^th place in the 10K at the Stanford Invitational in a career-best time of 33:59.60, the sixth fastest time in school history…Finished in fourth-place in the 5,000m run in a time of 16:15.07 at the Mt. SAC Relays, the fourth fastest time in school history…Earned a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 12^th place finish at the NCAA East Prelims in the 10K…finished in 22^nd place to earn Honorable Mention at the NCAA Championships…Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors and Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors.

2013-14 (R-FRESHMAN): Cross Country: Finished in ninth place in her first race for the Hoosiers at the Indiana Open, running the 5K in 19:04...was 24^th at the Big Ten Championships...set a season best 6K time of 21:06 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational...finished as the Hoosiers second runner at the NCAA Championships. Indoor: Finished in 10^th place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 3,000m run in 9:30.24, the 11^th fastest time in school history...finished in 15^th place in the 5K at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 16:39.72, the 10^th fastest time in IU school history. Outdoor: Scored points for the Hoosiers at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships by finishing in seventh-place in the 10K...Ran the eighth fastest time in school history in the 10K at the Penn Relays in her 10K debut in 34:33.69...Ran 16:28.83 in the 5K at the Stanford Invitational, the 10^th fastest time in school history...qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the 5K.

2012-13 (REDSHIRT): Cross Country: Redshirted. Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Redshirted.

PREP: Ran personal bests of 5:08.07 in the 1600m and 11:37.21, both placing 3rd in Missouri State Track and Field Championships... clocked a 19:34.87 and finished 9th in Missouri State Cross Country Championships... 5 time All-State 1600m (2) and 3200m and Cross Country (2)... MSHSAA Award of Excellence for Exemplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity... 4 time MVP Cross Country (3) and Track and Field... member of 2 time District Champions Cross Country team... Lutheran High School South 1600m school record holder (5:08.07).

PERSONAL: Born October 26, 1993 to Tim and Tami Behnke... has twin brothers Adam and Aaron Behnke... majoring in Community Health with a minor in event planning... brother Adam is a fifth-year senior transfer from Columbia who is also on the IU track and field roster.