BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 1600m – 4:15, 3200m – 9:08, 5K – 15:11
Competed in cross country and distance track & field at Agoura High School.. Earned three varsity letters in cross country and participated for four years…Earned First Team All-Marmonte League honors in both cross country and track & field…Named XC First Team All-Southern Section…Helped Agoura capture the 2025 Marmonte League Championship…Earned MVP honors in varsity cross country and was also named MVP of varsity soccer…Two-year varsity soccer athlete and two-year team captain…Earned two First Team All-Marmonte League selections in soccer.
PERSONAL
Son of Patrice and Kevin Bening…Has one brother, Devin (20)…Plans to study Aerospace Engineering at Penn State…Member of the National Honor Society of Sports Medicine, California Scholarship Federation, and National League of Young Men…Earned AP Scholar With Distinction honors, the Athletic Scholar Award, and the Ensign Award for community service…Finished 35th in the National Anatomage Tournament, placing in the top 1.5 percent among 2,200 teams…Enjoys soccer, hiking, basketball, spikeball, and camping…Chose Penn State because “I know it is an environment where I can grow and develop skills for my future as a student and athlete.”