University of Massachusets Athletics
2016 Women's Track and Field Roster
Gabrielle Bennett
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Winslow Township
- Hometown:
- Slickerville, N.J.
As a senior in 2019: Did not compete
As a junior in 2018: Indoor: Place fifth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19).
As a Sophomore in 2016-2017: Outdoor: Placed eighth in the 100m hurdles at 14.70 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) … Placed third in the 100m hurdles at 15.05 seconds and seventh in the high jump at 5 feet, 1.25 inches at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) … Finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15 seconds flat at the UMass Quad Meet (4/7). Indoor: Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.12 seconds to qualify for New Englands and tied for seventh place in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 3 inches at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/4 )… Took seventh in the 60m hurdles at 9.11 seconds in the Joe Donahue Games (1/21) which met the New England's standard … Earned sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.98 seconds, meeting the New Englands standard at the Beantown Challenge (1/14) …Took fifth in 60m hurdles (9.27) at the Dartmouth Relays (1/8).
As a Freshman in 2015-2016:Â Indoor: Claimed sixth in the high jump and seventh in the 60m hurdles with a 5 foot, 3.25 inch jump and a 8.90 second run at the New England Championship (2/27) ... Placed third in the 60m hurdles at 8.85 seconds and placed sixth in the high jump at 5 feet 5 inches at the A-10 Championships (2/21) ... Placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at 8.79 seconds, qualifying her for the ECAC and New England Championships at the Joe Donahue Games (1/22) ... Matched the fifth best UMass high jump of all time at 5 feet, 5 inches to take third place at the Yale Invite (1/9)
Before UMass: Earned 12 varsity letters running under coach Shawnika Brown at Winslow Township High in Sicklerville, N.J. ... Holds school record in the high jump at 5'8" ... Earned numerous awards as a senior, including Philadelphia Inquirer Athlete of the Year and Olympic Conference Athlete of the Year ... All-American in the high jump, placing fourth at Nationals, All-American in the Shuttle Hurdle at New Balance Nationals.
Personal: Born Gabrielle Monique Bennett in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Daughter of Chris Bennett and Kelley Settles ... Two siblings: Sage and Jared ... Uncle is former Phoenix Suns point guard Kevin Johnson ... Majoring in Communications.
