Bennett already punched his ticket to nationals with a PR at the Tiffin Alumni Open. The sophomore continued to press on during his breakout season, this time recording another auto mark at the Tiffin Dragon Open.
In his first action of the new calendar year, Bennett hurled the shot put 18.53m (60’ 9.5”) to finish second in the event.
He tied the ninth longest shot put mark in the conference record books with Findlay weight throw two-time national champ Austin Combs.
Bennett still is No. 1 in Division II this indoor season for top distances in the shot put with teammates Nikolas Curtiss at No. 2 and Eric Jackson at No. 4, respectively, for a dominant throws group.