Biebele Benson-Jaja Bio
1/7/2008 5:21:00 AM | General
Track & Field 2010: Indoor - Finished third in the 400m Dash with a season-best time of 57.62 at the SoCon Championships...Part of 4x400m Relay team that finished second (3:56.70) at the SoCon Championships. Outdoor - Part of 4x400m Relay team that finished second (3:55.02) at the Palmetto Classic...Finished fifth (26.07) in the 200m Dash at the GSU Invitational...Finished fourth (58.36) in the 400m Dash at the GSU Invitational...Part of 4x400m Relay team that finished first (3:55.25) at the GSU Invitational...Part of 4x400m Relay team that finished second (3:53.94) at the Alice Coachman Invitational...Finished fifth (25.94) in the 200m Dash at the Alice Coachman Invitational...Finished seventh (58.22) in the 400m Dash at the SoCon Championships.
Track & Field 2009: Outdoor - Finished 11th (58.61) in the 400 meter dash at the Shamrock Invitational.
Track & Field 2008: Indoor - Set a career best in the 400m Run at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 1:01.80...Was a member of the 4x400m Relay team at the Clemson Opener, which finished with a time of 4:06.49. Outdoor - Ran a personal best time of 26.9 in the 200m Run at the CCU Invitational...Had a personal best time of 49.25 in the 400m Run at the Southern Conference Championships.
Prep: A 2007 graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School in Savannah, Ga...Captain of the Track & Field team for two seasons during prep career...Prepped for coach Tim Adams...Earned one varsity letter...As a junior, was the city champion in the 400m...As a senior repeated as the 400m city champion...Also was the regional champion and state qualifier as a senior...A recipient of the Silver “J” award...Also lettered in mathematics.
Personal: Born November 15, 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky...The daughter of Gogo and Lily Benson-Jaja...Her craziest ambition would be to be on the TV show “America's Next Top Model”...Favorite place on campus is the Pickle Barrel...Her favorite movie is Transformers...Her hobbies include eating, sleeping, shopping and talking on the phone...Majoring in Nursing.
