Air Force Academy

Meredith Benson

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Class: Senior Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn. High School: Breck H.S.

Height: 5-8 Position: Midfield Birthdate: 04/10/1984

AIR FORCE: Sophomore: Appeared and started in all 19 games in the midfield... Tied for third on the team with two goals... Tied for team lead with two assists... Second on team with six points... Netted first goal of the season to go with two assists in the season-opener vs. Northern Illinois... Also scored a goal against Idaho... Second on team with 27 shots attempted... Named to the MWC all-academic team. Freshman: Played in 19 games and started eight in the midfield... Her only goal of the season was the game-winner in the 2-1 victory over Gonzaga... Had 15 shots on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL (Breck): Lettered five times in soccer, once in gymnastics and once in track... First-team all-conference three times... First-team all-state as a senior... Honorable mention as a junior... Team captain as a senior... Team MVP three times... Played forward and midfield... Played on the Olympic Development Regional Team in 2000 and 2001... Minnesota ODP Select team six times... Captain of the St. Paul Blackhawks club team... Club team won the state cup in 1998... National Sports Center champions twice... Club coach was Chris Laird... Earned the school's Fred B. Anderson award as the top athlete... Most improved on the gymnastics team... On the honors list every year... High school soccer coaches were Dan Phillips and Margot Moses.

PERSONAL: A member of Cadet Squadron 15, the Warbirds... Birthdate is April 10, 1984... Major is foreign area studies... Minor is Spanish... Hobbies are skiing and dancing... Favorite TV show is The O.C. ... Enjoys reading books by Jane Green... Assisted with Air Force sports camps and completed Operations Air Force at Hickam AFB, Hawai'i, this past summer... Is currently an academic NCO... Daughter of Robert and Marilyn Benson.