Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Home of the Firebirds
Jerily Benjamin
Jerily Benjamin
  • Height:
    5'10
  • Year:
    Graduate
  • Hometown:
    Queens, NY
  • High School:
    Phillip Randolph HS
  • Major:
    Health Education

Bio

Season: 4th

2014: Ran in all five meets, including the ECC Championship meet...ran a season-best time of 24:31 at the season-opening Hornet Invitational on Sept. 13.

2013: Competed in five meets during the 2013 season and ran a personal best time of 23:25 at the LIU Post Invitational. She participated in the East Coast Conference Championships where she ran a 24:19.

2012: Took part in all five meets in the 2012 season, including the East Coast Conference Championships. Her best time in the season of 24:51 came in the LIU 5K Post Invitational.

High School: Attended Phillip Randolph HS and competed in track & field … ran the 200, 300, and 400 meter dashes… was the 2010 Manhattan Borough 300 meter indoor champion, as well as the 2010 Manhattan Borough outdoor champion in the 400.

College: Attended York College in Queens, NY in the spring of 2012.

Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Esther Benjamin… has two brothers, Jamel and Javrey and one sister, Jeavon… Health Education major with a career goal of becoming a physical therapist or a job in the health field helping others...hobbies include reading, traveling, and watching TV… favorite athletes is tennis great Serena Williams…Other sports to enjoy playing/watching are tennis, basketball, volleyball, and track and field... favorite movie is Matilda… favorite TV show is Revenge… favorite music artists are Rihanna and Robin Thicke… favorite thing about Washington, DC is that it is similar to New York City… greatest athletic experience is making it to Nationals on the 1600m relay three times whle at UDC...dream as a college athlete is to see how far she can get in the sport… greatest athletic influence is her sister… most impressive people she has ever met are her parents..gameday superstition is to avoid oily foods.