Charleston Southern University Athletics

Avery Bender - TFRRS Profile

School Records: *As of 5/10/2024
9th - Outdoor 10K - 38:36.80 - 2024 Big South Championships (5/6)

2024 Cross Country at Charleston Southern: Raced at four meets during the fall season ... Recorded a personal best time in the 6K at the Furman Invitational (9/14) with a time of 23:58.2 as she took 49th overall ... Opened the season at the Charleston Southern Buccaneer Open (8/30) claiming 25th and a time of 20:35.0 ... Ended the year by running at the 2024 Big South Cross Country Championships (11/1).

2024 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Raced at five meets during the season ... Competed in her first 10K at the Big South Championships (5/7) and finished with a time of 38:36.80 to take 11th overall and set the 9th-fastest time in school history for the event ... Her personal best in the 5K was set at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/19) with a time of 18:06.16 ... Had a 1500m time of 4:46.08 at the Duke Invitational (4/13) for a personal best.

2024 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Competed in all four regular season meets for the Bucs ... Recorded a personal best time in the 3K with a mark of 10:50.41 at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27) ... In her lone race in the mile she had a 5:19.47 at the USC Indoor Open (2/17).

2023 XC at Charleston Southern: Raced in three of the meets during the regular season and ended her year by competing in the Big South Championships (10/29) ... Opened the year by finishing 28th in the Buccaneer Invitational (9/1) with a time of 17:38.1 in the 4K ... Ended the year with her first two collegiate 5Ks ... Had a 19:42.0 in the distance at the Upstate invite (10/14) for 127th in a field of nearly 300 ... Followed that performance with a personal best of 19:12.4 at the Big South Championships with a PR of nearly 30 seconds to be 33rd overall.

High School: Won nine individual region titles while at Carolina Forest High School between cross country and track seasons ... Holds school records in the 1600 (5:17) and mile ... Advanced to the State Finals for the Cross Country season as an individual and as a team ... Had personal bests of 2:23 in the 800, 5:17 in the 1600, 11:42 in the 3200 and 18:37 in the 5K ... Earned a spot as All-Region and All-County in 2023 as well as the Horry County MVP for track ... Selected as the Team MVP at Carolina Forest for XC and track during her junior and senior years.