Presley Bennett - Season/Career Statistics
Updated June 3, 2026
Collegiate Bests
5k (XC): 18:59.0 (Aug. 31, 2024, at Mark Covert Classic – Fullerton, Calif.)
6k (XC): 22:19.7 (Oct. 19, 2024, at Highlander Invitational – Riverside, Calif.)
800m (Outdoor)^: 2:31.42 (Mar. 4, 2023, at Saddleback Invitational – Mission Viejo, Calif.)
1,500m (Outdoor): 5:02.35 (Apr. 3, 2026, at UCSD Triton Invitational – San Diego, Calif.)
5,000m (Outdoor): 17:48.31 (Mar. 22, 2025, at Aztec Invitational – San Diego, Calif.)
10,000m (Outdoor): 36.54.80 (Apr. 16, 2025, at Bryan Clay Invitational – Azusa, Calif.)
^competing for San Diego Mesa
Mountain West Cross Country Championships
2024: 76th (out of 90) – 25:02.6 (Nov. 1 at Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2025: 22nd, finals (38:54.02 – 10,000m)
2025-26 Season
Cross Country: Raced at the UCR Invite running 22:24.8 on the 6k course.
Indoor: Did not see action during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Made her outdoor seasond debut at the Aztec Coastacl Classic running 18:51.24 in the 5,000m ... Ran a personal best of 5:02.35 in the 1,500m at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
2024-25 Season
Cross Country: Ran in five races with the Aztecs… Set a collegiate-best time of 18:59.0 at the Mark Covert Classic 5k placing 36th out of 173 runners… Set another collegiate-best time in the 6k at the Highlander Invitational where she ran a time of 22:19.7 and placed 51st out of 256 runners… Also ran the 6k at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 25:09.4 and at the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 22:59.4… Competed at the Mountain West Championships (6k) where she placed 76th out of 90 runners with a time of 25:02.6
Previous School
Competed in 11 races as a true freshman during the 2023 outdoor track season … Finished eighth in the 10,000m race at the CCCAA California State Championships … Won silver in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the PCAC Championships … Won the 5,000m at the Mark Conover Classic with a personal best of 18:30.27 … Ran a career best 39:37.40 in the 10,000m to finish second at the Arnie Robinson Invitational … Set personal bests in both the 800m (2:31.42) and the 1,500m (5:06.43) at the Saddleback Invitational.
High School
Prepped at La Costa Canyon High School.