University of Oklahoma Athletics

2024 Cross Country Roster

Peyton Benson, Headshot

Peyton Benson

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Frisco, Texas
  • High School:
    Lovejoy High School

HIGH SCHOOL
Four year cross country and track and field letterwinner … Three-time UIL 5A Cross Country Team State Champion (2023, 2022, 2021) … Placed top 25 at the UIL 5A Cross Country Championships every season of her career … Named to the THSCA 5A Super Elite Team and earned TGCA 5A All-State honors her junior and senior years … UIL 5A Cross Country team state record holder, set her junior year (2022)  … Qualified Lovejoy HS for Nike Cross Country Nationals,  placing 14th as a team (2022) … Garnered honorable mention academic all-state awards her senior year for the XC and T&F seasons … 

PERSONAL
Daughter of Traci and Justin Benson … Has one sister, Camryn … Intended major is nursing …Enjoys reading her Bible, watching movies, playing pickleball and vlogging.

Highlights: OU Women's Cross Country at Big 12 Championships
Friday, October 28
Highlights: OU Men's Cross Country at Big 12 Championships
Friday, October 28
Faith and Running
Monday, November 30
The Year That Was - Cross Country
Monday, March 23