By Sandy Anderberg
Clarendon senior runner and four-time state performer made her last run of her high school career on the campus of the University of Texas last weekend.
Madi Benson topped off her state trip with an impressive sixth-place finish in the 800m run. In a strong field of 800m runners, Benson ran the distance in a time of 2:20.65 which was just off the winning pace of 2:18.83 leaving her less than two seconds behind the first-place time.
Only four seconds separated the strong field of 2A runners who placed in the top nine athletes.
Benson gave her all at the State Meet to finish a high school year that awarded her many accolades. She has been a leader on the cross-country course and track through junior high and high school and has won numerous district, regional, and area awards in her time at CHS. She was also a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court.
Benson will continue her running career at Amarillo College next fall.
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