Jacob Benoit, Cross country
October 30, 2023
Fourth-year runner Jacob Benoit is this week’s male PepsiCo Athlete of the week.
After winning two races this season leading up to the AUS championship, Jacob capped off the AUS cross country season with a gold medal on Saturday. He crossed the line in a time of 25.34, in first place and 14 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. The win earned him AUS Male Athlete of the Year for cross country and an AUS first-team all-star nod.
An MBA student, Jacob is from Windsor, Nova Scotia.