Pos. | DB |
Ht. | 6-0 |
Wt. | 185 |
Yr. | Fr. |
Hometown | Rochester Hills, Mich. |
High School (Prev. School) | Saint Mary's |
Prep: Started his high school career with 2 1/2 years at Rochester Adams High School in Rochester Hills, Mich. before transferring to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory... Three-year varsity starter at safety and slotback... Was a Division 3 state champion at OLSM as a senior and earned all-county honorable mention... Led St. Mary's with eight solo tackles against the Muskegon Big Reds in the state championship game... Was a two-year varsity track runner at Rochester Adams, running the 400m open and the 400m relay... Finished with an overall high school GPA of 3.7... Member of the Key Club, where he dedicated time to community service... Was also a freshman mentor who worked to smooth the transition for incoming freshmen... As a senior, served in a leadership role for Catholic Athlete for Christ club... Was a leader and speaker at the senior retreat... Earned The Campus Ministry Leader Award and was runner up for Student of The Year at OLSM as a senior.
Personal: Son of Edward and Laura Benavides... Has five siblings - Isabella, Nicholai, Tatiana, Gabriel and Sophia... Born on Dec. 18, 1998... Majoring in business management... Has served as a volunteer catechist at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lake Orion, Mich. for three years...In the summer of 2017, worked at the YMCA as a camp counselor for kids ages 5-8.
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