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Hall of Fame

Benham

Jill Evans Benham

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Synchronized Swimming
  • Member of the original synchronized swimming team in 1992.
  • Second All-American in school history, earning the honor in her senior season.
  • From her sophomore to senior year, she was a part of two first-place trios and was part of the 1993-94 first-place team at the East Regional Championship.
  • Finished second in the country as a senior in the solo event at the U.S. National Championship to earn a silver medal.
  • In her junior season, she won the solo competition at five separate events, including the East Regional Championship.
  • Team MVP and won the Presidential Athlete of the Year Award.
  • First former synchronized swimmer inducted in the Canisius Sports Hall of Fame.
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