University of St. Thomas Athletics

2023 Softball Roster

Roster

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UT
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OF
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OF
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P
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P
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SS
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INF
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OF
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C/UT
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P
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Sara Benner
Photo by: Wesley Dean
Sara Benner
Photo by: Steve Woltmann
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Jersey Number 14

Sara Benner

  • Position:
    1B
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Rolling Meadows
  • Hometown:
    Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Awards & Achievements
2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2022 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient

2023
Played in seven games, making two starts… walked once.

2022
Played in 14 games, making 10 starts... batted .179 with a .258 OBP... collected five hits on the season with one double... walked once and recorded one sacrifice hit... her first Division I base hit came against Butler on Feb. 12, with a double... finished with a base hit and was hit by a pitch against Canisius on March 19.

2021 (Rock Valley College)
Played in 37 games... batted .372 with 35 base hits... finished with a .454 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .755... hit eight home runs, six doubles, and three triples... drove in 35 runs... scored 24 runs... walked 13 times. 

2020 (Rock Valley College)
Played in 14 games... batted .318 with a .348 on-base clip and slugged .500... finished with eight runs scored and seven base hits... tallied two doubles and one triple... drove in six runs... walked once... stole one base.

High School
Four-year starter… three-time Mid Suburban All-Conference selection… two-time All-State honoree… owns the career home run record (37), season home run record (15), and career batting average record (.440)... Female Booster Athlete of the Year in 2019... member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal
Daughter of Eddie Benner and Maria Temes... has one sibling (Sami)... majoring in biology.
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Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
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Wednesday, July 23
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Wednesday, July 23