Erin Benitez

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Oakland Township, Mich.
High School:
Stoney Creek

At Michigan
• Member of 2023 Big Ten Championship Team
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• Enrolled at the College of Engineering (COE), majoring in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a minor in International Engineering

Sophomore (2023)
• Made her varsity debut in the 2V8's seventh seat; timed 7:13.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:47.19 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed third from the seventh seat of the 2V8 in 6:33.537 behind Stanford and SMU, and over Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:29.248
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 2V8 finish second in 6:23.787 from the seventh seat, behind Stanford and ahead of Ohio State and Brown
• Rowed in the seventh seat of the 2V8 as it timed 6:21.657 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 2V8 to a time of 6:27.09 from the seventh seat, a win of 28 seconds over the Cardinals
• Won a silver medal from the seventh seat of the 2V8 (6:37.571) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From bow seat, rowed with the 2V8 to finish 12th overall (sixth, Petite Final) with a time of 6:45.733 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th

Freshman/Novice (2022)
• Debuted in the stroke seat of the 1N8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1N8's sixth seat, timed 7:01.66 against Virginia at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Helped the 1N8 time 7:25.0 against Duke from the sixth seat at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed in the third seat of the winning N4+ in the first heat of an inter squad race (April 9), finishing in 7:15.5
• Completed a weekend sweep at the Big Ten Invitational (April 15-16) in the seventh seat of the 1N8, beating Rutgers, Minnesota, Tennessee in the morning on day one in 7:04.8 and Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State in 6:52.225 in the afternoon; followed with 6:41.487 to beat Virginia, Stanford on the second day
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1N4 to a third-place finish among two other Michigan fours from the stroke seat with a time of 8:46.61
• Helped win a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 15) from the stroke seat of the 1N8 in 6:41.900

Prep
• Attended Stoney Creek High School in Rochester, Michigan
• Scholar of Highest Distinction
• National Honor Society member, Key Club Officer, Green Club member
• Lettered in four sports: basketball, cross country, skiing, and soccer
• Female Athlete of the Year at Stoney Creek (2020-21)
• Team Captain in soccer; earned all-region and all-league honors
• State qualifier in XC and Skiing; owns a top-10 all-time 5K at Stoney Creek

Personal
• Daughter of Jim and Barb Benitez
• Sister, Lauren, rowed from 2020-22 and was a two-time Big Ten Champ in the 2V4 and 3V4