2010: Played in all 11 games, starting seven atsafety... made 46 tackles on the year, including 27 solo stops...also forced a fumble against Tiffin on 11/6 and broke up twopasses... returned eight punts for 66 yards, with a long return of23... registered a season-high seven tackles at Hillsdale on 9/25and had four other games with at least five tackles... had onetackle-for-loss against both Ohio Dominican on 10/30 and Tiffin...23-yard return came against ODU, a game in which he totaled 42yards on three returns... Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2009: Played in all 11 games, making sevenstarts after switching to secondary from offensive side of theball… finished fifth on team in tackles, making 49total… had 30 solo stops… had one interception, whichhe returned for 84 yards and a touchdown in season finale at Wesleyon 11/7… play was the longest in Lake Erie history…returned 19 punts for 240 yards and a touchdown… recordedteam’s first return for touchdown with 60-yard score at SaintJoseph’s on 9/19… ranked 19th in NCAADivision II in punt return average (12.6)… made acareer-high 10 tackles vs. Ohio Dominican on 10/3… had eighttackles – all solo- at Adrian on 9/26… onoffense ran the ball once for five yards in opener at Gannon on8/27 and caught one pass for 21 yards vs. Fairmont State on9/5.
2008: Played in 10 games as a true freshman… rushed five times for 51 yards and caught five passes for53… returned one punt for 13 yards… also made seventackles on special teams… set career-highs with threereceptions for 41 yards vs. Wesley on 11/8… ran three timesfor 32 yards, including 19-yard scamper, at Charleston (W. Va.) on10/25.
PRIOR TO LAKE ERIE: Four-year standout infootball and baseball at South Range High School… on thegridiron, was a first-team all-conference and district pick whileearning honorable mention All-Ohio… graduated as sixthleading scorer in school history… played on three conferencechampions and helped team to regional crown in 2005… was afirst-team all-league pick in baseball.
PERSONAL: Born July 8, 1989… majoring inbiology (pre-physical therapy) and minoring in psychology…parents are Robert and Nancy Bensinger… Student Governmentpresident and is a resident assistant on campus... cousin Sam is asoftball player at Waynesburg University.
