Jacob Benoit, Track & Field

Fifth-year distance runner Jacob Benoit is this week’s male PepsiCo Athlete of the Week.  

At the U SPORTS track & field championships this weekend, Jacob competed in two events. In the men’s 3000m race, Jacob stormed up from the pack to claim a bronze medal with a time of 8:17.48. He also finished in 12th place in the men’s 1500m. 

An MBA student, Jacob is from Windsor, Nova Scotia.