Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Second-year player at FMU....Was red-shirted in 2019....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2018 (fall), 2020 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Jake Robert Benoit in Worcester, Mass.
• Graduate of Providence High School
• Played summer ball with South Charlotte Panthers
• Nickname is Benny

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Marine Biologist 
• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete: Brian Kahn
• Favorite Sports Team: Boston Redsox
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: How I Met your Mother 
• Favorite Food: Tacos
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Mountains 
• Twitter Handle: jakebenoit15
• Instagram Account: jake__benoit
• Your Motivation Music: Hard rock/Rap
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The guys on the team 
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Lifting and Ping Pong 
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference tournament 
• Why you first chose your sport: It Gave me an excuse to throw things in my house.
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: Being ok with failure and growing from it. 
• Interesting Notes: I have a weird talent with my eyes; 2009 Machine-pitch All-Star and MVP
• Brush With greatness: Every morning when I look in the mirror