High School
Prepped at Concordia Lutheran High School (Ind.) for head coach Scott Steffen … lettered all four years … garnered all-conference honors three times in cross country and once in track … helped the Cadets to a 2019 cross country state title and a fourth-place state finish in 2018 … member of four conference championship cross country teams … earned honor roll status all four years … member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., on February 11 … son of Jack and Wendy Bentz … has two older sisters, Abbey and Lainey, and a younger brother Ben.