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Mike Bennett enters his eighth year at Wake Forest this season. A three-time National Champion decathlete, Bennett offers his wisdom to the Demon Deacon pole vaulters, hurdlers, decathletes and heptathletes. Under Bennett's supervision, numerous athletes have achieved outstanding performances along with tremendous improvements. Among many impressive former athletes, Michael Eskind was named All-ACC in the decathlon and Jamie Grayzer was an ACC Champion in the Heptathlon.
Bennett came to Wake Forest after serving as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin for five years. He guided All-American heptathlete, Jennifer Hoppe, to the NCAA Outdoor Championships and then the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials.
A three-time National Champion decathlete at Northern Colorado, Bennett went on to become a member of the U.S. Decathlon Team for two years. A member of the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame, Bennett graduated from Northern Colorado, located in Greeley, Colo., in 1992. He resides in Winston-Salem, N.C., with his wife of 11 years, Annie, and their children, Carley and Michael. Bennett enjoys many sports including mountain biking, tennis, surfing and golfing.
