Track and Field | 12/23/2016 9:00:00 AM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Jody Stewart announced the addition of Lockhart, Texas native Jaimee' Bennett to the coaching staff on Wednesday. The Central Texas native will be in charge of coaching the Bobcat throwers.
 
"We are glad to have Jaimee' on board," said Stewart. "Jaimee' is a Texas native with strong recruiting ties throughout the state and has had great success recruiting and developing her student-athletes."

 Bennett arrives to San Marcos after coaching the previous two years at UT Rio Grande Valley. During her time with the Vaqueros, her athletes recorded 15 top five finishes at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Four claimed conference titles with Javier Carretero-Oliva taking home the indoor men's weight throw and outdoor hammer throw titles, Paul May winning the men's discus and Cristina Santiago-Bravo attaining the women's hammer throw title.
 
Overall, 10 throwers moved up into the top five all-time performers list at UTRGV in her two seasons.
 
Bennett served as a graduate assistant throwing coach at Incarnate Word during the 2013-15 seasons. In the 2014 campaign, she helped coach five All-Southland Conference performers including Change Dzulik to a bronze medal, the first won by a Cardinal thrower at the Division I level, at the conference outdoor championships meet. She also helped Myah Antwi become the first female thrower in UIW history to surpass 15.28m in the weight throw during the indoor season.
 
Her first season in San Antonio saw three Cardinal throwers earn All-Lone Star Conference honors in the school's final season at the Division II level. That year saw Dzuik compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships in the discus, earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the discus and hammer and set a school record in the hammer toss of 55.58 meters.
 
Bennett completed her master's degree from UIW in the spring of 2015. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in health, kinesiology and biology from UTSA and was a member of the track and field team from 2009-12. During her time as a Roadrunner, Bennett was an all-conference performer and team captain.
 
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