Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track while at Pella Community High...four-time Little Hawkeye Conference all-conference performer and twice earned all-district honors...ran on four Dutch teams that qualified for the Iowa 3A State Cross Country Meet finishing as runner-ups in 2007 and 2008...the Dutch also captured a conference championship in 2007 and district championships in 2006 and 2007...he was also a state qualifier in track as a member of the 4 x 800...earned academic all-state honors in cross country...National Honor Society member...son of Matthew and Colleen Bentz.