Three-year letter winner…four-year letter winner in both track and cross country while at Pella High...Iowa 3A State Track Meet qualifier as a member of the 4 x 800 relay as a junior...four-time Little Hawkeye Conference all-conference performer in cross country and twice an all-district runner...four-times the Dutch qualified for the Iowa 3A State Cross Country Meet finishing as runner-ups in 2007 and 2008...the Dutch also captured the conference championship in 2007 and district championships in 2006 and 2007...academic all-state honoree...National Honor Society member...son of Matthew and Colleen Bentz.