Blake Bendix

Sprint/Freestyle
Sophomore
St. Cloud, Minn. (Tech)

2008:  Finished fifth in the 50 freestyle (21.77), eighth in the 100 butterfly (53.43) and eighth in the 100 freestyle (48.76) at the CCIW Swimming Championship and part of a conference-champion 200 freestyle relay team…won the 200 freestyle at the Wisconsin Private College Championship.

High School:  Minnesota State High School League Swimming Championship finalist in 50 freestyle (eighth place) and a consolation finalist in 100 freestyle (11th place)…coached by Sandy Hanson…in football, named first-team all-sectional, St. Cloud Times first-team all-area and honorable mention All-Central Lakes Conference his senior year and set a school season record with eight interceptions…three-year member of the track and field team.

Personal:  Mathematics major…defensive back on the 2007 Carthage football team…a Carthage Lincoln Scholarship finalist…named to the winter 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…son of Scott and Deb Bendix…born March 7, 1989.