2013-14 (As a Junior): Competed in seven events as a junior, averaging 75.67 strokes per round … Carded his low round of the season at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (Oct. 21-22), shooting a 71 in round one before finishing the tournament at 8-over 224 and finishing in a tie for 27th … Tied for 27th again at the ASU Fall Beach Classic (Nov. 4-5) with a three-round score of 9-over 225 (72-78-75) … Posted his best finish of the year at the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational (March 31-April 1), tying for 26th at 14-over 230 (76-79-75) ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.0-3.49.
2012-13 (As a Sophomore): Played in nine events as a sophomore, averaging 76.20 strokes per round to rank fifth on the team and 46th in the Sun Belt Conference … Earned four top-25 finishes on the season, including a seventh-place finish at the Argent Financial Classic (March 11-12) at Squire Creek CC in Choudrant, La. … Fired a career-low, three-under par 69 in the final round at Squire Creek CC to finish at two-over 218 (73-76-69) for the event … Tied for 23rd at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic (March 25-26) with three-straight rounds of six-over par 78 to finish at 18-over 234 (78-78-78) for the tournament … Tied for 24th at the Jim West Intercollegiate (April 8-9) in Victoria, Texas, finishing at 12-over par 228 (76-75-77) for the event … Finished in a tie for 18th at the Sun Belt Championships (April 21-24) in Muscle Shoals, Ala., carding a seven-over par 79 in the final round to end the event at seven-over 223 (73-71-79) ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.0-3.49.
2011-12 (As a Freshman): Competed in eight events as a true freshman, averaging 75.61 strokes over 23 rounds … Carded a season-low 70 in the opening round of the par-71 Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 12-13) to finish at five-over par 218 (70-74-74) … Had two top-15 finishes on the year, tying for 12th place at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic (March 26-27) with an eight-over par 224 total (75-73-76) … Best finish came at the Sun Belt Championships (April 23-25), where he tied for sixth place with a four-over par 220 total (77-71-72) … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.
High School: The 2009 All-Conference champion ... Individual conference champion in 2010 ... Runner-up in the 2010 Individual State Championship ... All-State selection for 2010 and 2011 ... Helped Cabot High School to three-straight conference championships (2009-11) and back-to-back State titles in 2010 and 2011 ... Played for head coach Ronnie Tollett ... Played on the A.S.G.A Tour from 2007-11 ... Won the 2009 Bruce Jenkins Memorial, the 2009 and 2010 Burns Park, and the 2011 Eagle Mountain Stroke.
Personal : Full name is Colby Reed Benton ... Born on Oct. 1, 1992 in Cabot, Ark. ... Son of Jeff and Shelley Benton ... Has one brother, Nicklaus, and one sister, Kaylee ... His brother, Nicklaus, is a senior on the men's golf team ... Majoring in marketing.
