High School: A two-time all-conference selection and two time first team All-Europe selection playing at Ansbach American - located on a German Army base.  He was also an all-conference and all-region baseball player and an all-conference cheerleader.  Benton helped Ansbach American to a conference title in 2014, the same year AAHS won a cheerleading championship with his help.  

Personal: The son of James Benton, plans to study film at C-N.