2012
Solid contributor in one season with the team, playing in 42 total games with 28 starts in the outfield... Started 15 conference games, leading team with a .350 average in league play... Scored 19 runs and drove in 16 on the year... Fourth on the team with seven doubles... Posted a seven-game hitting streak, second-longest on the team... Had nine multi-hit games, including three hits against Southern Illinois March 2... Tied a season high with three RBIs against the Salukis, matching it May 8 at UNC Asheville... Scored twice each in conference games against Northeastern March 18 and at VCU May 6... Belted two hits in all three games against the Rams, part of five-game streak with two hits apiece... Had 13 hits in the season's final nine games... Fielded .971 in the outfield, making just two errors in 70 chances.
2008-11 (Wofford)
Two-sport athlete at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., playing baseball and football... Lettered three seasons on the diamond for coach Todd Interdonato... Junior year, hit .238 with 30 RBIs and 17 runs scored... Sophomore season, batted .333 with 35 RBIs, four homers and seven stolen bases... Hit .298 as a freshman with eight RBIs in 14 starts... On the football field, lettered three seasons as a punter for coach Mike Ayers... Highlights came junior year, punting 20 times with a 38.1-yard average, and freshman year, punting eight times with a 39.1-yard average.
PREP
Played baseball and football at Region 6-AA Greater Atlanta Christian in Norcross, Ga... Lettered four seasons for coach Cliff Shelton on the diamond... Earned first-team all-region and honorable mention all-county honors senior season, batting .378 with 26 RBIs and eight home runs... Junior year, batted .432 with 28 RBIs and eight home runs at the plate and compiled a 1.91 ERA on the mound in earning first-team all-region and all-county honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Ranked by Baseball America as a top-300 prospect nationally... Sophomore year, batted team-high .347 with 15 RBIs and struck out 53 over 40 innings on the mound in being named to all-region first team... On the gridiron, starred three seasons for coach Jimmy Chupp... Set a Georgia high school record with 17 consecutive made field goals, including 10 over 40 yards... Ranked 22nd kicker nationally by Rivals.com and named all-Gwinnett County first-teamer... Finished kicking career 18-21... Also excelled as receiver, hauling in over 1,000 career yards... Had 34 receptions for 605 yards and three scores senior year.
PERSONAL
Landon Coleman Bennett was born Oct. 31, 1988 to Victor and Sharon Bennett in Alpharetta, Ga... Has one younger brother, Blake, who also attends GSU... Father played football at San Jose St., San Diego and Santa Clara... Brother played football at UAB and Western Carolina... Enrolled in the sports administration graduate program.
