(Engle) Benner was a First-Team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American in 2005, as well as earing CAA Player of the Year, ODU Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a CoSIDA Academic All-American. In 2005, she scored 20 goals and added 10 assists. She won the Norfolk Sports Club Tom Scott Award, given to the top senior athlete at ODU. She graduated with a 4.00 GPA in music education. She was the first violinist in the Deihn String Quartet and concertmaster of the ODU Symphony.