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High School Honors: Outstanding running back at Suitland High School under head coach Nick Lynch...earned honorable mention All-American honors as a senior...All-State and a first team All-Metro and first team All-Region selection...Prince Georges County Offensive Player of the Year...earned second team All-State honors as a junior...team was state runner-up his final two seasons...rushed for 3,786 yards and 39 touchdowns in his two varsity seasons...rushed for 2,253 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior after rushing for 1,533 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior...rushed for at least 100 yards in all 26 of his career starts...an All-county sprinter in track. At Delaware: 2003: Senior and two-year letterwinner...one of the fastest players on the team...has great leg strength which enables him to drag defenders...hard runner who has averaged 5.2 yards per carry for career...will backup fellow senior Antawn Jenkins in the Hens’ one-back offense but should see ample carries...also expected to take over kick returning duties with graduation of second team All-Atlantic 10 performer Ricardo Walker...also a key performer on punt defense as a punt blocker...enjoyed an outstanding spring game as he rushed five times for a game-high 76 yards, including a game-high 53-yards scamper...2002: Enjoyed finest season as a Blue Hen as the team’s No. 3 running back...saw first extensive action of career and excited Blue Hen fans with his speed and ability to drag defenders...entered season with just nine career carries but carried the ball 37 times for 215 yards and one touchdown...ranked fourth on team in rushing yardage and led Blue Hen regulars with 5.8 average...scored first career touchdown vs. New Hampshire on a one-yard run...posted best effort of season at Massachusetts when he rushed four times for 52 yards, including a 51-yard scamper that was the team’s second longest run of the season...was named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Game for his efforts vs. UMass...also rushed for 46 yards vs. New Hampshire and 38 yards each vs. James Madison and Maine...returned nine kickoffs for 16.3 yard average with long return of 32 yards vs. New Hampshire...proved to be one of the Hens’ most valuable special teams performers as he blocked three punts during the season (vs. Richmond, The Citadel, and Northeastern), the second highest single season total in Delaware history...2001: Backup halfback who earned first letter...saw action in two games...carried once for 11 yards and had no gain on only carry vs. Georgia Southern...2000: Saw action in eight games in a backup role at halfback but did not receive letter...carried five times for two yards...had career-long 12-yard run vs. West Chester...1999: Sat out redshirt season. Personal: Germaine Lee Bennett...born January 11, 1981...son of Karen Bennett...art major at Delaware...was a sprinter for the UD indoor and outdoor track and field team for the 2002-03 season.
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