2013-14:MAAC Varsity Eight Co-Boat of the Year, Varsity Eight Boat of the Week (4/23)...At the Knecht Cup on April 12, Behnke and the Varsity Eight finished in first place in the petite finals with a time of 6:12.36, after placing third in the semis. As the Red Foxes retained the President’s Cup, he competed with the Varsity Eight and the Varsity Four. The Varsity Eight defeated both Army and Iona, winning the event with a time of 5:09.00, while the Varsity Four “B” Boat claimed first place for Marist with a time of 5:31.00. The Red Foxes claimed their 13th consecutive MAAC Championship title, as Behnke and the Varsity Eight placed first for Marist with a time of 5:59.60. At the New York State Championships, he and the Varsity Eight placed fifth in the Grand Final with a time of 6:28.93. To close out the season, Marist placed seventh at the ECAC Championships, where Behnke and the Varsity Eight placed third in the Petite Finals in 6:19.967.
2012-13: All-MAAC Men's Varsity Eight Boat, Men's Varisty Eight Boat of the Week (4/2, 4/9) - Varsity Eight Boat finished 17th out of 37 boats in their race, finishing with a time of 16:28.918 at the Head of Charles…In the first race of the spring, the Varsity Eight came out victorious by a margin of just 1.1 seconds…The Marist men's Varsity Eight Boat finished second on Sat. April 6, just 2.2 seconds behind the first-place boat from Trinity, finishing in a time of 5:41.9...They were a full 19 seconds ahead of the USCGA in third place. At the Sacred Heart Invitational on Sunday,April 7, the same squad led the way, finishing in a time of 5:39.4, as Marist took the top three spots…The Marist Varsity Eight boat tied with Jacksonville for the All-MAAC honors as the best varsity eight squad in the conference.
2011-12: All-MAAC Men's Varsity Eight Boat, Men's Varsity Eight Boat of the Week (4/3) - Finished just five seconds behind Trinity and 56 seconds ahead of UConn with a time of 6:09.7 on Saturday, April 6...Won a race by a full 20 seconds over Iona with a time of 6:26.4 on April 7… At the Knecht Cup, The Men's Varsity 8 finished fourth overall out of 17 boats with a time of 5:55.55 in the final, placing ahead of St. Joseph's and LaSalle...They improved on their time in the semifinals by three seconds.
2010-11: First Varsity Eight Boat Rower
Prior to Marist: Behnke attended Sanford H. Calhoun High School, where he was a four-year member and Senior captain of Calhoun High School Track and Field team...He was also a member of the Calhoun Crew...Academically, Behnke was named to the Honor Roll all four years along with the National Honor Society.
