Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics

Marie McKee Benson excelled as a singles tennis player during her three seasons at RIT. She was named the RIT Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 1980. She was also a finalist for the Rochester College Athlete of the Year Award and won the NTID Female Athlete of the Year honor in 1978.

McKee finished her RIT career with a 29-2 mark. In 1977, she went 8-1. The follwing season, McKee Benson was 10-1. The native of Gross Pointe, Mich., capped off her stellar career by recording a perfect 11-0 mark as a senior.

McKee, an applied computer technology major, held school marks for wins in a season (11), career (29) and consecutive wins (15).