In college, Rai Benjamin ran for the UCLA Bruins and then the USC Trojans, where in early 2018 he was part of the team that set the world best time in the indoor relay with a time of 3:00.77.
11 Facts About Rai Benjamin
2.
Rai Benjamin wanted to run for the USA, since he was born in New York, but in Donetsk he represented Antigua and Barbuda in the 400 m hurdles.
3.
Rai Benjamin won the 2015 New York Indoor State meet with a national-leading time of 33.17 in the 300 meters.
4.
Rai Benjamin was a three-time New York State Public High School Athletic Association champion in the 400m hurdles.
5.
Rai Benjamin won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2015 CARIFTA Games.
6.
Rai Benjamin was the 2015 New Balance 400-meter hurdles national champion.
7.
Rai Benjamin was the fastest 2015 prep time in the United States in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.97, fastest 400 m indoor time in the country with a 46.59 and the third fastest outdoor time 46.19.
8.
Rai Benjamin became the 72nd person to break 20 seconds, in what is perhaps his third best event on the track.
9.
SAC Relays, that year at El Camino College in Torrance, California, Benjamin joined his training partner and previous college teammate, Michael Norman running the 400 meters.
10.
Rai Benjamin ran his personal best of 44.31, the 50th best time in history behind Norman's 43.45, which turned out to be the fastest 400 run in the 2019 season and tied him as the 4th fastest of all time.
11.
Rai Benjamin is the son of West Indies international and Antiguan cricketer Winston Rai Benjamin.