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Timothy J. Benedict

Early Life Timothy grew up in a small town called Farmington in central Illinois. He attended the same school from 2004 to 2018 in Farmington Central School District. As a kid, Timothy(T.J.) liked to ride his bike around town. He enjoyed exploring the town and and spending time with his friends. T.J. tried many things as a kid, from sports to scouting. He did not find any sport that he liked until he got into Junior High and started running cross country. T.J. did, however, love scouting. He worked his way from a Tiger Cub in first grade up until he earned his Eagle Scout Award in his Senior year of High School.

Family Life Family was and is a very important part of Timothy's life. T.J. has an older brother, Matthew, and younger sister, Victoria. Growing up, he was very close with his cousins. With five aunts, he had a lot of cousins, 16 in total. Every Sunday, after church, he and all his cousins would run around his Grandparent's house. They would play games together, explore together, and do everything they could together. As T.J. grew up and his family became more spread out, he still found ways to keep in touch with family and when they are back together, they find ways to get back to their roots.

College Life Timothy attends Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais Illinois. T.J. is going to college to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering. With such a difficult degree, he does not have much free time. Though, in what little free time he has, he plays Ultimate Frisbee on a club team and he is in the color guard in the Tiger Marching Band. T.J. will be an RA his next year at college and will continue to spend time hanging out with his friends. Active Life Starting at a young age, T.J. liked being active. Between ridding his bike around town with his friends to when he started running cross country in junior high. T.J. ran cross country and tack from 6th grade until his senior year. Staying active and health was very important to T.J. He feared that when he went to college and stopped running on a team, that he would lose the motivation to stay in shape and keep running. He was happy to be introduced to an Ultimate Frisbee team where he can stay active for practices five days a week. He loves the sport and loves staying healthy and in shape.