Delaney Benson

Delaney Benson has been selected as the interim Head Coach for the Chapman University women's lacrosse program for the spring of 2024. Benson is the third head coach in the history of Chapman NCAA Division III program.

A native of southern California, Benson returned to the area after her lacrosse career took her from Colorado to Israel. As a student-athlete, Benson played collegiately for four years at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. After graduating in 2020, Benson joined the Israel National Team and competed at the Women's World Championships in 2022. She earned the Spirit of Lacrosse Award at the world championships.

While in Israel, Benson committed to the Israel Lacrosse Association and became a Program Director for youth programs. She spent the next year and a half recruiting and introducing lacrosse to girls in Israel. She returned to the United States and coached for one year as an assistant at the College of Wooster, helping the Fighting Scots to an 11-5 overall record in 2023.

Since moving back to southern California, Benson has coached with the SoCal Express and Alliance Club in Orange County.

She earned her degree in Exercise Physiology in 2020 from Fort Lewis College.