马蒂·本森是MHS的第一位州冠军，他在1963年以1分55.7秒的成绩夺得880码赛跑冠军。他的这一成绩将保持了21年的州纪录缩短了2.2秒。当时他才开始跑步的第二年。
“我认为，直到他加入越野和田径队后，他才意识到自己拥有天赋，”他的前越野教练琳恩·克拉夫说。
马蒂凭借田径奖学金进入曼卡托州立大学，参赛项目涵盖4×440米接力至3000米障碍赛。他成为曼卡托州立大学最优秀的田径选手之一，并入选全美最佳阵容。
“他简直是个神一样的人物。他真的令人印象深刻，”曾在MHS与他一同参加田径队的布鲁斯·约翰逊说道，“马蒂是个超级好人。”
马蒂大学期间参加了海军陆战队预备军官训练团（ROTC）项目，并于1967年毕业。他随后加入海军陆战队，在越南服役期间作为直升机飞行员晋升为少尉，并荣获飞行十字勋章和空军勋章。
1970年2月5日，他在执行任务时担任CH-46D直升机的副驾驶，遭敌方地面火力袭击，身受重伤。尽管伤势严重，他仍协助将飞机降落在远离敌人的区域。三周后，他在一艘海军医院船上去世，年仅24岁。
MHS马蒂·本森纪念奖设立于1972年，旨在纪念他的竞技精神和体育成就。他的名字也被镌刻在华盛顿特区的越南战争纪念碑上。
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