University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2025
Set the UC Santa Barbara single-season record with a 0.52 goals-against average … All-Big West Second Team … Big West All-Freshman Team … Named The Big West Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Sept. 29 … Also named Big West Freshman of the Week on Oct. 6 … Played in 12 matches, starting all 12 … Began his career with five consecutive shutouts and 531 consecutive shutout minutes … Recorded seven of the Gauchos’ nine clean sheets on the season … Led The Big West in goals-against average (0.52) and save percentage (88.5) … Made a season-high seven saves in The Big West Championship Final against UC Irvine on Nov. 14 … Made his Gaucho debut and kept his first career shutout on Sept. 18 at UNLV.

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CLUB
Joined the New England Revolution academy at age 15, moving to Boston by himself to pursue his dream of playing with a professional club … Trained with the Revolution first team, including going on a preseason tour with the club, which he says is his favorite sporting memory … Prior to joining New England in 2022, he played for Jackson Hole Soccer and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Development Program from 2017-2022 … Made the ODP West Region and National Team.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Jackson Hole High School for one year before moving to American High School (online) once he moved to Boston … In his one year at Jackson Hole, he helped the Broncs win the Wyoming State Championship.

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PERSONAL
Owen Chase Beninga was born March 28, 2007 in Jackson, Wyoming … Son of Chase and Sarah Beninga … Has three siblings: an older sister, Sienna, and two younger brothers, Will and Finn … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to play soccer professionally … Roots for Arsenal, the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Lakers and Chargers … Lists LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Michael Phelps and Anthony Edwards as his favorite athletes … Enjoys playing pickup soccer, as well as skiing, surfing and dirt biking in his free time … Happy Gilmore and Interstellar are his favorite movies … Listens to Drake, Mumford and Sons and Coldplay … A fan of Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones.