Benša made his international debut in the junior men's race at the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he placed 77th. In the following year's IAAF World Cross Country junior men's race, he finished in 35th place. Later in 1996, he ran both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics. On August 21, he finished the men's 10,000 in 19th overall with a time of 29:53.41. On the other hand, the men's 5000 meters had multiple heats from which the top places from each heat would progress to a final round two days later. Benša started in heat #2, running 14:08.34 for fifth place on August 23. Two days later, he finished 10th overall in the final round of the men's 5000 in 14:12.13.