The teenager also achieved a 3.5 GPA and has been a five-year starter on his varsity golf team
Credit: Maci Bookout/Instagram
NEED TO KNOW
- Maci Bookout revealed her son Bentley plans to attend Motlow State Community College to play baseball and study business
- Bentley, 17, has a 3.5 GPA and is a standout athlete in golf, baseball and wrestling
- Bookout reflected on their journey together, expressing pride in Bentley’s growth and accomplishments over the years
Maci Bookout’s son is headed off to college!
In a post shared on her Instagram on Monday, Aug. 31, the Teen Mom star, 35, revealed that her 17-year-old son Bentley will be heading to Motlow State Community College in Tennessee after he graduates from high school this spring.
Bookout shared a montage of photos featuring her son, alongside audio from Bentley’s senior night at high school. Over the video, an announcer can be heard listing some of Bentley’s accomplishments.
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“Bentley Edwards,” they began. “He plans to attend Motlow State Community College to play baseball and major in business. He has a 3.5 GPA.”
The announcer added that Bentley has been a five-year starter on his varsity golf team and a former wrestling team champion. “The Last Dance 🏌️🏼♂️🥹🙏,” Bookout wrote in her caption.
Bookout shares Bentley with ex Ryan Edwards. She is also mom to daughter Jayde, 11, and son Maverick, 10, with husband Taylor McKinney.
Last October, Bookout posted a sweet birthday tribute on Instagram for Bentley’s 17th birthday. In the post, Bookout included pictures of the two of them on the beach during a family photo shoot.
In one snap, the former reality TV star carried her son on her back with a look of amusement on her face. The other picture showed the mother-son duo’s roles reversed as the teen carried Bookout on his back. “How is my Benny 17 years old?” she began in her caption. “Happy Birthday @bentleycedwards – I Love you beyond measure! 🥳🩵🙏.”
Speaking with PEOPLE last year in celebration of 16 years since 16 & Pregnant, Bookout shared her pride in her oldest and the journey they’ve been on together.
“On one hand, it feels like it was yesterday that I brought Bentley home from the hospital as a newborn with a full camera crew — that I seemed to not even notice because I was so in awe of Benny,” she shared.
“On the other hand I’ve live a thousand lifetimes, and I’m still in awe of him for so many new reasons that I’ve found along the way. He’s a very special human. I’m very lucky.”
When discussing Bentley’s teen years with PEOPLE in 2022, Bookout said they are an “absolute blast” as well as “an absolute struggle.” She admitted that she finds herself biting her tongue all the time.
“I’m like ‘Maci, you just have to let him like just let him do it,’ “ she said. “Even though you know it’s totally not going to work out, you just gotta let him learn.”
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