Hall of Fame
SHANE BINGHAM
Hometown: Honeyville, Utah
Sport: Track & Field
Years: 1993, 1996-98
One of the most decorated track athletes in Utah State history, Shane Bingham was a two-time All-American and is one of just 17 track & field athletes in school history to earn multiple All-America honors. As a senior in 1998, Bingham earned All-American honors during the indoor season in the mile, finishing 10th with a time of 4:09.76. Bingham also earned All-American honors during the 1997 outdoor season by finishing ninth in the 1,500 meters and qualified for the 1998 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the same event. Along with being a two-time All-American, Bingham was a three-time Big West Conference champion in the 1,500 meters as a sophomore, junior and senior, while earning second-team all-conference honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase twice, and second-team all-league honors in cross country three times. During his senior season, Bingham recorded the top three times in the indoor mile and still holds the school record in that event with a time of 4:02.17. Bingham was also a member of the indoor distance medley relay team that set the then-school record with a time of 9:58.00, a mark that still ranks third in school history. His best time in the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season was 3:43.64, a mark that ranks second all-time at USU, while his time of 1:49.86 in the 800m ranked second all-time in school history at the time and still ranks seventh all-time. During his collegiate career, Bingham helped Utah State win Big West Conference Outdoor Championships in 1996 and 1998, along with a runner-up finish in 1997, a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championship in 1993, and a Big West Conference Championship in cross country in 1992. As a junior, Bingham set two stadium records, winning the indoor mile at Montana State and winning the 1,500 meters at the Utah Collegiate Meet, hosted by Weber State. In fact, Bingham won the 1,500 meters at the Utah Collegiate Meet (the only meet that included competitors from each Division I program in the state) three consecutive years. In all, Bingham claimed medalist honors in the 1,500 meters 19 times in his career, including eight times as a senior.
