Aleksei Bingham

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2022-23:

Took part in five indoor events, including a third-place finish in the 3000 at the Atlantic Regionals.
Finished first in the mile run at the RIT January Friday Meet.
Named to 2022 US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) All-Region Cross Country Team.
Finished 15th out of 109 runners at 2022 Liberty League Cross Country Championships to earned an All-Liberty League Honorable Mention.

2021-22:

Finished first in the Highlander Cross Country Invitational with an 8K time of 25:54.6.
Finished 11th in the Liberty League Cross Country Championship with an 8K time of 26:11.5.
Qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, where he finished 23rd with an 8K time of 26:02.6.
Named the All-Tiger Team representative for men's cross country.
Twice given Liberty League weekly honors for men's cross country.
Had two top-three finishes (second in Nazareth Alumni Invitational 3K and third in RIT January Friday Meet 5K) during indoor track season.
Set personal college best 8:45.90 in the 3000 at the Liberty League Indoor Track & Field Championship.
Set personal college best 32:48.39 in the 10K at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational, finishing third.
Set personal college best 3:59.69 in the 1500 at the AARTFC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 20th.
Had two top-threes and four top-fives during the outdoor season.

BEFORE RIT:

Division 1 State Champion in indoor 1500m and 3000m in 2018 at North Country Union High School.
Division 1 State Champion in outdoor 3000m in 2018.
Holds his high school’s record in the 1600m, mile, 2k steeple, and 300m.
Was ranked top 25 in all of New England in the outdoor 3200m in 2018, while ranking top 10 in New England for the indoor mile that same year.
Placed 33^rd at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional in cross country in 2017.
Credits his high school cross country coach, Chris Shaffer, with having the most influence on his athletic career.
Took up running in 2014 because he “sucked” at baseball, basketball, and soccer.

PERSONAL:

Full name is Aleksei Stephen Bingham.
Son of Katherine and Stephen Bingham.
Born in Moscow, Russia.
Spends his spare time studying Russian and working on projects that utilize his programming and computer science knowledge.
Best advice he’s ever received: “Learn to become comfortable with being uncomfortable.”