| Margaret Bingham |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Carmel, Ind.
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 | High School: Westfield
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 | Position: Cross Country/Distance
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2008-09: Cross Country -- Ran in all six races during the season ... her top placing was seventh at the Dayton 5K, but she cut a full minute off her time at the MAC Championship to finish 15th in 17:43 ... ran her fastest 6K at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (22:22.3) ... finished 59th at the Great Lakes Regional as Miami's fifth finisher. Track and Field -- Ran four races during the outdoor season ... took home fifth place in the 1,500 meters at the Butler Twilight in a time of 4:37.00 ... finished sixth in the 3,000m at the South Florida Duals (10:27.39) ... recorded personal bests in the 5,000m (17:35.35) at the MAC Championships for seventh place and the 3,000m (10:17.20) at the Auburn Tiger Classic ... competed in four races during the indoor campaign ... finished sixth in the mile at the BGSU Women's Challenge in a season-best 5:15.62 ... competed in the MAC Championships, placing 13th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:03.26.
High School: Was a four-time all-state, all-region, and all-conference cross country runner at Westfield High School and ... named all-state in track three times as well ... as a senior, she was named a track and field All-American ... led WHS to three state championships and one runner-up finish in cross country and a fifth-place finish at the state championships in 2007 ... set personal records of 18:31 in the 5K and 14:17 in the 4K ... on the track, she ran best times of 11:10 in the 3200 meters and 5:05 in the 1600 meters ... was a member of the Indiana All-Star Cross Country Team and participated in the Nike Team Nationals in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field.
Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Gary Bingham ... undecided on major.