JSU's Binning Named To ESPN The Magazine All District First-Team
6/5/2009 9:46:48 AM
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State senior Lesley Binning has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 First Team Cross Country/Track and Field, released by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Binning was a four-year member of the JSU cross country and track and field programs and was the team’s top distance runner. With the track and field team, Binning has been an All-OVC selection in 2007 and 2008. She placed third in the 10,000 meters at the 2008 OVC Outdoor Championships after finishing seventh in the 5,000 meters at the Indoor Championships. She also had fourth-place finishes in the 5,000 meters at the 2006 Indoor Championship as well as the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 2006 Outdoor Championship.
The Ontario, Canada, native holds the Jax State records in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters in indoor competition and the 5,000 meters in outdoor track and field. In four years with the Gamecocks cross country squad, she set program records for both 5K and 6K distances.
In the classroom, Binning has a perfect 4.00 grade point average in exercise science/wellness, health and physical education. She received the OVC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award for the 2007-08 year and has been a recipient of the OVC Medal of Honor three times, the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times and the JSU President’s List three times.
Binning was a member of JSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee s as well as the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Club, where she was Co-President in Spring 2008.