Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Rebecca Bennion
- Induction:
- 2021
- Class:
- 2004
A three-time All-American and three-time Big Sky champion, Rebecca Bennion was a standout for the Weber State women's cross country and track and field teams.
As a sophomore in 2001, she earned All-America honors three times and won three conference titles. During the cross country season, she finished third at the conference meet and then finished 33rd overall at the NCAA Championships to become just the second Wildcat to ever earn All-America honors in cross country.
She made history during the 2001 Big Sky Outdoor Championships, by winning three conference titles. She took first place in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters at the conference meet and was named the Outstanding Athlete of the Meet. She became the first female Wildcat to win the Big Sky title in the steeplechase and is one of just five Weber State track athletes to win three titles at the same outdoor championship.
She went on to finish second in the steeplechase at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which is tied for the highest finish ever by a Wildcat in a running event. She also finished eighth in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA meet to earn All-America honors in both events and became just the second athlete in Big Sky history to finish in the top eight in two events at the same NCAA meet..
A native of Evanston, Wyoming, Bennion earned Big Sky All-Conference honors seven times in her career in cross country and track and field and also earned multiple academic honors.
She finished her career as Weber State's school record holder in the steeplechase and the 5,000 meters. Twenty years later, she still ranks fourth in Weber State history and fifth in Big Sky history in the steeplechase with a time of 9:54.84 and is fourth in WSU history and seventh in Big Sky history in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:07.94.
As a sophomore in 2001, she earned All-America honors three times and won three conference titles. During the cross country season, she finished third at the conference meet and then finished 33rd overall at the NCAA Championships to become just the second Wildcat to ever earn All-America honors in cross country.
She made history during the 2001 Big Sky Outdoor Championships, by winning three conference titles. She took first place in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters at the conference meet and was named the Outstanding Athlete of the Meet. She became the first female Wildcat to win the Big Sky title in the steeplechase and is one of just five Weber State track athletes to win three titles at the same outdoor championship.
She went on to finish second in the steeplechase at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which is tied for the highest finish ever by a Wildcat in a running event. She also finished eighth in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA meet to earn All-America honors in both events and became just the second athlete in Big Sky history to finish in the top eight in two events at the same NCAA meet..
A native of Evanston, Wyoming, Bennion earned Big Sky All-Conference honors seven times in her career in cross country and track and field and also earned multiple academic honors.
She finished her career as Weber State's school record holder in the steeplechase and the 5,000 meters. Twenty years later, she still ranks fourth in Weber State history and fifth in Big Sky history in the steeplechase with a time of 9:54.84 and is fourth in WSU history and seventh in Big Sky history in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:07.94.
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