2011 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Danny Gibson
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bellingham, Wash.
- High School:
- Squalicum
2011-12 (Cross Country): Competed three times during his first season running attached, opening with a 30th-place finish, sixth on the team, at the Sundodger Invite in 25:22 ... that was 25 seconds faster than the previous year and a 23 place improvement ... next ran at the Emerald City Open at Woodland Park, placing sixth overall in 26:59 ... also ran at the Mike Hodges Invite in Oregon, finishing ninth in 20:48 for four-miles ... earned a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2010-11: Competed just once on the year, running the 5,000-meters unattached at the Ken Shannon Invite, and placing seventh in 15:23.02 ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility ... competed just once unattached, running at the Sundodger Invitational at Lincoln Park ... placed 53rd overall in the Sundodger in 25:47.
High School and Personal: Born in Torrance, California ... parents are Jean and Jim Gibson ... has one younger brother, Patrick, and one younger sister, Erin ... his Grandfather Russell was a minor league pitcher until being conscripted ... a two-time state cross country competitor at the 2A level in Washington state ... took seventh at the state meet in 2009 as a senior, leading Squalicum to third-place ... as a junior, finished 25th at the 2A state meet ... named All-NWC Conference and All-County as a junior and senior ... ran at the 2009 BorderClash, placing 50th overall ... on the track, took fourth at the Washington 2A state meet in the 3,200-meters after a runner-up finish at his league championship ... named Team MVP as a senior as well as All-County and All-Conference ... considering studying anthropology or pre-med ... lists hobbies as sailing, reading, hiking, and music.
Personal Best Marks
1600m.......4:27
3200m.......9:27
5000m.......15:15
