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Anna Gibson

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JACKSON HOLE HS
JACKSON, WYOMING
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
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Peak Performance

17:35.2

Class 4A State Champion

4th Place

Nike Cross Nationals Final
“Here is what sets Anna above the rest: she is a very hard worker and great leader for her team. She is 100 percent committed to running. She is an ambassador for Wyoming.”
Ryan Berger
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 2013-14 Gatorade State Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-5 senior finished fourth at the Nike Cross Nationals Final with a time of 17:40.9 this past season to earn First Team All-American honors. Gibson set a state record in winning the Class 4A state meet in 17:35.20, breaking the tape 27.73 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Broncs to a third straight first-place finish as a team and first in Class 4A after moving up a classification. She is a four-time First Team All-State selection.

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Academic Achievement

Gibson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Brown University in Rhode Island, where she will run cross country and track, this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The president of her school's National Honor Society, Gibson has volunteered locally as a youth mentor and as a middle school running coach. "Here is what sets Anna above the rest: she is a very hard worker and great leader for her team," said Ryan Berger, head coach of Evanston High. "She is 100 percent committed to running. She is an ambassador for Wyoming."