The 5-foot-8 junior raced to her third consecutive Class 1-2-3A individual state championship this past season with a time of 19:04. Gerlach also won the Region 2 championship, the Tsalteshi Invitational, the Palmer Invitational, the Colony Invitational a
Gerlach has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.
Also a talented singer and musician, she has volunteered locally on behalf of a senior citizens center.