The 5-foot-11, 135-pound junior raced to the Division 1 individual championship this past season with a time of 15:44.6, leading the Lancers to a second-place finish as a team. The 2015 Wisconsin State Journal Area Runner of the Year, Gessner took fourth
Gessner has maintained a 3.49 GPA in the classroom.
He has volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group and as a track & field coach.