The 5-foot-8 senior won four individual state championships at the Division I state meet this spring and led the Rebels to a fifth-place finish as a team. Gilding won the 100-meter dash in 12.91 seconds, the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.31 and the 400
Gilding has maintained an unweighted 4.20 GPA in the classroom.
She has volunteered locally as a peer tutor and youth track coach.