The 5-foot-4 senior won the Open state meet this past season with a time of 17:50.08, breaking the tape 14.68 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor. Gilbert also won her fourth straight Class S state meet in 17:51.94, leading the Wildcats to a third-place finish as a team. She earned First Team All-Region honors by placing eighth at the Brooks Northeast Regional Championships and took 30th at the Brooks Cross Country Championships.
Gilbert has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at the University of Virginia this fall.
The president of her high school class, Gilbert has volunteered locally as a mentor and coach with Run Like A Girl.
