The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Rob Gibson
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 147
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
- High School:
- Brookline
Career Bests: Indoor Mile (4:15), Outdoor 800m (1:55), Outdoor Two Miles (9.17), Outdoor 5K (XC, 15:13)
2008-09
Cross Country (Freshman)
· Was UT[apos]s sixth finisher and 40th overall at the Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic in 17:11.3 (5K)
· Placed fifth at the Texas State Invitational in 26:04.3 (five miles)
High School
· Earned four letters in track and field and cross country and served as the team captain for all three seasons as a senior
· Led his team to Northeast Regional, state and league championships as a senior and helped them finish seventh at the Nike nationals
· Tabbed state Cross Country Runner of the Year, All-Scholastic in cross country and indoor track and field and Brookline High School Athlete of the Year
· Ranked first in the state and New England in the two-mile race
· Claimed first at the cross country state meet and the northeast regional
· Was undefeated heading into nationals
· Helped his team to a league championship as a junior
· Earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Globe and Boston Herald
· Claimed All-America honors in the indoor two miles and the DMR
· Won the indoor league championship in the mile
· Led his team to a league championship and a second-place finish at the state meet as a sophomore
•Was the Class A two-mile indoor champion and finished second at the state meet that year
· Earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Herald and was tabbed a league all-star in all three seasons
Personal
Born in Boston, Mass. ... son of Sam and Cathy Gibson ... enrolled in the college of liberal arts.
