Gabriella Gavalas

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Southampton High
Hometown:
Bridgehampton, N.Y.

Personal Bests: Long Jump - 5.56m/18-2.89 | Triple Jump - 11.50m/37-8.75

AS A JUNIOR (2018-2019)

Indoor: Competed at five meets in Long Jump and Triple Jump...Top-20 finish at conference championships at 11.33m/37-2.25, 18th overall...Bests: LJ - 5.10m/16-8.75 at Scarlet and White Invitational and TJ - 11.50m/37-8.75 at Valentine Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at five meets in Triple Jump and Long Jump...Tallied six top-20 finishes...Took silver in both events at Brown Springtime Invitational with marks of 5.56m/18-2.89 (best mark) in LJ and 11.21m/36-9.33 in TJ...Bronze finish at UConn Northeast Challenge at 11.48m/37-7.96 (best mark).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-2018)

Indoor: Competed at six meets in the Triple Jump and Long Jump...At first meet as a Husky, finished eighth overall in the TJ at the Nittany Lion Challenge...Posted seven top-20 finishes...Top-5 finisher at Dr. Sander Armory Challenge (College/Open) in TJ with a mark of 11.26m/36-11.5...Bests: TJ - 11.40m/37-4.81 at conference indoor championships and LJ - 5.35m/17-6.75 at Scarlet and White Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed at six meets in Long Jump and Triple Jump...Consistently finished in top-20...First-place finisher at Penn Challenge in TJ at 10.95m/35-11.25...Bests: LJ - 5.35m/17-6.75 at conference outdoor championships and TJ - 11.49m/37-8.5 at Penn Relays.

Before UConn (2016-2017 season at Fordham):

Indoor: Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) with a leap of 36; 5½”… Also placed 13^th in the long jump at 16’ 10½”… Finished 12^th in the triple jump at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) with a jump of 35’ 8”… Also took 15^th in the long jump at 16’ 4¼”… Finished ninth in the triple jump at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) with a season-best jump of 37’ 7½”… Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) at 35’ 1”… Also took fourth in the long jump at 17’ 4¼”and finished 14^th in the 60 meter dash in 8.36 seconds.

Outdoor: Finished fifth in the triple jump at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) with a leap of 38’ 0”… Also a part of the 4x100 relay that took sixth in 48.73 seconds and finished 11^th in the triple jump at 17’ ¾”… Finished second in the triple jump at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) at 37’ 11¾”… Also a part of the 4x100 relay that took third in 50.67 second and finished fourth in the long jump at 17’ 3¾”… Finished 13^th in the triple jump at the George Mason Invitational (4/8) at 37’ 3”… Also placed 14^th in the triple jump at 17’ 8”… Finished third in the triple jump at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 36’ 4”… Also part of the 4x100 relay that took third in 49.07 seconds and finished fifth in the long jump at 16’ 8”… Placed 19^th in the triple jump at the Penn Relays (4/29) with a leap of 37’ 3¾”… Finished 17^th in the long jump at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) with a jump of 17’ 1½”… Placed 19^th in the triple jump at the ECAC Championship (5/14) at 37’ 3¾”.

Bests at Fordham:

Indoor Triple Jump: 36' 7 1/2" (2017)

Indoor Long Jump: 17' 4 1/4" (2017)

Outdoor Triple Jump: 38' 0" (2017)

Outdoor Long Jump: 17' 8" (2017)

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the varsity track and cross country teams at Southampton High School ... 2015-16 team captain ... two-time team MVP ... two-time recipient of the Coach's Award (2014-15) ... Named All-League (2014-16) and All-Division (2015-16) ... held school records in the indoor long jump, indoor triple jump, and indoor 60 meter dash ... earned All-County Academic honors in 2016 ... member of the National and French Honor Societies and the honor roll ... AP Scholar with Honors ... graduated magna cume laude.

PERSONAL: Gabrielle Gavalas ... daughter of George and Anastasia ... has two bothers (Artemios and Harrison) and two sisters (Chloe and Jeorgiana) ... majoring in psychology.

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