Colby Gilbert
Gilbert in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 17 March 1995 Vancouver, Washington, USA |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, long-distance running |
| University team | Washington Huskies |
| Coached by | Greg Metcalf |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | |
| Updated on 05 April 2021. | |
Colby Gilbert (born 17 March 1995) is an American long-distance track runner.[2] Gilbert represented University Of Washington in cross country and track.[3] He was the 2016 Pac-12 Men's 5K Champion.[4]
Running career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Colby Gilbert was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington to parents of Carolynne and Chris Gilbert.[5] His mother and father both ran collegiality and met at the University of Portland.[6] He also has an younger brother, Chanse Gilbert, who ran track in High School[7]
Gilbert took up distance running when he was a high school student in Vancouver WA, starting in 9th grade.[8] He attended Skyview High School.
Collegiate[edit]
Gilbert was recruited by University of Washington in 2013.
Gilbert won the 2014 U.S. National Junior 5k title at the Hayward Field.[9][10] He then competed for Team USA at the 2014 IAAF Track & Field Junior Worlds where he finished 9th[11]
In 2014 NCAA Division 1 Cross Country season Gilbert was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the year.[12]
In the 2016 Indoor Track & Field season Gilbert became the 454th American to ever run under four minutes for a mile.[13] He won the UW Invitational Mile in 3:59.84.[14]
Leading up to the 2016 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships Gilbert upset Oregon Duck distance runner Edward Cheserek.[15][16] Gilbert ran a new personal best that day of 13:44.96.[17][18]
Later that same season Gilbert won the men’s 5,000-meter run at the Pacific-12 Conference outdoor track and field championships held for the first time at UW’s Husky Track by running a school record of 13.35.20.[19][20] Gilbert was one of three distance titles to help the Huskies to their best team finish ever.[21]
In 2017 UW Invitational Gilbert broke the Huskies school record in the 3000m in 7:45.71 which was the fastest 3000 meter time run by a collegiate in 2017.[22]
Professional Career[edit]
Cryptocurrency[edit]
Shortly after graduating from the University of Washington, Gilbert, won $100,000 apart of Team NouGit at the EOS Global Hackathon San Francisco.[23] The vision behind NouGit is a decentralized platform that allows developers to contribute their code and get paid for their efforts.[24]
Major Meets[edit]
| Representing Washington Huskies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University year | Pac-12 Cross Country | NCAA Cross Country | MPSF Indoor | NCAA Indoor | Pac-12 Outdoor | NCAA Outdoor |
| Senior 2017-18 | 8000:
24:26.4 27th |
10,000: | 3000: 8:07.26 7th | 1500: 3:46.40 6th | 5000: 14:27.22 22nd | |
| Junior 2016-17 | 8000:
25:32.0 45th |
10,000: | 3000: 7:59.41 5th | |||
| Sophomore 2015-16 | 8000: 23:42.7 18th | 10,000: 30:20.0 32nd | 3000: 8:02.83 8th | 5000: 13:35.20 1st
1500: 3:40.99 6th |
5000: 13:54.45 13th | |
| Freshman 2014-15 | 8000: 24:10.8 17th | 10,000: 32:31.9 195rd | DMR: 9:34.81 3rd | 3000: 8:06.60 13th | 5000: 14:15.15 11th | |
Achievements[edit]
2017-18 Tom Hansen Medal Winner[26]
2018 All-America First Team (3,000m Indoors) and Honorable Mention (5,000m Outdoors)[3]
2017 All-West Region in Cross Country[3]
2017 All-America First Team (3,000m Indoors) and Second Team (5,000m Indoors)[3]
2016 All-America First Team (DMR and 3,000m Indoors) and Second Team (5,000m Outdoors)[3]
2016 Pac-12 5,000m Champion[3]
2015 All-American in Cross Country[3]
2015 All-West Region in Cross Country[3]
2015 All-America Second Team (3,000m Indoors)[3]
2014 Pac-12 Cross Country Freshman Of The Year[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of Colby gilbert". Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ↑ "Profile of Colby Gilbert". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Colby Gilbert Bio". Go Huskies. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Colby Gilbert talks about his win in the Pac-12 5,000, retrieved 2021-04-06
- ↑ "Skyview's Colby Gilbert finds inspiration in his mother's words, even after her death". The Columbian. Retrieved 2021-04-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 1993". Mile Split. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Chanse Gilbert". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Paul, Valencia (2013-04-23). "Skyview's Colby Gilbert finds inspiration in his mother's words, even after her death". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bell, Greg. "Unleashed: Gilbert Carries Mom's Mission At World Juniors And In Life". gohuskies.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kasinitiz, Aaron (26 Jul 2014). "For former Skyview standout Colby Gilbert, mom was never too far away: IAAF World Junior Championships 2014". Oregon Live. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "5000 Metres men IAAF World Junior Championships 2014". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Gilbert Named Pac-12 XC Freshman Of The Year". Pac 12 Networks. 5 Nov 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The U.S. Sub-4:00 Miler's Club (Chronologically)". Track & Field News. 6 May 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mile Washington-Dempsey Indoor Seattle, WA". TFRRS. 30 Jan 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goe, Ken (13 May 2016). "Washington's Colby Gilbert has beaten Oregon ace Edward Cheserek once, and hopes to see him again". Oregon Live. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hawthorne, Jonathan (10 April 2016). "Injured Cheserek loses in 5,000 meters". SOJC Track Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dutch, Taylor (9 April 2016). "Biggest Upset of 2016? Gilbert Drops Cheserek". Flo Track. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "College Notebook: UW's Gilbert beats 13-time NCAA champ at Pepsi Invite". The Columbian. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "College notebook: UW's Gilbert wins Pac-12 title in 5,000". The Columbian. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goe, Ken (15 May 2016). "Colby Gilbert talks about his win in the Pac-12 5,000". YouTube. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Loh, Stefanie (15 May 2016). "UW men win three distance titles to key best-ever finish in Pac-12 track championships". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Young, Dennis (28 Jan 2017). "Colby Gilbert runs 7:45 3k, a new Washington school record". Flo Track. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Team NouGit Wins Top Award at Block.one's Largest-Ever EOS Global Hackathon Event in San Francisco". Block One. 11 Nov 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "#BuiltOnEOSIO: Opening Up New Possibilities in Collaborative Coding with NouGit". Medium. 3 Feb 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Colby Gilbert profile at TFRRS. Retrieved on 2021-04-06
- ↑ "2017-18 Pride of the Pac: Washington's Colby Gilbert". YouTube. 6 April 2021. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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- Colby Athletic.net Profile
- Colby Gilbert University of Washington Cross Country profile April 06, 2021
- EOS Global Hackathon San Francisco
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