BACKGROUND
• 4x First Team Cross Country All-Shoreline Conference
• 4x The Day All-Area Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 4x CIAC Cross Country All-State
• 3x Cross Country All-New England
• 2025 GameTimeCT Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 2025 CIAC Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
• 2025 CIAC All-State Scholar-Athlete
• 2024 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals Honorable Mention All-American
• 2025 Brooks Cross Country Nationals Honorable Mention All-American
• 2026 Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Player of the Year
• 2x New England Interscholastic Indoor Track Mile Champion
• 2x CIAC Indoor Track State Open 1600m Champion
• Connecticut girls indoor 1600m state record holder (4:44)
• 3x The Day High School Athlete of the Year for Indoor Track
• 2026 Nike Indoor Nationals Second Team All-American in the mile
• Finished 9th in the high school mile at the 2026 Millrose Games
• 6x CIAC Indoor Track All-State
• 4x Indoor Track All-New England
• 2026 CIAC State Open Outdoor 1600m Champion
• 2x CIAC State Open Outdoor 1600m runner-up
• 2x CIAC State Open Outdoor 3200m Champion
• CIAC State Open Outdoor 800m runner-up
• 2x New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track 1600m Champion
• 2024 New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track 1600m runner-up
• 3x The Day High School Athlete of the Year for Outdoor Track
• 2026 Connecticut Gatorade Track and Field Player of the Year
• Finished 9th in the Girls Championship Mile at the 2026 New Balance Nationals Outdoor
• 10x CIAC Outdoor Track All-State
• 5x Outdoor Track All-New England
• Cross country team captain in 2024 and 2025 and indoor and outdoor track team captain in 2026
• 2025-26 CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete
• 3x Shoreline Conference Scholar-Athlete
• National Honor Society member
• 2025 Smith Book Award recipient
• 2026 President’s Education Awards Program recipient
• Served as high school class president from 2022-26
PERSONAL
• Native of Old Lyme, Conn.
• Graduated from Lyme-Old Lyme High School
• Daughter of Tina and Patrick Gilbert
• Has one sister, Ava
• Began competing in cross country as a freshman in high school after previously planning to pursue lacrosse
• Volunteers as a mentor with the Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau Run Like a Girl program
• Helps teach young girls running, strength, perseverance and self-confidence through the Run Like a Girl program
• Enjoys running, biking, walking, drawing and painting