Gaby Gayles

Gaby Gayles

  • Position
    Sprints
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Highschool
    Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
  • Hometown
    Merritt Island, Fla.

Biography

* All-American *

Career Bests (thru 2016 indoors):

  • 200 meters: 24.12
  • 400: 54.31i
  • 100: 11.84

Stanford Record Book:
Indoors

  • 400: 6th
  • 4x400: 1st, 2nd, 5th

At Stanford:

  • Earned All-America honors as part of Stanford's 2015 outdoor NCAA 4x400 team.

2016 Season:
Indoors

  • Ran the opening leg on Stanford's school-record setting 4x400 relay at the  Don Kirby Elite in Albuquerque.
  • Ran a 54.3 split to spark Card to a 3:33.78 time in that race.
  • Ran the second leg on Stanford's 4x400 runner-up team at MPSF's.
  • Captured third in the 200 (24.72) and 400 (54.39) in the invitational races at the Penn State National.

2015 Season:
Outdoors

  • Ran the third leg on Stanford's 4x400 relay at the NCAA Championships, which placed sixth in its heat and 15th overall (3:36.35.
  • Anchored Cardinal to victory in the Big Meet 4x400.
  • Ran first leg on winning 4x100 at the Big Meet.
  • Member of sprint relay team that was 10th at the Penn Relays.
  • 400 No. 4 frosh all-time Stanford (54.31).
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Placed fifth in the 400 at the MPSF Championships with a personal best 54.31, the No. 5 indoor time in school history.
  • Anchored a 4x400 relay team that included three freshmen to victory over Texas A&M and LSU at the Razorback Invitational.
  • Fought from third to first on the leg for a time of 3:36.81, the No. 3 time in school history.
  • Made collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Preview, placing second in her heat of the 200 (25.52) and running the opening leg on Stanford's second-place 4x400 (3:48.22).

High School:

  • Is a five-time Florida 1A state champion.
  • Set her 400 personal best of 54.60 while winning the 2014 state crown, and was second in the 200 (24.50).
  • Won the 2013 state 400 title after runner-up finishes the previous two years, and has been part of two state 4x100 victories.
  • Sixth at the 2013 U.S. World Youth trials in the 400.
  • A gold medalist while representing the U.S. at the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational in Puerto Rico.
  • School-record holder in the 200 and 400.
  • Placed third in the 400 in the young women’s division at the 2013 USATF Junior Olympics in 54.65.

Personal:

  • Twin sister Daryth is a Stanford teammate.
  • Parents are Richard and Daryth Gayles.
  • Sisters are Daryth, Giana, and Lauryn.

Career Results:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Finish W. Prelims NCAA Champs.
2016 Indoors (4) 200 24.46 -- -- --
    400 54.39 -- -- --
    4x400 3:33.78 2 (MPSF) -- --
2015 Outdoors (5) 400 55.82 -- -- --
    4x400 3:35.15 -- 10 15
    4x100 47.59 -- -- --
    SMR 3:58.02 -- -- --
  Indoors (4) 400 54.31 7 (MPSF) -- --
    200 25.52 -- -- --
    4x400 3:36.81 -- -- --