Arielle Gaither 5-3 | r-Junior | Hurdles Baltimore, Md. At West Virginia in 2012 • Came in second place in the 800-meter run with a career-best 2:34.82 at the WVU Holiday Classic • Finished in 1:41.64 in the 600-meter run at the Nittany Lion Challenge • Achieved third place in the 500-meter dash at the WVU State Farm Games in 1:22.84 • Ran a career-best 1:41.38 in the 600-meter run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge • Came in 19th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Wake Forest Open in 1:05.55 • Finished 37th in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:07.24 at the Raleigh Relays • Placed 31st in the 400-meter hurdles at the Larry Ellis Invitational in a career-best 1:04.89 • Member of the 4x400 relay at the Raleigh Relays, helping foursome to 21st in 3:59.46 At West Virginia in 2011 • Competing unattached, finished fourth in the 500-meter dash at the WVU Holiday Classic in 1:22.82 At West Virginia in 2010 • Finished 20th in the 500-meter run (1:18.40) at the Penn State Invitational and PSU Northeast Challenge • Captured first place at WVU State Farm Games in the 500-meter run (1:20.88) • Took first place in the 500-meter run (1:21.63) and helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a first-place showing (3:56.40) at the WVU Holiday Classic • Finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the James Madison Invitational • Aided the 4x400-meter relay team to a fourthplace showing • Placed second (59.94) in the 400-meter dash at the Father Bede Hines Invite Prep • Three-year captain at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute • Two-time city and regional champion in the 300-meter hurdles • Finished in second-place in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2009 AA Maryland State Championships • Named all-city for the 2008 outdoor season
Arielle Gaither • Ran for the Baltimore City Track and Field Club • Earned a bronze medal at the 2008 AAU Junior Olympics as a member of the 4x800 team and a silver medal in 2009 • Anchored 2009 Nike Outdoor National Champion Emerging Elite 4x400 relay team and helped 4x200 team to a fourth-place finish Personal • Daughter of George Gaither and Angela Owens • Birthday is Jan. 16 • Has one brother and a sister • Majoring in mechanical engineering • Big East Academic All-Star • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
At West Virginia in 2011 • Came in 20th place at the NCAA East Regional in the 10,000 meters with a personalbest time of 34:10.60 • Finished fourth in the 10,000-meter race in 34:10.91 at the Big East Championships • Achieved fifth place at the Jesse Owens Classic with a time of 4:31.01 in the 1,500-meter race • At Big East indoor championships, came in fifth place in the 5,000-meter run in 16:15.12 • Arrived in third place in the mile run with a time of 4:46 at the Penn State Relays • Came in fifth place in the 5,000-meter run at the WVU State Farm Games • Finished first in the 1,000-meter race in 2:54 at the Doug Raymond Invitational • Also a member of 4x800 relay team, helping foursome to seventh place at the Big East Indoor Championships in 9:08.36 At West Virginia in 2010 • Redshirted
Kaitlyn Gillespie 5-2 | Junior | Distance Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio At West Virginia in 2012 • Ran a Big East-qualifying 17:24.01 in the 5,000-meter run for second place at the WVU State Farm Games • Finished sixth in the 5,000 meter at the Big East Championships in a team-best 16:42.41 for the event • 2012 Capital One Academic All-District • 2012 Capital One/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
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Prep • Captain of the cross country team at Cuyahoga Falls Christian Academy • State champion in the 1,600, 3,200 meters in 2008 • Cross country team also won the 2008 state championship • Dapper Dan Club of Akron honoree Personal • Daughter of Jim and Diane Gillespie • Has one brother and a sister • Birthday is June 28 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big East Academic All-Star • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll