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Gavin Colley

Gavin Colley

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tunkhannock, PA
  • Highschool:
    Tunkhannock
  • Major:
    Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy

Summary

Biography

As a Senior in 2014-15: (INDOOR): Earned All-American status with a sixth place finish in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.... Broke a school record, previously held by himself, in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.88 seconds... Second team All-MAC in the 60-meter dash... Named to the Winter Academic All-MAC team.... Named to the Winter Academic Honor Roll...
 
As a Junior in 2013-2014: Set a meet record of 6.91 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the MAC Indoor Championships… Placed first in a meet record time of 22.26 second in the 200-meter dash at the MAC Indoor Championships… Finished sixth in the 60-meter dash at the ECAC Championships…Finished second in the 100-meter dash at the ECAC Championships… Participated in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Championships… Named to MAC Winter Academic All-Conference Team… Named to MAC Spring Academic All-Conference Team…Named MAC Track Athlete of the Year at the MAC Indoor Championships.

As a Sophomore in 2012-13: Made the 100-meter dash final at NCAA Outdoor Championships in LaCrosse, WI where he placed ninth with a time of 11.21… Earned a place at NCAA Outdoor Championships by placing fourth at the ECAC Outdoor Championships with a personal-record time of 10.74 in the 100-meters… Third place at the MAC Outdoor Championships in the 100, fourth place in the 200 with a season-best 22.55 and helped Widener to a victory in the 4x100 Relay… Second place at the Widener Invite in the 100 and first place in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays… Won the 60-meters at the Mac Indoor Championships tying a career-best in a time of 6.99, placed sixth in 200-meters and helped Widener to a second place finish in the 4x200 in 1:33.19… 16th at the Indoor ECACs in the 60-Meters in 7.09... Ran the second fastest indoor 200-meters in Widener history with a time of 22.56 at the Columbia Last Chance at the Armory in New York.

As a Freshman in 2011-12: At the Jack Pyrah Invitational, finished the 55-meter dash in 6.65 seconds to be first in his heat, first among the D-III competitors and second overall... Finished first in 23.35 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Haverford Holiday Meet... Won two races at the Keogh Invitational (1/27), including the 60-meter dash in 7.11 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 23.29 seconds. Helped the 4x200-meter relay team win its third straight title at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/25) with a time of 1:33.07, finished second in the 60-meter dash in 6.99 secodns and third in the 200-minute dash in 23.02 seconds... Won the 100-meter dash in 11.39 seconds at the Haverford Mid-Week Meet (4/24). Competed at the Gator Invitational (5/11), finishing fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.85 seconds and ninth in the 200-meter dash in 22.32 seconds... Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth in 42.25 seconds at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (5/18).

High School: Four-year Varsity letterman in Track & Field at Tunkhannock Area High School... Captain senior year (2009, 2010, 2011)... 3x Team MVP... School recorder holder for points in a career (369.25)... Helped win two straight conferences championships (2010, 2011)... School Recorder holder in 100, 200, 4x100... 10-time AAA district medalist 100, 200, 400, 4x1)... 5-time AAA district gold medalist (100, 200, 400, 4x1)... 2-time AAA state medalist (100, 200)... District 2 4x100 meter relay record holder... PA #5 in 200 meter dash in 2011... 3x First Team All-Conference in 100, 200, 400, 4x1... 2011 District 2 Wyoming Valley Conference "Athlete of the Year"... Four-year varsity starter in soccer for Tunkhannock Area High School... 2x Captain (2010, 2011)... Defensive Player of the year (2009), 2x Team MVP (2010, 2011)... Second Team All-Star (2010)... First Team All-Star (2011)... Voted to Senior All-Star Game (2011)... Four year Honor Roll

Personal: Son of Stephen and Amy Colley... Stephen was All-State in Connecticut for the 55 meter dash and Football... Brother Josh Colley (attends Widener University and runs Track and Field)... Majoring in Biology/Pre-Phsyical Therapy.
 

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