2009 Cross Country

Simon Gilna

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Alamos, N.M.
  • High School Los Alamos

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in microbiology.

Personal Bests: 4:27.03 (mile), 8:52.24(3,000m), 15:12.97 (5,000m), 32:34.84 (10,000m)

2008 Cross Country: Ran in three races as aredshirt sophomore ... Recorded best 8k time at the AztecInvitational finishing 25th (25:55) ... Finished the CowboyJamboree with a time of 26:27 ... In the George Kyte Classic,opening season with a time of 26:22.5

2008 Track and Field: Competed in both theindoor and outdoor seasons for the Lumberjacks ... recordedseason-best marks at the Friday Night Challenge in the mile run(4:27.03) ... Best 3,000m time came at the Southwest Host Classic(8:52.24) ... During the outdoor season ran in the 3,000 (8:47.39),5,000 (15:12.97) and 10,000-meter events (32:34.84).

2007 Cross Country: Ran in two races for NAU inhis sophomore season ... Ran 26:17.2 as the Lumberjacks won the RoyGriak Invitational ... Finished 29th at the Aztec Invite in26:34.

2006 Cross Country: Competed in three races as afreshman and tallied points for the team in two … Achievedseason best time at Pre-Nationals, finishing the 8k event at25:05.5

High School: Three-year letterman in crosscountry at Los Alamos High School … Served as team captainfor two seasons … Team won state cross country championshipsin 2003 … Set sophomore records in 1600 (4:31) and 3200(9:41) … Represented New Mexico in ‘Border War’in 2004 and 2005, competing against Arizona and Nevada …Also lettered in varsity tennis.

Personal: Born on July 24, 1988 … Son ofPaul and Margot Gilna … Majoring in microbiology …Chose NAU because of the location, the running program and theschool.