Gabby Sims

Photo by: Domenic Centofanti, Ball State U

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Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
Columbus North
Hometown:
Columbus, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Indoor PRs: 200m - 26.40 (1/24/15) | 300m - 41.52 (1/2/18) | 400m - 57.04 (2/4/17) | 600m - 1:41.36 (12/3/16)
Outdoor PRs: 200m - 25.39 (4/15/17) | 400m - 57.30 (4/29/17) | 800m - 2:27.85 (3/17/18)

CAREER HILIGHTS:
- MAC Track & Field Distinguished Scholar Athlete (Indoor: 2016, 2017 & 2018 | Outdoor: 2016, 2017 & 2019)
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2016, 2017 & 2018 | Outdoor: 2016, 2017 & 2018)

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in all five meets … Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... ran a season-best 400m of 58.01 to place fifth at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays (Aril 27) ... clocked a career-best 800m time of 2:27.85 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17) ... was also a member of the first place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 4:01.13 at the Stan Lyons Invitational.

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … her season-fast 400m time of 58.41 earned her 11th at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) … won the 400m at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational (Jan. 20) with a time of 59.30 ... opened the season with a career-fast 300m time of 41.52 to place fifth at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2).

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in all seven meets … Academic All-Mid-American Conference and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … placed 19th in the 400m dash at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12) with a time of 58.30 … earned a career-best time of 57.30 in the 400m dash to place fourth at the “GINA” Relays (April 29) … clocked a career-best 200m dash time of 25.39 at the Ball State Challenge (April 15). … member of the first-place 4x400m relays at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 1) and the Illinois Twilight (April 22).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … member of the 4th-place distance medley relay at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24) which clocked a time of 11:51.32 to earn Ball State's first top-eight finish in the event since 2012 and the team's best finish in the event since winning the race in 2008 … also ran on the eight-place 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25) which finished in 3:49.96 … clocked career-best 400m time of 57.04 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) … opened the campaign with a career-best 600m time of 1:41.36 and was a member of the first-place 4x400m relay at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3).

2016 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets ... MAC Track & Field Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC selection … ran anchor for the 4x400m relay which placed eighth at the MAC Outdoor Championship (May 12-14) in 3:51.71, marking the first time Ball State has scored in the 4x400m relay since 2011 … also placed 18th in the 400m dash at the league championships … turned in a season-fast 400m dash time of 57.32 at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 6) … member of first-place 4x400m relays at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 19) and the Ball State Challenge (April 16).

2016 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in all eight meets … MAC Track & Field Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC selection … placed 19th in the 400m dash at the MAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 26-27) with a season-fast time of 57.46 … ran anchor for the 4x400m relay which finished sixth at the MAC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:46.13, which marked the best finish in a relay for Ball State since the 2008 distance medley relay capture the MAC title … won the 400m dash at the Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 19), finishing in 57.60 … member of the first-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 3:59.76 at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 5).

2015 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in six meets … recorded a season-fast 400m dash time of 58.72 at the Cardinal Invitational (April 17) … added a season-best 200m dash time of 25.88 at the meet … finished the year ranked second on the team in the 400m dash and sixth in the 200m dash.

2015 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … logged a career-fast 200m dash time of 26.40 at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 24) … also turned in a season-fast 400m dash effort of 59.36 at the meet … finished the year ranked second on the team in the 200m dash and third in the 400m dash … member of both the 10th-place 4x400m relay (3:59.58) and 11th-place distance medley relay (12:57.27) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 27-28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field for coach Lou Sipe at Columbus North High School ... placed third in the 400m dash at the 2013 IHSAA State Meet with a school-record time of 56.31 her junior year … also placed third in the 400m dash at the state meet as a sophomore, while earning fourth as a freshman and eighth as a senior … two-time First Team All-State honoree in the 400m dash … also helped establish the school record in the 4x400m relay at 3:59.39 at the state meet her freshman year … sectional champion and regional runner-up in the 400m dash as a junior … team MVP as a sophomore, team captain as a junior … also earned four letters in soccer and one in basketball for Columbus North.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ted and Lucretia Sims ... full name is Gabrielle Faith Sims ... has two sisters, Courtney and Mallory, and one brother, Hunter ... born Oct. 30, 1995 in Columbus, Ind. … maintains a 3.915 grade-point average as an elementary education major.