John Gibbs

Sacramento State

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2024 Season

Advanced to the NCAA West First Round in the triple jump.
Earned all-Big Sky honors after placing second in the event with a career-best tying leap of 50-04.50.
Also scored a point for the team in the pole vault at the league meet by clearing a personal best 15-08.50.
Finished among the top five in the triple jump in all six meets in which he competed.
Was the individual winner at the Sacramento State Invitational and Causeway Classic Dual.
Moved into fifth place in school history with a triple jump of 50-04.50 in the Causeway meet.
Best long jump was a wind-aided mark of 21-06.75 at the Aztec Invitational.
Also competed in the high jump at the Big Sky Championships where he cleared 6-00.50 to set his career best.
Indoors, he placed fifth in the triple jump and the heptathlon at the Big Sky Championships.
His appearance in the heptathlon on the Big Sky meet was his collegiate debut.
Finished the seven events with 4,562 points and set career bests in the 60-hurdles (9.37), high jump (5-11.50) and shot put (27-08.00).
Placed first in the triple jump at the Prairie Wolf Indoor to start the season.

2023 Season

Placed fourth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a wind-aided leap of 49-00.25.
Moved into 10th place in school history after a TJ of 48-07.50 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational to set his career best and finish first at the meet.
Set his PR by clearing 6-00.75 in the high jump at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Matched his career best in the pole vault with a mark of 15-03.75 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational.
Placed first at the Causeway Classic Dual with a best of 15-03.25.
Recorded a PR in the long jump at the RJ/JJK Invitational with a leap of 22-06.50.
Had a wind-aided long jump of 49-02.25 at the Big Sky Championships.
Was sixth at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the triple jump.
Moved into sixth place in school history in the triple jump following a mark of 48-11.00 at the Washington State Invite.
Set his career best in the pole vault (15-05.00) and long jump (22-06.50) at the Big Sky Indoor Championships.

2022 Season

Earned a point for the men at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships after placing eighth in the pole vault.
Narrowly missed scoring in the triple jump after a ninth-place showing.
Set his career bests in both events at the meet with a pole vault of 15-03.75 and a triple jump of 48-01.25.
Was also first in both events at the Causeway Track Classic.
Claimed the individual event title in the triple jump at the Aggie Opener and the Sacramento State Invitational.
Placed eighth at the Big Sky Indoor Championship in the triple jump behind a career best of 46-06.75.
Set an indoor PR with a pole vault of 14-03.25 at the WSU Open.
Recorded a career best in the indoor long jump at the Lumberjack Challenge (20-00.50).

2021 Season

Scored for the team after placing eighth in the triple jump at the Big Sky Championships.
Also qualified for the meet in the pole vault.
Set his PR in the triple jump at the Big Sky Championships with a best of 46-08.25 which was 9.5 inches beyond his previous long.
Finished first at the Tri-Team Meet to start the year and at the Causeway Track Classic.
Best pole vault was 13-02.50 at the Causeway Track Classic.
Also competed in the high jump and long jump one time during the season.

High School

Graduated from Oceanside HS in 2020.
Qualified for California State Championships where he placed 11^th in the triple jump during his junior season.
Set his PR of 47-04.75 while finishing second in the triple jump at the San Diego Section finals.
Was the Avocado East League champion in the long jump and triple jump and placed second in the pole vault.
Finished sixth at the AAU Olympic Nationals and eighth at the USATF Junior Olympics.
Other career bests include 5-09.00 in the high jump, 14-00.00 in the pole vault and 21-06.50 in the long jump.
Sister was a seven-time CIF finalist in spring and long jump from 2010-12.

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