Gabriella Gait-Smith

Season and Career Results
2022-23
Cross Country

Competed in six meets for the Gamecocks, winning the Winthrop Invitational in her collegiate debut on Sept. 17 with a time of 18:37.2 … Won SEC Freshman Runner of the Week after setting her 5K personal record at the Royals Challenge with a time of 18:11.5 to place 13^th, posting the 44^th-fastest 5K in school history … Set her collegiate 6K personal record at the 2022 SEC Cross Country Championship, clocking a time of 21:38.67, putting her 16^th among Top-20 individuals in program history … Her 21:38.67 mark was the 29^th fastest overall 6K in program history.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Lettered in field hockey, indoor hockey, cross country and track & field at Dainfern College … Named Provincial Field Hockey and Provincial Indoor Hockey … South African Schools Cross Country Champion for three consecutive years (2017-19) … South African Schools Champion Girls U18 for 3000m and 1500m in 2018 … Two-time South African Club Champion for Girls U18 in the 1500m and 3000m in 2019 … Ran for the JS Athletics Club and achieved Sportswoman of the Year, Athlete of the Year, Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Track Athlete of the Year from 2017-19 … Also named Athletics Gauteng North Best Female Track Sub Youth Athlete in 2017 … Earned full academic colors and prestige for academics … Honors Blazer for Academics, Public Speaking, Cross Country and Athletics.

Personal

Born to her parents Mark Gait-Smith and Sylvia Gait-Smith on Oct. 14, 2003 … Has three brothers: Michael, Christopher and Nicholas … Grandfather, Michael Gait-Smith, was a national hockey player for Zambia … Plans to major in Retail … Chose South Carolina because it was “the perfect balance where I can pursue both my academic and athletic goals”.

Personal Records
Cross Country