2023 — Indoor – ran season bests in 800 meters Larry Wieczorek Invite (2:35.40) and mile at Jimmy Grant Invite (5:35.54)… Outdoor – ran a season-best 1,500 meters at Jim Duncan Invite (5:25.77)… Academic All-Big Ten… Dean’s List student (Spring 2023)… letterwinner… Cross Country – letterwinner.
2022 — Track – did not compete… Academic All-Big Ten… Cross Country – ran season bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (16:55.2) and 6,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (24:47.1)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2021 — Indoor – ran mile at at Larry Wieczorek Invite (5:22.02)… Outdoor – ran season bests in 800 meters at B1G Invite #1 (2:28.17) and 1,500 meters at B1G Invite #2 (4:46.70)… Dean’s List student (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)… Cross Country – ran season bests in 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (15:39.9), 5,000 meters at Dirksen-Greeno Invite (19:28.8), and 6,000 meters at Gans Creek Invite (24:21.9)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
High School — Four-time NCC cross country conference champion and all-conference… three-time district cross country champion and four-time all-district… fifth and ninth place finishes at state cross country meets… four-time school record holder… National Honor Society President and 2020 Student Body President.
Personal — born on May 18, 2001… daughter of Ryan and Heidi Gidel… has two siblings – Taylor and Gabe… great-grandfather ran track at the University of Iowa… exercise science major.