2015-2016 Track and Field Roster
Ansley Gebben
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- 400/800
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Windermere, Fla.
- Prev School:
- The First Academy
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
200 - 26.79
300 - 40.39 (Indoor)
400 - 55.03
500 - 1:17.95 (Indoor)
800 - 2:08.41
100H - 14.98
400H - 1:00.32
Big South Individual Titles (1)
2016 Outdoor 800
All-Big South Honors (7)
2013 Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 3rd
2014 Outdoor 400 Hurdles - 3rd
2015 Outdoor 400 - 3rd
2016 Indoor 800 - 2nd
2016 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2016 Outdoor 800 - 1st
2016 Outdoor 4 x 400 - 1st
Career
• At the time of her graduation, owned four school records, including the indoor 4 x 400 relay (3:42.64), indoor 4 x 800 relay (8:47.12), outdoor 4 x 800 relay (8:56.96) and outdoor sprint medley relay (3:53.34). She also ranked among Liberty's all-time top 10 in the indoor 300 (second, 40.39), outdoor 400 hurdles (second, 60.32), outdoor 4 x 400 relay (second, 3:41.65), indoor 400 (third, 55.48), indoor 800 (fourth, 2:10.80), outdoor 800 (fourth, 2:08.41), outdoor 4 x 200 relay (fifth, 1:38.72), outdoor 400 (sixth, 55.03) and indoor 500 (seventh, 1:17.95).
2016 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Ran a personal-best and meet-record 800 time of 2:08.41 to win her first Big South individual event title
• Also helped the Lady Flames win the Big South 4 x 400 relay title, finishing as a seven-time All-Big South honoree for her career
• At the Texas Relays, was part of Liberty's third-place, school record-setting 4 x 800 relay squad (8:56.96) and the Lady Flames' ninth-place 4 x 400 relay quartet
• Helped Liberty run the second-fastest 4 x 400 relay time in program history, 3:41.65, at the Aggie Last Chance meet
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Ran the third leg of Liberty's Big South champion and school record-setting 4 x 400 relay team (3:42.64)
• Clocked an indoor personal-best time of 2:10.80 for second-place in the Big South 800 final, punctuating her first season of running the event
• Led off for the Lady Flames' 4 x 800 relay team which finished fifth in the ECAC final with a program-record time of 8:47.12
• Won the Liberty Kickoff 500 in a personal-best 1:17.95 clocking
2015 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• At the Big South Championship, finished third in the 400, fifth in the 4 x 400 and seventh in the 400 hurdles
• Sped to a personal-best 400 time of 55.03 during the Big South final, the fastest by a Lady Flame since 2010
• Clocked a 54.83 anchor leg in the Big South 4 x 400 relay final, contributing to the second fastest quartet (3:45.79) in program history
• Part of Liberty's fourth fastest 4 x 200 grouping in program history (1:38.72) at the Texas Relays
• Season-best 400 hurdles time of 1:01.20 earned a runner-up finish at the Duke Invitational
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Placed second in the 4 x 400 relay and fourth in the 400 at the Big South meet
• Competed in the 400 and 4 x 400 at the ECAC championship
• Anchored the Lady Flames to the third fastest 4 x 400 relay time in program history (3:47.32) at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
• At the Hokie Invitational, moved up to No. 2 on Liberty's all-time 300 dash list at 40.39
• Stepped up to the 800-meter distance at the season-opening Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, winning in 2:22.77
2014 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Set school records in two different events during the season
• Lowered her own 400 hurdles standard from 1:00.57 to 1:00.42 at the Texas Relays and then to 1:00.32 in the Big South final
• Split 54.7 seconds for the 400-meter leg of the sprint medley relay at the Texas Relays which finished with a school-record time of 3:53.34
• Placed second in the Big South 4 x 400 relay and third in the 400 hurdles
• Competed in the 400 hurdles and 4 x 400 relay at the ECAC Championship
• Five of her seven 400 hurdles races featured times under 1:01.00.
• Led off for the third fastest 4 x 400 relay team in Liberty history, which clocked 3:46.56 at the Texas Relays
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Led off for the Lady Flames' 4 x 400 relay quartet which clocked a program-record time of 3:46.28 at the Big South meet
• Came in second in the Big South 4 x 400 and fourth in the 400
• Placed seventh in the ECAC 400 final and 15th in the 4 x 400 heats
• Blazed to a personal-best 400 time of 55.48 at the ECAC championship, moving up to No. 2 on Liberty's all-time list
2013 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Tied the school record of 1:00.57 in the Big South 400 hurdles final, placing third to earn all-conference honors
• Ran the leadoff leg for the Lady Flames' third-place 4 x 400 relay quartet at the Big South meet, which clocked a season-best time of 3:51.26
• Competed in the 400 hurdles at the ECAC meet, placing 20th in the prelims
• Season-best 100 hurdles time of 14.98 seconds came at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational
2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Made her collegiate track & field debut at the Liberty Quad, placing fourth in the 400 in 1:00.15
• At the Big South Championship, placed fifth in the 4 x 400 relay and ninth in the 400 dash prelims
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
Prep
• Graduated from The First Academy
• Clocked the fifth-fastest high school 400 hurdles time in the nation in 2011, 59.90, to win the Golden South title
• Won four straight Florida 1A state titles in the 300 hurdles
• Set seven school records on the track
• Also played volleyball, helping The First Academy claim three consecutive Florida 2A state championships
• Named the Orlando Sentinel's Female Athlete of the Year in 2011
Personal
• Daughter of Brad and Laurel Gebben
• Played outside hitter for the Liberty volleyball team for two seasons (2011 & 2012), helping the Lady Flames win back-to-back Big South Conference titles
• Majoring in business, with a career goal to be in medical sales
• Father Brad played third base for Michigan State's Big 10 Champion baseball team
• Sister Chelsea competed in volleyball at Mercer, setting the NCAA record for most consecutive points served
• Brother-in-law Daniel Emerson played basketball at Mercer, setting Atlantic Sun single-season records in double-doubles and rebounds
• Birthday is Aug. 18
