Player Bio: Abby Gesecki - NAVY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Abby Gesecki

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Nanticoke, Pa.
	High School: Greater Nanticoke Area

	Height: 5-6
	Event: Middle Distance
	Experience: 2-I / 2-O

Coach Criste On Gesecki:
"Abby is primed to do some great things in the 400-800 this season. She has come back in great shape and is looking faster than ever."

2007-08: Put together a strong sophomore season, competing in the 400-, 500- and 800-meter runs ... owned Navy's top-two performances in the indoor 500 ... finished fifth in the event at the indoor league championship and also captured the event against Army ... recorded a team-best 1:17.90 showing against the Black Knights ... scored points in both Star Meet competitions, also tallying a victory in the 800 at the outdoor meet against the Black KNights ... her winning 800 time of 2:16.89 marked a career-best effort ... it was also the second-fastest Navy showing in the outdoor event ... produced a career-best indoor clocking of 2:23.17 in the 800 in a five-team meet on Jan. 19 in Annapolis ... the time was the team's sixth-fastest effort in the event during the winter ... contributed eight top-five performances on the year.

2006-07: Recorded four top-five performances ... opened her collegiate career in fine fashion in the Navy Lidlifter, placing second in the 400-meter dash (1:00.52) ... finished third in the 500-meter run at Army in the Star Meet (1:18.84) ... scored points with a fifth-place showing two weeks later in the event at the Patriot League Championship (1:17.40) ... member of the team's fastest indoor 4x400-meter relay of the year.

High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Greater Nanticoke Area High School in Nanticoke, Pa. ... earned four letters in track and cross country ... also lettered in basketball ... district champion in the 800-meter run during her junior and senior years ... finished third at the state championship as a senior, fifth as a junior ... won the 400-meter dash district championship as a freshman ... went on to place eighth at the state championship that year ... served as team captain from 2005-06 ... Wendy's High School Heisman state finalist ... full name is Abigail Rose Gesecki ... daughter of Henry Gesecki and Arlene Bukowski ... sister, Candice, played basketball at Carnegie Mellon University ... born Aug. 23, 1988, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ... majoring in systems engineering ... named to Commandant's List in three of her four semesters at the Academy.

Gesecki's Career Honors:
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Dec. 12, 2006)

Gesecki's Career-Best Marks
Event 		Mark  	  Meet 		              Date
400m (I) 	1:00.52	  Navy Lidlifter              Dec. 5, 2006
500m (I) 	1:17.40	  at Patriot League Champ.    Feb. 18, 2007
800m (I) 	2:23.17	  JMU, Mt. St. M, UNC-W, W&M  Jan. 19, 2008
400m (O) 	1:00.34	  at Colonial Relays	      Apr. 5, 2008
800m (O)	2:16.89	  at Army (Star Meet)         Apr. 11, 2008