S.A.A.C Senior Spotlight: Kelly Gilbert

The SAAC Student-Athlete Spotlight is a weekly series that will highlight and promote senior Zag student-athletes on and off the playing field. This week's student athlete is Kelly Gilbert from the cross country and track team.

Kelly is a Business Administration major with minors in Spanish and Leadership Studies. Kelly has also made President's list and received a West Coast Conference All-Academic Team honorable mention honor. She also interns at the Payne Center for Student Involvement and Leadership Development in the marketing department.

We caught up with the senior from Boulder, Colo., to gain some insight on her experience as a student-athlete at Gonzaga.

What is your favorite memory as a Zag?
Watching the women's team qualify for nationals for the first time in program history.

Favorite Sports Team?
Green Bay Packers.

Favorite musical artist?
The Lumineers.

Favorite food?
Chocolate.

What attracted you to Gonzaga?
The tight knit community.

Favorite community service event at Gonzaga?
Trunk or Treat. It is so cool to come together and see all the kids light up as they trick or treat through a parking lot with cars set up as stations.

A weird fact about you that people may not know:
I have backpacked through the Grand Canyon.

What were your first thoughts/feelings/emotions when competing as a Division 1 athlete for your first time?
A combination of extremely scared and extremely excited.

How has being an athlete helped you in the classroom?
Learned the importance of time management.

Why is community service important to your role as a student-athlete at Gonzaga?
Gonzaga and the Spokane community are truly special and unique. It's rewarding to give back to a community that has given us so much.

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