E.C. Gibbs Class: Senior Hometown: Cullman, Ala. High School: Cullman

2007 Cross Country: Finished in the top four in all six of Tech's races ... Placed 21st overall in the UTC Invitation 5k with a time of 16:07 ... Finished 22nd overall (26:29) in the Vanderbilt Classic 8k ... Third Tech runner in the Greater Louisville Classic with a season best 8k time of 25:13 ... Finished the NCAA South Region Championships 10k race with a time of 32:57.

2006 Cross Country: Finished in the top four of Jacket competitors in four of the six races he entered ... Placed 18th in a time of 15:44.20 on the 5K course at the Belmont Opener ... Fourth Tech competitor to finish the 8K race at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:23 ... Finished 17th at the Front Runner Invitational (15:57) ... Crossed the line in 35:12 on the 10K course at the NCAA South Region Championship.

2005 Cross Country: Did not compete.

High School: Played football, basketball, and ran cross country and track... Won the Wendy's High School Heisman... 2005 Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year... 2005 State Indoor MVP... Finished 6th in the 1500 meters at the USATF Junior Nationals to earn all-America honors... Named to Junior Olympic all-America team, Indoor and Outdoor all-America teams, and USA Youth Outdoor all-America team... Won numerous indoor and outdoor track state titles his sophomore, junior, and senior years... Also holds the state indoor record in the 800m along with school records in the indoor and outdoor 400m, 800m, 1600m, 4x400 and 4x800 relays... SGA Vice-President, German National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Senior Hall of Fame, and Most Outstanding Senior.

Personal: Born Emory Clarence Gibbs on September 12, 1986 in Cullman, Ala. ... Son of Emory and Teresa Gibbs... Plans to major in engineering.