2022-23 Track and Field Roster

Gabbi Varela

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cherry Creek
  • Hometown Centennial, Colo.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2022-23: Received a B.S. in mechanical engineering in May 2023. Indoor Track & Field - Second-Team All-RMAC (PV) … RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Set a pole vault personal best of 3.66m at the Mines Winter Classic … Placed fourth at the RMAC Indoor Championships clearing 3.53m, scoring points to help Mines win the team title. Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Competed in two meets … Cleared a season-best 3.46m at the Mines Mini Meet.

2021-22: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Remained an exclusive pole vaulter for the Orediggers during the winter ... Finished 10th in the RMAC thanks to a height of 3.41 meters (11-2.25) which also marked a season best ... Cleared at least one bar in all six appearances.  Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Mostly pole vaulted with one appearance in the 4x400-meter relay ... Took ninth in the RMAC on a bar of 3.41 meters (11-2.25) ... Best performance of the season was 3.60 meters (11-9.75) at the CSU Pueblo Last Chance Invitational which put her fifth in Mines' outdoor record book ... Also made her lone relay appearance at the last chance meet. 

2020-21: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Focused solely on the pole vault for Mines, appearing at all four home events ... Top mark of the season was 3.42 meters (11-2.5) at the Mines Front Range #3. Outdoor Track & Field - Second-Team All-RMAC (pole vault) ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Continued her pole vault career at six events during the outdoor season ... Took fifth place at the RMAC Championships with a top bar of 3.54 meters (11-7.25) ... Collegiate outdoor debut was 3.45 meters (11-3.75) at the CSU Pueblo Early Bird ... Best vault of the season was 3.58 meters (11-9.0) at the Mines Pre-Conference Invite, putting her fourth in the program record book.

2019-20: Indoor Track & Field - Competed exclusively in the pole vault for the Orediggers ... Took eighth place at the RMAC Championships by vaulting a season-best 3.50 meters (11-5.75) which ranked her sixth in the program record book ... Cleared at least one bar in all five of her appearances ... Collegiate debut came at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi with a mark of 3.21 meters (10-6.25). Outdoor Track & Field - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track & field at Cherry Creek High School ... Pole vault specialist who took 6th place at the 2019 Colorado Track & Field State Championships ... Top mark of 3.43 meters (11-3.0).

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2021-22Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2022-23Senior

    Pole Vault