Curtis Gibbs

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Franklin, Tenn.

2009 Cross Country: Competed in all five cross country meets for the Tigers...Set a personal-best time of 29:41.51 at the Bison Stampede.

2008 Cross Country: Competed in two meets for the Tigers...Registered a 24:29.00 at the opening meet of the year in the Arkansas Tech Invitational placing him in 36th place...Placed 203rd at the Memphis Twilight Meet with a time of 33:38.22.

2008 Indoor and Outdoor: Redshirted.

Academics: Is part of the University of Memphis honors program...Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club forfour semesters...Has also been a part of the Tiger Academic 30 for two semesters...Has made the Dean's List forfour semesters...Has achieved a 4.0 semester grade point average for one semester...Has been selected to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for one year and also the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal fortwo years...Has a featured profile on Fogelman College of Business & Economics home page...Is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society.

Prep: Attended Battle Ground Academy lettering in cross country and track and field for three years...Specialized in distance...Earned the Leadership Award in 2007...Mid-state finalist in cross country and the MVP his senior year...Helped lead his team to a mid-state championship team in cross country as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Curtis Allen Gibbs III...Born on May 25, 1989, in Grosse Point, Mich., to Lynda and Curtis Gibbs...Has one younger brother...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society...Majoring in economics...Co-owner & Founder of Vibes Coffee Shop.