2024 (Senior): Competed in five races during the season…Placed 33rd at the Horizon League Championships with an 8K time of 25:56 (11/2)…Finished a season-best 17th at the YSU Alumni XC Meet with an 8K time of 27:07 (9/21)…Ran a season-best 6K time of 19:37 at the Tommy Evans Invitational to begin the season (8/30)…Ran a season-best 8K time of 24:55 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/18)…Ran an 8K time of 25:36 at the Joe Piane Invitational Open Race (10/4).
2023 (Junior): Competed in five races on the season…Placed 64th at the Horizon League Championships with an 8k time of 26:16.5 (10/28)…Clocked a season-best 8k time of 25:17.0 at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13)…Placed 15th at the Bill Lennox Slippery Rock Invitational with an 8k time of 26:11 (10/7)…Ran a 5-mile time of 26:13.2 in the Open Race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/29)…Placed 67th at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational with a 5.2-mile time of 28:10.5 (9/8).
2022 (Sophomore): Competed in five races on the season…Named to the Horizon League Honorable Mention Academic Team…Named HLXC Freshman Runner of the Week on 9/27…Placed 47th at the Horizon League Championships, clocking an 8k time of 26:33.5 (10/29)…Ran a 5.2 mile time of 27:44.9 at the Penn State National Open (10/14)…Clocked a 26:24.4 in the five-mile open race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/30)…Competed in the 8k race at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, clocking a 26:47 (9/23)…Logged a 5.2 mile time of 28:27.2 at the Penn State Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9).
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in two events for YSU in 2021...Ran a 6K time of 21:21.3 at the inaugural Yinzer Classic (9/3)...Helped lead the Penguins to a first place overall team finish at the Slippery Rock Bill Lennox Invitational with an 8K time of 27:19 (10/9).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time first team All-AAC (2019-20, 2020-21)...qualified for cross country district and regional races during 2021 season...holds 24th-fastest 5000m cross country time in Boardman High School history (16:33)...helped lead Boardman High School to an AAC cross country championship in 2019-20 and an AAC track and field championship in 2020-2021.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Char Gorby...has one sister - Jersey Gorby...parents attended and graduated from YSU...academic interest is business...Is a 2024-25 recipient of the Clarence R. Smith Jr. Scholarship.
