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2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Jack Gifford
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Southwest Florida Christian Academy
St. Thomas Career Performance List
2026
Indoor
Placed third in the 800m at the Snowshoe Open with a season-best time of 1:55.97... advanced to the 800m preliminaries at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing 21st in 1:55.12... recorded a season-best 600m time of 1:23.21 to place fifth at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi... finished third in the 800m at the University of St. Thomas Invite with a time of 1:57.50... added a season-best 400m time of 50.53 at the SDSU Indoor Classic after placing fourth in the event at the M City Classic (50.66).
Outdoor
Did not compete.
High School
Letter winner at Southwest Florida Christian Academy under head coach Katie Abbott... set school records in the 4x400 (3:20) and 4x800 (8:06)... six-time state participant in cross country and five-time state participant in track and field.
Personal
Son of Tari and Marshall Gifford and has two siblings, Max and Sam... comes from a family with a strong track background, with both parents competing in track and his mother specializing in hurdles, while his brother Max is a mid-distance runner... five-year National Honor Society member who also served as junior and senior class chaplain... active in student leadership and athletic leadership councils... plans to major in finance at St. Thomas.
2026
Indoor
Placed third in the 800m at the Snowshoe Open with a season-best time of 1:55.97... advanced to the 800m preliminaries at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing 21st in 1:55.12... recorded a season-best 600m time of 1:23.21 to place fifth at the Mark Schuck Open and Multi... finished third in the 800m at the University of St. Thomas Invite with a time of 1:57.50... added a season-best 400m time of 50.53 at the SDSU Indoor Classic after placing fourth in the event at the M City Classic (50.66).
Outdoor
Did not compete.
High School
Letter winner at Southwest Florida Christian Academy under head coach Katie Abbott... set school records in the 4x400 (3:20) and 4x800 (8:06)... six-time state participant in cross country and five-time state participant in track and field.
Personal
Son of Tari and Marshall Gifford and has two siblings, Max and Sam... comes from a family with a strong track background, with both parents competing in track and his mother specializing in hurdles, while his brother Max is a mid-distance runner... five-year National Honor Society member who also served as junior and senior class chaplain... active in student leadership and athletic leadership councils... plans to major in finance at St. Thomas.
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