2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference

Gable Dershem

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clayton, N.C.
  • High School Cleveland

Biography

PR's:
Cross Country: 6.4K - 20:57.6...8K - 24:58.9...10K - 32:41.4
Indoor: Mile - 4:18.40...3,000m - 8:38.87...5,000m - 14:44.12
Outdoor: 1,500m - 3:59.90...5,000m - 14:56.66
2020-21
Cross Country
  • Ran in four races during the season, posting top-10 finishes in three
  • Earned four consecutive all-conference honor with a seventh place finish in a season best 25:01.2
  • Recorded 10th place finishes at the Mountains to Sea Open (20:57.6; 6.4K) and Blue Ridge Open (27:15.5; 8K)
Outdoor
  • Ran a season-best time of 3:59.67 in the 1,500-meter run to place third at the Wendy's Teal Seahawk Invitational
  • Finished in a season-best time of 15:05.34 at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5,000-meter run
2019-20
Cross Country
  • Ran in three races during the season
  • Earned third straight All-Sun Belt honor with a 15th place finish at conference championships in 25:09.7
  • Ran a PR at the Louisville Classic, crossing 89th with a time of 24:58.9
Indoor
  • Competed in two meets during hte season
  • Was fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the VMI Team Challenge in a season-best 15:06.76
  • Was 14th in the 5,000-meter run (15:42.71) and 18th in the 3,000-meter run (8:51.35) at the Sun Belt Championships
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
2018-19
Cross Country
  • Took part in five races on the season
  • Was named All-Sun Belt for the second consecutive season, earning Third-Team honors with an 11th place finish in a 8k PR time of 25:36.4
  • Placed second overall at the USC Upstate Invitational in 25:48.4
  • Was seventh in his first race of the season at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational with a time of 25:56.3
Indoor
  • Earned All-Sun Belt honors with a third place finish in the 5,000-meter run in a PR time of 14:44.12. Also was a member of the DMR team that placed fourth in 10:20.51
  • Earned Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week honors for the first time in his career after winning the 5,000-meter run at the Darius Dixon Invitational in 14:59.66
  • Was fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the VMI Team Challenge in 8:46.95
Outdoor
  • Scored points at the Sun Belt Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 5,000-meter run in 15:00.96
  • Clocked a PR in the 5,000-meter run, placing third at the Duke Invitational with a time of 14:56.66
  • Ran a PR at the Charlotte Invitational in the 1,500-meter run in 3:59.90
2017-18
Cross Country
  • Ran in five races for the Mountaineers, posting a top-35 finish in four
  • Helped the Mountaineers capture the Sun Belt title, earning Second Team All-Conference honors with an eighth place finish with a PR time of 25:24.3 in the 8K
  • Was 14th at the Upstate Invitational, posting a time of 25:45.1
  • Ran a new PR in the 6.4K at the Mountain to Sea Open, crossing the tape in 27:24.9
  • Finished 157th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, posting a time of 32:40.9 in the 10K
Indoor
  • Notched a seventh place finish at the Thundering Herd Invitational in the 3,000-meter run in a PR time of 8:38.87
  • Finished second in the mile at the VMI Winter Relays in 4:22.15 and turned in a PR time of 4:19.49 at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
  • Was sixth at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5,000-meter run in 15:03.20. Was also a member of the DMR tandem that finished third in 10:13.45
  • Overall, recorded five top-10 finishes on the season, with two coming in the mile, one in the 3,000-meter run, one in the 5,000-meter run and one in the DMR
Outdoor
  • Posted a PR in the 1,500-meter run at the 49er Classic, finishing in 3:59.96
  • Ran a 15:27.87 in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational for a new PR
  • Was eighth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 1,500-meter run in 4:01.73
High School PR's: 800m - 1:59.20...1600m - 4:16.40...3200 - 9:39.16...5000m (XC) - 15:22.50...8000m (XC) - 25:24.30

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    CC, Distance

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    CC, Distance

  • 2019-20Junior

    CC, Distance

  • 2020-21Senior

    CC, Distance