Biography
All-Big Sky Accolades:
2018 Outdoors: 3rd in 3,000 Steeplchase
2016 Outdoors: 3rd in 3,000 Steeplechase
2015 Indoors: 3rd in the mile
2015 Outdoors: 3rd in 3,000 Steeplechase
Career Bests:
Indoor: 3,000m, 9:54.40 | Mile, 4:54.37 | 800m, 2:17.35
Outdoor: 3,000-steeplechase, 10:16.73 | 1,500m, 4:33.88 | 800m, 2:17.02
Cross Country: 6,000, 22:01.2 | 5,000, 17:42 | 4,000, 14:21.9
2017-2018 Track and Field: Outdoor: Finished tenth over all in the 3000 with a time of 11:03.77 at the Stanford Invitational. At the Pelluer Invitational she placed second in the 1500 and was a part of the 4x800 team that took first. Finished third in the 3000 at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 10:27.41. She finished third in the 3000 with a time of 10:33.36 at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the NCAA West Preliminary Round she set a personal best in the 3000 with a time 10:16.73 placing 27th overall.
Career: Getting ready to start her final season, Gil-Echevarria was 2015 All-Big Sky Conference in the mile, along with placing second all-time in the mile at EWU with a time of 4:54.37, third in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:22.16, fifth in school history in the 3,000 with a time of 9:54.40, and ninth in the 1,500 with a time of 4:33.88. She was a part of the medley relay team that owns the EWU all-time record, with a mark of 11:51.19. Gil-Echevarria has been named to the Big Sky All-Academic team nine times since attending Eastern (Cross Country 3, Indoor 3, and Outdoor 3).
2015-16 Track and Field: Outdoor: Earned four top-five finishes, including third place at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:45.78. She set personal bests in the 800 with a time of 2:17.02 at the Spokane CC WAR 9, and in the 1,500 with a time of 4:33.88 at the OSU High Performance Meet. Indoor: Earned 2016 All-Big Sky honors in the distance medley relay, helping EWU win the event at the Big Sky Indoor Championships with a time of 11:51.19. In the 1,500, she earned a second place finish at the Buc Scoring Invite with a time of 4:41.94. Set a personal best in the 3,000 at the UW Indoor Preview with a time of 9:54.40, which was good for fifth all-time in EWU history.
2015 Cross Country: Set a personal best in the 6,000 at the Division I Pre-Nationals with a time of 21:41.40. She finished 28th in the Big Sky Championships in the 5,000, and competed in the NCAA Division I West Region Championships in the 6,000.
2014-15 Track and Field: Outdoor: Gil-Echevarria placed third overall in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the outdoor championships, running a time of 10:28.17. Her personal best in the 3,000 steeplechase came later at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round where she ran a time of 10:21.99 to place 14th overall. Her personal best in the 1,500 meters came at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, where she had a time of 4:34.11 to place seventh overall. Indoor: Gil-Echevarria ran the mile at the Big Sky Indoor Championships where she placed third, running a time of 5:03.91. She also competed in the distance medley relay at the Indoor Championships where her team placed third with a time of 12:09.93. She ran a season best in the 800 meters during the Idaho Vandal Indoor Invitational with a time of 2:19.20. She also had a personal best in the mile at the UW Indoor Invitational where she ran a time of 4:54.37.
2014 Cross Country: Gil-Echevarria competed in the Big Sky Cross Country Championships where she ran a time of 18:12.3 to place 34th overall. She ran in the Indiana State University Pre-Nationals Invitational and finished with a time of 23:01.2.
2013-14 Track and Field: Indoor: At the UW Husky Classic, she ran 4:54.78 in the. At the Idaho Collegiate meet, she placed third overall in the 800 with a time of 2:17.35 to rank eighth all-time at Eastern. At the Big Sky Conference Championships, she placed eighth in the mile with a time of 5:00.50. Outdoor: At the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., she ran 4:34.11 in the 1,500. She placed fourth in the 800 at the Al Manuel meet with a time of 2:18.44. At the OSU High Performance meet, she ran a time of 10:29.03 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. That qualified her for the NCAA Preliminary Rounds Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Spanish Junior National Championships in Eugene, Ore. At the Big Sky Conference Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz., she placed fifth in the steeplechase with a time of 11:11.79. She also placed ninth in the 1,500 with a time of 4:46.04. At the regional meet, she placed 32nd overall in the steeplechase with a time of 10:35.14.
2013 Cross Country: Gil-Echevarria helped Eastern earn a first place finish at the 2013 Inland Empire Championships by running a time of 17:42 in the 5,000 to place 12th overall with 137 participants.
High School: Hailing from Spain, Gil had personal bests in the 800 (2:13.80) and 1,500 (4:41.42). She was second in the 1,500 at the Spain national U19 Championships.
Personal: Intends to major in physical education. Born 11/21/95 in Madrid, Spain. Her parents are Jose Haría and María.
