2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Gianna Sbarbaro

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Le Jardin Academy
  • Hometown Kailua, HI
  • Major Marketing and Business Administration

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • WCC All-Academic Team (2020-21)
  • NCAA Cross Country Championships Qualifier (2020)
  • All-WCC First Team (2020-21)
SENIOR (2022-23)
  • Competed in four cross country events for the Toreros
  • Also competed in five track meets for the Toreros
  • Finished 16th at the Ross and Sharon Irwin meet with a 5000m time of 19:01.26
  • Set an 800m PR 2:28.81 at the 2023 Triton Invite, finishing 37th
JUNIOR (2021)
  • Raced in three events during the cross country season
  • Led the Toreros with a 36th place finish at the WCC Championships, running a time of 22:22.0
  • Finished 106th at the NCAA West Regional, running a time of 21:50.0
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
  • Became the first runner in school history to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
  • Finished 108th overall and 11th among runners from the WCC with a time of 22:15.3
  • Named an All-WCC first team selection after finishing 10th at the WCC Championships
  • Led San Diego at the WCC Championships with a time of 20:43.8
  • Earned WCC All-Academic team honors for her work in the classroom
FRESHMAN (2019)
  • Ran in four meets for the Toreros, placing in the top 40 in two events
  • Finished 25th (23:48) at the USD Invite (9/13/19)
  • Recorded a 39th-place finish at the Highlander Invitational (10/19/19) with a personal-best time of 22:11
  • Placed 54th (22:34.38) at the WCC Championships in Van Nuys, CA (11/1/19)
  • Competed in the NCAA Regionals in Colfax, WA (11/15/19), registering a time of 22:51.4
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Cross Country team captain and MVP all four years of high school
  • Helped team finish seventh overall at state her junior year
  • First Team Conference All-Star for three straight years
  • Interscholastic League of Hawaii Conference Runner of the Year (2019)
  • Le Jardin Academy Female Varsity Athlete of the Year (2019)
  • Le Jardin Academy Varsity Athlete of the Year (2018 and 2019)
  • Finished third overall in the 2019 State Cross Country Finals and ILH Finals (2019)
  • Finished second overall in the 3000m at the 2019 State Track Meet, recording a personal best of 10:28
  • Qualified and medaled at state all four years of high school cross country
  • Qualified for state in the 3000m and 1500m three years in a row
  • Holds one of the top 10 fastest times at the State Championships in 3000m
PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Chris and Karen, has one sibling, Dante.
  • Graduated as valedictorian of Le Jardin Academy
  • Active in her community serving as the director of the Children and Youth Day Fun Run from 2016 to 2019
  • Worked on a documentary project on the Aloha Market in Kenya and hopes to submit the final project to the 2020 Hawaii International Film Festival
  • Favorite hobbies include horseback riding, hiking and going to the beach

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2021Junior

    5'4"
  • 2022Senior

    5'4"
  • 2023Graduate Student

    5'4"