2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster

Walt Middleton
Eric Miller

Gabby DesRosiers

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool North Lawndale Charter

Biography

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/ Senior

Notables

  • 2018 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (4x100 Relay)
  • 2018 NCAA Championships qualifier (4x100 Relay)
  • 2019 NCAA We3st Preliminary Round qualifier (4x400 Relay)
  • All-American
    • 2019 Second-Team All-American (Indoor: DMR)
    • 2018 Second-Team All-American (4x100 Relay)

2020 Season

2020 Indoor: Placed sixth in the 600 meters (premier) with a time of 1:33.31 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17)... Won the 600 meters with a time of 1:32.27 and was apart of the 'Wisconsin A' 4x400 meter relay that placed second with a time of 3:43.63 at the Indiana Relays (1/31-2/1)... Competed in the 600 meters with a time of 1:31.91, was apart of the 'Wisconsin A' 4x400 meter relay that placed second with a time of 3:40.82 and placed sixth in the 400 meter finals with a time of 54.98 at the Meyo Invitational (2/7-8)... Competed in the 200 meters with a time of 24.73, placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 54.99 and was apart of the winning 4x400 meter relay that ran a time of 3:41.45 at the Music City Challenge (2/14-15)... Was apart of the winning DMR that ran a time of 11:05.27 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22)... Was apart of the DMR that placed third with a time of 11:05.47, placed tenth in the 400 meters (prelims) with a time of 55.09 and was apart of the 4x400 meter relay that placed seventh with a time of 3:40.27 at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29)
 

2019 Season

2019 Outdoor: Helped the 4x400 relay to a 17th-place showing at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/23-25) ... competed at the Big Ten Championship (5/10-12) and took 11th in the preliminary 400 meters, finished in sixth in the 4x100 relay, and set the school record with the 4x400 team that finished runner up with a time of 3:37.41... ran a leg in the winning 4x100 relay at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)... had a record setting weekend at the Penn Relays (4/25) and helped the 4x200 and 4x400 to two school records, while also finishing in 19th place in the 4x100... was busy at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (4/18) and took third in the 200 meters, fourth in the 400 meters, helped the Badgers to a third place finish in the 4x100 and the 4x400... started the outdoor season off busy at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6), taking 18th in the 200 meters, third in the 400 meters, helped the Wisconsin 4x100 relay to a fourth place finish, and ran a leg in the 4x400 to take ninth

2019 Indoor: Helped the women's DMR team to a ninth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a time of 11:21.71... competed at the Big Ten Championship (2/22) and took eighth place in the final round of the 200 meters with a time of 24.23 seconds after setting a personal best of 24.22 in the preliminary round, she moved onto the final round of the 400 meters and took sixth with a 55:14 time after setting a personal best of 54.71 in the preliminary round, and helped the 4x400 to a school record and runner-up finish with a time of 3:39.67... ran the 400 meter leg of the women's DMR at the Alex Wilson Invite (2/16) and helped set the school record, finishing the relay in 10:59.72... competed at the Power Five Invitational (2/1) and competed in the 400 meters and took fourth place with a 55.22 time and helped the Badgers to a school record in the 4x400 relay that took first place with a time of 3:41.48 minutes.. took first place in the 400 meter with a 55.76 time, sixth in the 200 meter dash with a 24.64 time, ninth in the 60 meter with a 7.68 time and also helped the 4x400 to a second place finish at the Indiana Relays (1/26)... competed in the 200 meter dash at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18) and took ninth with a time of 24.68... ran the 400 meter dash in 55.76 seconds putting her in fifth place at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18) and helped the women's 4x400 to a seventh place finish... was the runner-up in the preliminary heat of the 60 meters in 7.76 before finishing runner-up in the final heat of the event in a time of 7.68 and also won the 300 meters in a facility record time of 39.11 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)

2018 Season

2018 Outdoor: Ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay that finished 16th overall with a school record time of 44.48 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7) ... ran the second leg in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/26) that finished 10th with a school record time of 44.66 ... finished 13th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.28, took 19th in the 400 meters in 22.28, and was a part of two school record-setting relays, finishing the 4x100 in 44.83 and the 4x400 in 3:38.70 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-13) ... placed 21st in the 400 meters with a time of 54.80 seconds and was a member of two record holding relays teams; the 4x100 relay that ran in 45.40 seconds and the 4x400 relay that finished in 3:40.32 at the National Relays (4/27)...finished tenth in the 200 meter and 400 meter with times of 24.23 and 55.40 seconds. Was a part of the fifth place 4x100 relay team who crossed the line in 45.85 seconds and the 4x400 relay team who placed fourth with a time of 3:42.19 at the Beach Invite (4/21)...placed fifth in the 100 meters with a time of 12.13 seconds and fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.61 seconds at the Spec Towns Invite (4/6-7)...won the 200 meters with a time of 24.57 seconds and was a part of the winning 4x100 relay with a time of 46.96 seconds at the California Collegiate Open (3/31)

2018 Indoor: Finished eighth in the distance medley relay running the 400 block of the race with a team finish of 11:32.75 and finished 11th in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:52.25 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24)...took fifth place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.73, sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 55.94 and fourth in the 4x400 relay finishing in 3:51.39 at the ISU Classic (2/9) ... finished 11th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.83 seconds and placed 13th int he 400 meters with a time of 56.78 at the Husker Invitational (2/3) ... finished 19th in both the 60 meters with a time of 7.68 and 200 meters with a time of 24.72 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26) ... finished eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.93 and ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 56.81 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/19)
 

2017 Season

2017 Outdoor: Ran a time of 56.25 in the 400 prelims and 25.42 in the 200 prelims at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14) ... was runner-up in the 200 meters with a personal record time of 24.58 and won the 400 meters in 55.61 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5) ... ran a personal-best 24.65 in the 200 meters and clocked in at 55.51 in the 400 meters to place ninth and sixth, respectively, at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/22) ... placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 55.17 at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8) ... competed in the 100 and 200 meters at the UC-Riverside Spring Classic (3/25), finishing 11th in the 100 with a time of 12.35 and 10th in the 200 crossing the line in 24.86 ... was runner-up in the open heat of the 200 meters at the Aztec Invitational (3/24) in 24.68

2017 Indoor: Ran in the 400 meter preliminaries at the Big Ten Championships (2/24-25) finishing 11th in 55.25, also competed in the fourth place DMR and 11th place 4x400 relay ... was runner-up in the 60 meters at the Shell Shocker (2/17) clocking a 7.81 ... finished 11th in the 400 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) with a time of 55.93 ... ran a 25.22 in the preliminary round of the 200 meters and helped the 4x400 relay to second all-time at Wisconsin with a time of 3:43.77 at the Armory Invitational (2/3-4) ... placed seventh in the premier 400 meters with a time of 56.50 and finished ninth in the premier 200 meters in 25.76 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) ... became second all-time in the 400 meters, placing second with a time of 54.55 and finished fourth in the 200 meters in 25.09 at the Minnesota Dual (1/21) ... in her first collegiate meet (1/14), won the 300 meters with a time of 39.44 seconds and took second in the 60 meter dash in 7.81
 

High School

During her senior season, was the IHSA state champion in the 100-meter dash and placed fifth in the 200 and 400 meters, was Chicago city champion in the 100, 200 and 400 meters … as a junior, qualified for the IHSA stat meet in the 200 and 400 meters and 4x100 meter relay
 
Indoor Outdoor
60 Meters 7.68 1-26-18 100 Meters 12.13 4-7-17
200 Meters 24.22 2-22-19 200 Meters 24.23 4-21-18
300 Meters 39.11 1-12-19 400 Meters 54.80 4-27-18
400 Meters 54.71 2-22-19
DMR 10:59.72 2-16-19
4x400 3:39.67 2-22-19
 

Honors and Accolades

At the NCAA Championships
2019 - Indoor
DMR: 9th (11:21.31)

2018 - Outdoor
4x100 Relay: 16th (44.48)

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2018- Outdoor
4x100 Relay: 10th (44.66)

2019- Outdoor
4x100 Relay: 17th (3:38.10)

At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Outdoor
400 Meters (Preliminary): 11th (55.37)
4x100 Relay: 6th (45.76)
4x400 Relay: 2nd (3:37.41)

2019 - Indoor
200 Meters: 8th (24.23)
400 Meters: 6th (55.14)
4x400: 2nd (3:39.67)

2018 - Outdoor
200 Meters: 13th (24.28)
400 Meters: 19th (55.42)
4x100: 7th (44.83)
4x400: 6th (3:38.70)

2018 - Indoor
Distance Medley Relay: 8th (11:32.75)
4x400 Relay: 11th (3:46.68)

2017- Outdoor
200 Meters: 27th (25.42)
400 Meters: 21st (56.25)
4x100 Relay: 6th (46.31)
4x400 Relay: 8th (3:44.06)

2017- Indoor
400 Meters: 11th (55.25)
Distance Medley Relay: 4th (11:21.26)
4x400 Relay: 11th (3:47.46)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints