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Gabe Russell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vine Grove, Ky.
- High School:
- North Hardin HS
2024
2023
Before MSU
Personal
- Competed in six events.
- Led the Racers with a 13th place finish at the Redhawk Invitational season opener in Cape Girardeau, Mo. with a time of 16:03.
- Was 27th with a time of 26:17 at the UTM-OVC Preview in Union City, Tenn. with a spot in 27th place.
- Posted a time of 25:53 at the Angel Mounds event in Evansville for a spot in 56th.
2023
- Ran in six events
- Finished 11th in his first collegiate 8k race at the WKU Invite
Before MSU
- One of three athletes to win an individual region title at North Hardin HS (2021 KHSAA 3A Region 2 Individual Champion)
- Received All-State honors in 2022
- One of five people in North Hardin history to have a sub-16-minute performance
- His personal record of 15:47.81 in the 5k puts him third all-time in school history
- Six-year letterman for track and field in high school, winning All-Area Sophomore of the Year in 2021
- Four-time KHSAA 3A Region 2 Team Champion (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time KHSAA 3A Region 2 Champion for the 4x800-meter relay (2021, 2022, 2023)
Personal
- Born on February 4 to John and Michelle Russell
- Has one sister, Gracie
- Received Academic All-State honors all four years of high school
- Father ran track and field at Murray State from 1994-96
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