Wisconsin Badgers

Honors: Ranks No. 10 all-time in the steeplechase

TFRRS Profile

2025 Cross Country: Finished 28th overall at the Mizzou Opener (Aug. 29) covering the 5k course in 15:48.6.

2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 39th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:15.87 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished eighth in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8:47.40 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 28-31)...ranks No. 10 all-time in the steeplechase...finished second in the steeplechase with at time of 8:38.91 at the Penn Relays (April 24)...won the 5000 meters with a time of 13:58.39 at the UW-Platteville Invite (April 11)...finished second in section two of the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8:50.07 at the Stanford Invite (April 5).

2025 Indoor Track: Finished sixth in the 3000 meters with a time of 14:12.58 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 14)...won the 3000 meters with a time of 8:20.86 at the Fighting Illini Invite (Jan. 25)...finished 4th in the 3000 meters at the Chicago State Invite (Dec. 6) crossing the line at 8:45.23.

2024 Cross Country: Finished 79th in Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Open Race (Oct. 19) covering the 8k course in 25:43.8...finished 12th in the Nuttycombe Invitational B Race (Sept. 27) covering the 8k course in 24:55.7...finished 12th overall at the Big Ten Preview (Sept. 13) covering the 8K course in 24:00.4...finished second overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) covering the 6K course in 18:13.5.

2024 Outdoor Track: Won the steeplechase in 8:58.45 while competing unattached at the Badger Challenge (May 3)

2023 Cross Country: Ran unattached at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct.13), covering the 8k course in 26:05.2

High School: Three-time Minnetonka Most Valuable Runner… As a senior was runner-up at the Lake Conference championships in cross country… Section 2AAA Champion… State boys class AAA third place… NXR Heartland 10th place… as a senior set school record in the x800m team… finished eighth in the 3200m at state… earned a third-place finish in the 4x800m at state… finished fifth at state in the 4x400m… finished third at the Roy Griak meet as a junior… Lake Conference Champion, 2AAA Champion, State boys class AAA champion, NXR Heartland 12th place… Lake conference 3200m champion… Set the Minnetonka school record in the 3200m… Section 2AAA 3200m champion… state boys class AAA 3200m 3rd place as a junior… As a sophomore won the Lake Conference in cross country… Section 6AA Champion… Lake conference 3200m champion… finished third in the section 6AA 3200m… finished 95th at the Roy Griak cross country invitational as a freshman. 

Personal: Parents are Paul and Katy Gilles… has two siblings, Mere and Bella… both parents ran cross country and track and field at UW Stout… majoring in economics 

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin due to the exceptional academics, athletics, and people.”