University of South Alabama Athletics

2016-17: Outdoor — Placed 19th in the SBC’s 5,000-meter run with a season best time of 19:18.73 … Placed sixth in the women’s 1,500m at the Southern Miss Open (5:04.22) … At Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic, placed ninth in the women’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:49.60, a season-best … Finished fifth at the Samford Track Challenge with a 800-meter season-best time of 2:22.37.  Indoor — Placed 17th in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships women’s one mile (5:14.92) while also helping South Alabama place fifth in the 4,000-meter distance medley … Placed 11th at the Samford Friday Invite’s one mile (5:11.98) … Finished 12th in the Jaguar Invitational’s 800m (2:18.98). XC — Competed in the NCAA South Regional after finishing in 20th-place at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (19:16) … Placed 10th in her first collegiate race at the Azalea City Classic … Competed in the Greater Louisville Classic.

High School: Lettered five seasons in cross country and four seasons in track at Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Ala. … Member of the Panthers’ 4X800 state championship team during the 2014 season that a school record in the event.

Personal: Full name is Gillianne Marie Sharp … Born Aug. 10, 1997, in Birmingham, Ala. … Daughter of Hugh and Clarissa Sharp … Youngest of three children in her family … Has two older sisters … Sister, Madeline, ran cross country and track at Auburn … Enjoys hiking, camping and bike riding in her spare time.

Major: Nursing