Sonia Gaskin

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Parkinson Memorial School

Personal Bests

Indoor

400 Meter Dash

600 Yard Run

600 Meter Run

800 Meter Run

1000 Meter Run

54.67

1:19.46

1:29.92

2:07.67

2:54.30

Outdoor

400 Meter Run

800 Meter Run

52.72

2:04.37

2015-16
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (54.47) and 800m (2:05.05)...Ran a leg of the 4x400 at the NCAA Championships, taking 23rd with a time of 3:38.24...Placed 19th in the 800 meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 2:08.38...Qualified for NCAAs at that meet in the 4x400 with a time of 3:32.16...Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championship in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:07.98...Also a member of the 4x400 team that placed second at the conference meet with a time of 3:35.95...Seventh in the 400 meter dash and fifth in the 800 meter run on the school's all-time lists in those events.
Indoor
Season bests: 400m (55.20), 600y (1:20.09) and 800m (2:07.91)...Won the Big 12 title in the 600 yard run with a time 1:20.09...Won her qualifying heat in the event with a time of 1:20.20...Also ran on the 4x400 team that finished third at the conference meet with a time of 3:37.25...Tied for fourth in the 600 yard run, first in the 600 meter run and third in the 800 meter run on the school's all-time lists.

2014-15
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (53.62) and 800m (2:05.74)...Finished 4th in the 800m (2:11.35) and 3rd in the 4x400 (3:35.15) at Big 12s...Recorded a 13th-place finish in the 800m at the West Prelims with a time of 2:05.77...Also finished 4th in the 4x400 (3:31.20)...Finished 17th at NCAAs in the 4x400 (3:36.62).
Indoor
Season bests: 600y (1:21.08), 800m (2:07.80) and 1000m (2:54.30)...Placed 2nd in the 600y ((1:19.46) and in the 4x400 (3:37.94 (o)) at the conference meet...Also a member of the 4x400 team that placed 11th at NCAAs with a time of 3:36.59...Earned Second Team All-American honors in the 4x400).

2013-14
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (52.81) and 800m (2:04.37)...Recorded scoring performances in 400m and 4x400 at Big 12s…Placed sixth in 52.72 aa in 400m and third in 4x400 (3:36.22 (aa))...At West Prelims, qualified for NCAAs in 800m with fourth-place finish in then-personal best time of 2:04.43…Qualified for 4x400 with 10th-place finish in 3:34.12…Earned first team All-American honors in 800m and as part of 4x400 squad at NCAAs…Qualified for 800m final with personal best time of 2:04.37...Placed seventh in event final…Part of school record-setting 4x400 squad, which recorded event final-qualifying time of 3:33.12…Placed eighth in event final.
Indoor
Season bests: 400m (54.67 (aa)), 600y (1:21.89) and 800m (2:07.67 (o))...Recorded scoring performances in the 800m and as part of 4x400 at Big 12s…Clocked 2:08.96 (o) to place sixth in the 800m…Ran leg on fourth-place finish 4x400 squad (3:40.20 (o)).

2012-13
Outdoor
Season bests: 400m (53.89) and 800m (2:06.84)...Notched scoring efforts in 800m (2:11.10) and 4x400 (3:41.16) at the conference meet...At West Prelims, placed 19th overall in both 800m (2:08.39) and 4x400…Relay squad ran season-best 3:38.60…Opened 2013 outdoor campaign with season-best time of 2:06.84 for second-place finish at CARIFTA Games…Also took second running leg on 4x400 (3:41.89).
Indoor
Season bests: 400m (55.36), 600y (1:22.83) and 800m (2:07.92 (o))...At Big 12s, nabbed points in the 800m and 4x400…Qualified for 800m final with season-best time of 2:07.92 (o)…Went on to place fifth in event final with a mark of 2:09.26 (o))…Ran leg on sixth-place finishing 4x400 squad (3:39.86 (o)).

High School
School record holder...First female to win all four distance events at the Powerade Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships.

Personal
Born on October 4, 1994...Daughter of Peter and Merline Gaskin...Studying Life Sciences.