Keith Gill, a 2009 graduate of Stonehill College, is one of the most decorated runners in the rich history of the cross country and track & field programs.
Gill was the first Stonehill runner to earn All-America honors for cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field and remains the only male student-athlete to have accomlished the feat to this day.
Gill led Stonehill to a pair of Northeast-10 and NCAA East Regional Championships in cross country as a freshman and junior, with the Skyhawks finishing as runners up the other two years. He earned All-Northeast-10 Conference honors, collecting first team honors with a fifth place finish in 2006, when he would go on to post an All-East Region performance with a third place finish at the regional and then post an All-America finish at the NCAA Championships with his 35th place finish.
Gill, the 2008 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Athlete of the Year, is the first Stonehill track & field athlete to win a New England Championship when he captured the indoor 1000-meter run in 2:24.73. He would go on to earn All-America honors for the indoor mile with a fifth place finish in 2007. Gill also earned All-America honors for Outdoor Track & Field with his seventh place finish in the 1500-meter run in 2006.
Gill still holds school records for the indoor 800-meters (1:52.00), 1000m (2:24.73) and mile (4:03.43). He was captured NE-10 indoor championships for the 3000m and as part of the 4x800m relay.
Keith Gill, a 2009 graduate of Stonehill College, is one of the most decorated runners in the rich history of the cross country and track & field programs.