BULLDOG SPOTLIGHT
Rebecca Gerbert (’10)
Wingate University women’s swimming
Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior Rebecca Gerbert (South Euclid, Ohio) has been a four-year swimmer for the Bulldogs. She decided to swim for Wingate almost immediately. “I stepped out of the car and loved it,” Gerbert says. “The campus was beautiful and I really liked the team…and I wanted to go (to a school) where it doesn’t snow.”
Gerbert started swimming at an early age. “My dad wanted me to learn to swim,” Gerbert remembers. “He grew up on an island…he thought that it was really important.” She also participated in other sports as a child. “I danced, played soccer and volleyball,” she recalls. “I had to choose which between them several times and swimming happened to be my final choice.”
Her decision has helped the nationally-ranked Bulldogs. “This year we have much unity, a positive attitude…and we get along,” Gerbert asserts. “We train hard and we are pushed by our coaches.” Gerbert aided the Bulldogs in the sweeps of Pfeiffer and Lenoir-Rhyne Jan. 16 by winning her three events, the 200 Medley Relay, the 100 Butterfly and the 200 Free Relay.
Gerbert is accustomed to doing well in the pool. While at Charles F. Brush High School, Gerbert was All-Ohio and All-American. She was ranked fourth in Ohio for Division II.
“Rebecca is our happy-go-lucky swimmer,” Wingate head coach Kirk Sanocki says. “Like most college athletes, her four years represent a roller coaster: a bunch of ups and downs, but a willingness to always get back on the ride. She figures out how to survive. This trait has served her well and will serve her well in the future.”
10 questions with Rebecca Gerbert
What are you going to be doing after college?
Going to graduate school…
Why would you recommend Wingate University to others?
Nice, fun, friendly environment…
One word you would use to describe your personality?
Outgoing…
What would you most like people to know about you?
I am not usually serious…
If you could be a fictional character from any movie, television show, book, etc., for a day…who would it be and why?
Bella Swan (Twilight) because it is the best series ever!
What was your most memorable experience at Wingate?
The Sister Hazel Concert weekend…
What is your favorite event and why?
50 Freestyle…because it is over quick…
If you could be a coach for the day what would you do at practice?
Lots of kicking
What is your favorite pet?
Dog
Describe your experience here at Wingate (in one word)….
Enjoyable