2000 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500m champion, Sydney Olympian & free spirit joins stellar class
From Stanford Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – Eight former student-athletes and one head coach were inducted into the 2018 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame and were recognized at Stanford's football game...
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By Matt McCue, Runner's World
In 2000, Gabe Jennings, then a junior at Stanford, won the 1500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 3:35.90 to qualify for the Olympic team. At the Olympics, he placed 9th in his semi-final. He was never able to make another Olympic team owing to lingering...
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"It is difficult for me to understand some of the things Gabe does... What a terrible thing it would be for anyone to temper those dreams."
By John Walters, Sports Illustrated
Even his birth was extraordinary. Gabe Jennings was born inside a teacherage–a house connected to a school–in a...
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