WATCH: Friends' Central's Gabrielle Wilkinson Open Her Season With A US#1


It should be a big senior season for Gabrielle Wilkinson, and Saturday's season opener in Collegeville was a good sign of that.

The Friends' Central senior and University of Florida recruit, helped her relay win the distance medley to open up the meet, and then returned later to win the 800 meters.

Wilkinson received the baton on her 1,600 meter anchor lead in the lead. She dealt with plenty of lap traffic en route to a 5:11 split. The relay, which also included Ava Forman, Lydia Russell, and Nadia Taranta, along with Wilkinson ran 12:53.90 to take the victory.

Watch the girls' DMR below:

Later in the day, Wilkinson won the 800 meters in 2:14.35, beating a talented field that included Neumann Goretti's Sydni Townsend and Dasia Wilson, and Tatnall (DE)'s Keelin Hays.

It's still early December, and Wilkinson has some big goals this season both with the relay and individually. Faster times will come, but Saturday at Ursinus was a step in the right direction.

Watch an interview with Wilkinson after her impressive season debut below: