University of Delaware Athletics
Hall of Fame
Gibney, Sandy
Sandy Gibney
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1982
SANDRA M. “SANDY” GIBNEY, M.D.
Field Hockey (1979)
Women’s Cross Country (1980-82)
Women’s Indoor Track & Field (1979-80)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1980-82)
Whether it was running an open course, competing on the track, or playing with a stick in hand, Dr. Sandy Gibney excelled in everything she tried during an impressive career at Delaware.
An eight-time letterwinner, Sandy was a member of the U.S. National Field Hockey team and played one season at the University of Delaware for Hall of Fame head coach Mary Ann Hitchens, leading the squad to a 10-4-2 mark in 1979.
She then made the full-time switch to running and never looked back, becoming one of the all-time great distance runners in school history. She competed twice at the national cross country championships, earning All-American honors with a 16th place finish in 1981.
A native of Wilmington, Del., she also excelled for the outdoor track & field squad for three seasons, competing in the 5,000 meters at the 1980 national championships. Gibney set nine outdoor records during her career, including UD standards in the 800m, 3,000m, 5,000m, two-mile, and three-mile events.
A 1983 (physical education and health sciences) and 1986 graduate (master’s in physiology) of UD, Sandy earned her medical degree in 1994 from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
Field Hockey (1979)
Women’s Cross Country (1980-82)
Women’s Indoor Track & Field (1979-80)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1980-82)
Whether it was running an open course, competing on the track, or playing with a stick in hand, Dr. Sandy Gibney excelled in everything she tried during an impressive career at Delaware.
An eight-time letterwinner, Sandy was a member of the U.S. National Field Hockey team and played one season at the University of Delaware for Hall of Fame head coach Mary Ann Hitchens, leading the squad to a 10-4-2 mark in 1979.
She then made the full-time switch to running and never looked back, becoming one of the all-time great distance runners in school history. She competed twice at the national cross country championships, earning All-American honors with a 16th place finish in 1981.
A native of Wilmington, Del., she also excelled for the outdoor track & field squad for three seasons, competing in the 5,000 meters at the 1980 national championships. Gibney set nine outdoor records during her career, including UD standards in the 800m, 3,000m, 5,000m, two-mile, and three-mile events.
A 1983 (physical education and health sciences) and 1986 graduate (master’s in physiology) of UD, Sandy earned her medical degree in 1994 from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
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Monday, September 15
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