About Gilbert: Gilbert, the 2009 Tennessee state champion in the decathlon, is a AAU All-American with a personal best of 6099 points … the Franklin, Tenn. native also holds PRs of 121-00 in the discus, 14-00 in the pole vault, 6-00 in the high jump, and 155-04 in the javelin … Gilbert helped his high school team to a 14th place finish at the state meet this year, as their only competitor …  the multi-talented athlete scored in the top six in the decathlon, pole vault, triple jump and 300m hurdles at the Tennessee state meet …  Gilbert will not only help the Bucs tremendously in the multi event, but also in the pole vault and javelin.

Personal: Born April 19, 1991 … son of Gary and Vickie Gilbert … plans to major in engineering.