Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Plymouth High School in cross country … Also lettered in basketball and track ... Named Honorable Mention All-Conference his sophomore and junior years ... Honorable Mention All-District his sophomore year ... Received second-team All-Conference and All-District his senior year ... Academic letterwinner ... Eight-time second-team All- Academic and one-time first-team All-Academic winner.
Personal: Son of John and April Gies … Majoring in integrated mathematics ... Also competes for the Yellow Jacket cross country team.