AWARDS & HONORS
- 2021 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Indoor
Placed fourth in long jump (6.00m/19-8.25) at the Razorback Invitational.
Finished seventh in long jump (6.17m/20-3) at the Tyson Invitational.
Finished sixth in long jump (6.21m/20-4.5) at SEC Indoor Championships.
2022 Outdoor
Finished 11th in long jump (5.84m/19-2) at Texas Relays.
Placed 11th in long jump (5.56m/18-3) at the Crimson Tide Invitational.
Placed 7th in the long jump (6.30m/20-8) at the SEC Outdoor Championships.
2021 Indoor
Finished sixth in long jump (5.80m/19-0.5) and ninth in the 60m (7.74) at the Wooo Pig Classic.
2021 Outdoor
Placed second in long jump (5.96m/19-6.75) at the War Eagle Invitational.
Won long jump (6.47m/21-2.75) at the Rock Chalk Classic.
Finished eighth in long jump (6.16m/20-2.5) at SEC Outdoor Championships.
PERSONAL
Previous School: Luettfeld Berufskolleg
Personal Bests:
160m: 7.68s
Long Jump: 6.34m (20'9.75")
Gerken competed in the long jump at the U20 European Championships in 2019, advancing to the finals and finishing with a personal best mark of 6.34m (20'9.75").
Major: Business
Parents: Alfred Gerken and Dagmar Kunze