Wheeling University Athletics

2014:  Started all 13 games at close defense … Tallied 18 ground balls and an impressive 14 caused turnovers … Scooped up career-high 4 ground balls against Lynn University … Recorded 3 ground balls and 1 caused turnover against Ohio Valley University … Recorded 1 ground ball and a career-high 3 caused turnovers against Alderson Broaddus University … Recorded 2 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers in dominating win against Seton Hill University … Earned Dean’s List and ECAC All-Academic honors.
 
2013: Played in all 17 games and started an impressive 6 games at close defense … Recorded his first career start in win against Mars Hill University … Scooped up 10 ground balls and caused 4 turnovers on the season … Scooped up a season-high 3 ground balls in win against Ohio Valley University … Recorded a season-high 2 caused turnovers against Shorter University … Earned ECAC All-Academic honors.
 
2012: Saw action in 6 games at close defense … Recorded first career caused turnover in win over Dominican.
 
Prep:  A four-year letter winner for Sean Stutzman at McDowell High School … Three-year varsity starter … Named Team captain in 2010 and 2011 … Team MVP in 2010 … Defensive Player of the Year winner multiple years … One-time Regional All-Star … Most Promising-Rising Star in 2008 … Played club lacrosse for Team Syracuse at Champ Camp … Played in the Keystone Regional games … Also a four-year letter winner in hockey … Assistant Captain for the hockey team in 2009 … Captain for the hockey team in 2010 … Two-year letter winner in football.
 
Personal: Son of Jeff and Cathy Gillespie ... has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Megan