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Jersey Number 24
Ciara Gibson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange Park, Fla.
- High School:
- Oakleaf
- Prev School:
- Liberty
- Major:
- Pre-Business
Career Accolades
Sophomore (2025)
Freshman (2024)
- American Conference Player of the Week (March 30, 2026)
- American Conference Honorable Mention (April 6, 2026)
- Played in 37 games with 27 starts with a late-season surge during league play solidifying her as an everyday player
- Batted .289 with seven home runs and 27 RBI
- Finished second on team with a .618 slugging percentage
- Recorded a hit and first two RBI of the season in 11-0 victory versus Southern Indiana (Feb. 21)
- Launched her first home run of the year against Wichita State, her first of 10 straight games with at least one run driven in (March 21)
- Recorded the game-winning sacrifice fly RBI to conclude series against the Shockers (March 22)
- Won the American Conference Player of the Week after logging seven hits in 11 at-bats with two home runs and five RBI while scoring six runs in four games (March 30)
- Achieved American Conference recognition for the second consecutive week, earning an Honorable Mention after recording a .500 batting average, and tallying five hits, including two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBI over three games (April 6)
- Launched seventh homer of the season in 5-4 win over UAB (April 30)
Sophomore (2025)
- Played in 54 games, starting 52 between right field, designated player, and first base
- Tied for team lead in triples with three
- Batted .299 for 44 hits, six home runs, and 26 RBI, scoring 34 runs
- Launched three-run homer in 13-4 victory against Minnesota (Feb. 13)
- Was a double short of the cycle, tallying a single, triple, and home run in 14-3 win at UTSA (March 29)
- Hit home run in 5-4 victory over Georgia Tech to give Florida Atlantic first NCAA Regionals victory since 2016 (May 16)
Freshman (2024)
- Made one appearance with one at-bat in freshman season
- Graduated from Oakleaf High School
- Extra Inning Softball National Rankings (Freshman – 108; Sophomore – 98; junior – 85)
- Three-time All-Clay County, including first team as a sophomore and junior
- Two-time News4Jax All-Area second team
- Two-time Florida Times Union All-Area, including second team as a junior
- 2021 Florida Miracle Sports All-State honorable mention
- Played in 2023 FACA All-Star Game
- Extra Inning Softball National High School Player of the Week runner-up during sophomore year
- As a sophomore, batted .396 with 23 RBI, eight doubles, two triples, one homer and 25 stolen bases
- During junior season, hit .476 with seven doubles, one triple, five homers, 20 RBI and 15 steals, hitting a walk-off double to win the District championship
- Batted .304 with 13 RBI as a senior, playing centerfield with a 1.000 fielding percentage and six double plays
- Played for Pro Impact Houston McCool and Florida Storm 18U
- Daughter of Cameron and Maria Gibson
- Intends to major in exercise science
- Birthday is Aug. 25
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