Supervisors proclaim Gwendalyn Gibson Day

San Diego County Board of Supervisors honored Ramona High School senior Gwendalyn Gibson during the proclamation session of a recent meeting.

The proclamation acknowledged her mountain bicycle race achievements and declared May 2, 2017, as Gwendalyn Gibson Day throughout the County of San Diego.

“This is a really big honor to receive this and be recognized for hard work,” said Gibson.

Supervisor Dianne Jacob read the proclamation: “The County of San Diego is committed to recognizing and honoring those individuals who bring great pride to the region, and Gwendalyn Gibson is one such worthy individual.”

Gibson began competing with the Cycle Dawgs as a Ramona High School freshman. She won the varsity girls state championship as a junior in 2016.

“She’s obviously a pretty dynamic young lady, and we’re very proud of her,” said Cycle Dawgs coach Robert Grace.

This year USA Cycling placed Gibson on its national team. Gibson recently won her first Union Cycliste Internationale mountain bike World Cup series with her team during a competition at Bear Mountain in British Columbia, and she plans to compete in UCI races in Canada and Europe. Gibson’s longer-term goal is to win America’s first Olympic gold medal in mountain biking during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

“This is an amazing young woman,” Jacob said.

“I’m just really honored to be recognized for my hard work over the last couple of years and thankful for my family and coaches,” said Gibson. “Hopefully I can continue to keep doing well and make everyone proud.”