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Gideon Gash, a top football recruit in Michigan, has switched from lacrosse to track and field to better manage his busy schedule filled with recruiting trips. He is already making a significant impact on the Novi Detroit Catholic Central track team.
Gideon Gash misses the lacrosse field, but he's enjoying his first season as a member of the Novi Detroit Catholic Central track and field team, where he's making an immediate impact.
Gash, a junior, switched from lacrosse to track to accommodate his schedule, which has quickly filled with recruiting trips that are a byproduct of being one of Michigan's top football players.
"It's tough," Gash said at the Catholic League Bishop Division championship meet on Saturday, May 9. "I love lacrosse. I love the sport, been playing it my whole life. But I would have to miss a ton of games. I'm traveling all the time for lacrosse because we are playing the best competition in the Midwest. Track gives me a lot more time to travel.
"So, that's really what it was for. Football and recruiting and camps."
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He traded in his All-State long stick on the lacrosse field for a pair of track spikes, and he has already put himself in the school's record book.
Gash set the school record in the long jump in his second time doing the event in high school – he previously did long jump in middle school – and set a new personal best on Saturday with a leap of 22 feet, 8 inches to take first place in the league meet.
"I try to help the team out as much as I can here and there," Gash said. "I fill in in the 100 and some relays. [Long jump] has transitioned into my main event.
Along with long jump, Gash ran in the 100-meter relay and the 100 with his brother Samson Gash, the defending state champion, who finished first with a time of 10.63 seconds. Gash finished just behind his brother, with a time of 10.82. It was the first time the brothers were in the same race as high schoolers.
"Seeing his progress, he's never ran track before because he's always been a lacrosse player," said Samson, a Michigan State football signee. "He had the courage to put [lacrosse] away and really focus on his speed. He's getting better every week."
Gideon Gash switched to track to accommodate his schedule, allowing him more time for recruiting trips related to his football career.
Gideon Gash is making an immediate impact on the Novi Detroit Catholic Central track and field team in his first season.
Gideon Gash is focused on football recruiting and camps, which have become a priority due to his status as one of Michigan's top football players.
Gideon Gash competed in the Catholic League Bishop Division championship meet on Saturday, May 9.

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Detroit Catholic Central brothers Samson Gash (5) and Gideon Gash (11) celebrate a touchdown against Detroit Cass Tech in the Division 1 State Championship at Ford Field on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.
Gash's natural talents are as apparent on the track as they are on the football field, where he earned first-team All-State honors in the fall. Gash was a lockdown cornerback for DCC, the Division 1 state champions with the state's best defense, and caught three deep touchdown passes in the 42-19 state title win over Detroit Cass Tech.
In the winter, Gash earned All-Catholic honors as a starting forward for the 17-7 Shamrocks basketball squad that reached regionals. Now, he's doing the same for the track team.
"He's an overall athlete," said Catholic Central track and field coach Tiberia Patterson. "That's the best way I can put it. The things he does, you can't teach that. It is God-given."
And he has had that impact while still refining his technique. Gash came in with a mindset of "just running" and has had to work on his running posture, his starts and his foot placement on the run-up for the long jump. Gash plans to enroll in college early, which means this season is his only chance for track.
"There are levels to track, I've realized," Gash said. "I'm just putting in that extra work to try to balance the table. I try to run after Samson after practice, but he's a different kind of speed."
The track schedule has allowed Gash to put the requisite focus on his football recruiting, which has picked up significantly as he enters his final summer of high school. Gash has been attending camps and setting up official visits as he whittles down his list. As of now, Michigan State, Michigan and LSU are at the top of his consideration.
He has leaned on his older brothers, who all have experience with the recruiting process, for advice. Samson and Caleb, both Spartans, are giving straightforward advice with some requests to join them in East Lansing.
"They always say, if it's not the right place for you, walk your own race," Gash said. "They are super-supportive. Obviously, they want me to come play with them but they are super supportive."
Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jramsey@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Gideon Gash trades lacrosse for track, sets Novi DCC records