In 1948, as a 13-foot pole vaulter, Gilders was voted Michigan High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year; later that summer, the versatile Gilders competed as a diver at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Detroit.
Later that summer, the versatile Gilders competed as a diver at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Detroit. In 1948, as a 13-foot pole vaulter, Gilders was voted Michigan High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
In 1948, as a 13-foot pole vaulter, Gilders was voted Michigan High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Later that summer, the versatile Gilders competed as a diver at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Detroit.
In 1948, as a 13-foot pole vaulter, Gilders was voted Michigan High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Later that summer, the versatile Gilders competed as a diver at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Detroit.