Wardell Gilbreath
Wardell Gilbreath is an American retired sprinter.
Gilbreath was an All-American sprinter for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, finishing 3rd in the 200 meters at the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Gilbreath first competed for Amarillo High School and New Mexico Junior College, where he was a national junior college champion, before transferring to Arizona. He earned gold and bronze medals at the 1973 World University Games. In 1974, then-President John P. Schaefer admitted that Gilbreath was recruited to Arizona against National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.
He majored in physical education.