Gina Procaccio (born July 19, 1964 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) is a retired American long and middle-distance runner.
[1] While running for Sun Valley High School in Aston, Pennsylvania, she was a perennial second place to eventual National Recordholder Kim Gallagher[2] who ran in the same district.
She completed her collegiate eligibility at Villanova University where she ran leadoff for the still standing Indoor 4x800 metre relay[4] record holding team for not only the United States but the entire North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association and including South America the Pan American record, while winning the NCAA Indoor Championships.
That brought her to Europe where she challenged the top runners of the world, winning several highly competitive 3000 metre races and achieving the number one ranking that year.
[10] In 2009, under her leadership, the Villanova Cross Country team won the NCAA Championships.