Gardner Named Regional Field Athlete of the Year
May 31, 2019 03:09 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt senior Madelin Gardner of the West Virginia University track and field team has been named the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced on Friday.
Gardner earned a career-best and school-record jump of 4.47 meters (14 feet, 8 inches) in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge, on April 20, in Charlottesville, Virginia, ranking No. 1 in the region and No. 6 nationally this outdoor season. She also qualified for the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which are set for June 5-8, in Austin, Texas.
The accolade is the second in the Williamstown, West Virginia, native's career. She also was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year last season.
Gardner, a three-time All-American, earned the silver medal in the pole vault at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championship, earning a mark of 4.27 meters (14 feet). Last week, she tied for first in the event at the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round, needing only one attempt to earn a mark of 4.17 meters (13 feet, 8.25 inches).
Gardner posted seven wins in nine starts this outdoor season. She also recorded jumps of 4.15 meters or better seven times this spring. Her season-best jump of 4.47 meters was the highest regular-season mark in the Big 12 since 2014.
Entering her fourth career NCAA Championships meet, including her second outdoors, Gardner is set to compete in the pole vault on Thursday, June 6, at 8:30 p.m. ET, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
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Gardner earned a career-best and school-record jump of 4.47 meters (14 feet, 8 inches) in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge, on April 20, in Charlottesville, Virginia, ranking No. 1 in the region and No. 6 nationally this outdoor season. She also qualified for the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which are set for June 5-8, in Austin, Texas.
The accolade is the second in the Williamstown, West Virginia, native's career. She also was named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year last season.
Gardner, a three-time All-American, earned the silver medal in the pole vault at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championship, earning a mark of 4.27 meters (14 feet). Last week, she tied for first in the event at the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Round, needing only one attempt to earn a mark of 4.17 meters (13 feet, 8.25 inches).
Gardner posted seven wins in nine starts this outdoor season. She also recorded jumps of 4.15 meters or better seven times this spring. Her season-best jump of 4.47 meters was the highest regular-season mark in the Big 12 since 2014.
Entering her fourth career NCAA Championships meet, including her second outdoors, Gardner is set to compete in the pole vault on Thursday, June 6, at 8:30 p.m. ET, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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