Thursday, June 6
Austin, Texas
8:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Gardner Takes Ninth in Collegiate Finale
June 07, 2019 12:57 AM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt senior Madelin Gardner of the West Virginia University track and field team tied for ninth place in the pole vault at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night.
In the final meet of her highly successful collegiate career, Gardner earned a mark of 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9.25 inches), good for All-America Second Team honors. With the performance, the Williamstown, West Virginia, native registered her fourth career All-America accolade, becoming one of only seven Mountaineers in program history to earn at least four career national distinctions (track and field only).
"While it was not the magical finish that we believed was possible for Maddy, we have just watched one of our University's most prolific student-athletes go down with tremendous fight in her final collegiate championship," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "Maddy graduates from West Virginia with an engineering degree and as a four-time All-American. Watching her final jump, while the end of an era, signifies the beginning of a new chapter in what we feel will be a tremendous life for one of the finest leaders to wear the Gold and Blue. This young lady will surely be missed."
After passing on the event's opening bar of 4.05 meters (13 feet, 3.5 inches), Gardner cleared 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9.25 inches) on her first attempt. From there, the 2019 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year had three looks at 4.35 meters (14 feet, 3.25 inches) but was unable to clear the mark.
Gardner posted seven wins in 10 starts this outdoor season. She also recorded jumps of 4.15 meters or higher eight times this spring. She leaves WVU as the school-record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. Her career-best jump came on April 20, at the Virginia Challenge, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she earned a mark of 4.47 meters (14 feet, 8 inches) in a first-place finish.
Earlier this season, Gardner finished ninth at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championship, on March 9, in Birmingham, Alabama. She recorded a mark of 4.26 meters (13 feet, 11.75 inches).
The Mountaineers concluded the 2018-19 campaign following Thursday's action. The 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships continue through Saturday.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
In the final meet of her highly successful collegiate career, Gardner earned a mark of 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9.25 inches), good for All-America Second Team honors. With the performance, the Williamstown, West Virginia, native registered her fourth career All-America accolade, becoming one of only seven Mountaineers in program history to earn at least four career national distinctions (track and field only).
"While it was not the magical finish that we believed was possible for Maddy, we have just watched one of our University's most prolific student-athletes go down with tremendous fight in her final collegiate championship," WVU coach Sean Cleary said. "Maddy graduates from West Virginia with an engineering degree and as a four-time All-American. Watching her final jump, while the end of an era, signifies the beginning of a new chapter in what we feel will be a tremendous life for one of the finest leaders to wear the Gold and Blue. This young lady will surely be missed."
After passing on the event's opening bar of 4.05 meters (13 feet, 3.5 inches), Gardner cleared 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9.25 inches) on her first attempt. From there, the 2019 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year had three looks at 4.35 meters (14 feet, 3.25 inches) but was unable to clear the mark.
Gardner posted seven wins in 10 starts this outdoor season. She also recorded jumps of 4.15 meters or higher eight times this spring. She leaves WVU as the school-record holder in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. Her career-best jump came on April 20, at the Virginia Challenge, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she earned a mark of 4.47 meters (14 feet, 8 inches) in a first-place finish.
Earlier this season, Gardner finished ninth at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championship, on March 9, in Birmingham, Alabama. She recorded a mark of 4.26 meters (13 feet, 11.75 inches).
The Mountaineers concluded the 2018-19 campaign following Thursday's action. The 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships continue through Saturday.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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