West Virginia University Athletics

2020-21 (r-Jr.)

Indoor Season

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Finished in first place in the pole vault competition at the Thundering Herd Invitational with a personal and team season best of 3.70 meters
• Recorded a second-place finish at the Marshall Classic with a height of 3.55 meters

Outdoor Season

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Placed first at the Mountaineer classic with a height of 3.75 meters
• Finished 16th at the Big 12 Championships with a height of 3.60 meters
• Placed 9th at the Mason Spring Invitational with a height of 3.53 meters

2019-20 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Finished the season ranked No. 5 in the pole vault on the all-time indoor program top-5 list
• Placed third after reaching a mark of 3.52 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up
• Took second place in the pole vault after posting a jump of 3.80 meters at the YSU Collegiate Invitational
• Grabbed her second-consecutive victory in the pole vault at the WVU Open, reaching a mark of 3.88 meters to win the event and enter the all-time program top-5 ranking in pole vault at No. 5
• Earned a victory in the pole vault at the Marty Pushkin Open, reaching a mark of 3.78 meters

2018-19

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Competed at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 21st with a mark of 3.47 meters
• Took second place after jumping 3.82 meters at the Mountaineer Open
• Captured second place at the Mountaineer Showcase with a jump of 3.82 meters
• Jumped 3.57 meters to finish in 11th place at the Bison Outdoor Classic
• Finished fourth at the Virginia Quad after registering a jump of 3.60 meters 

• Did not compete

2017-18 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Jumped 3.85 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic for a fifth-place finish
• Won at the Virginia Grand Prix with a jump of 3.81 meters
• Tied for second at the Virginia Challenge with a mark of 3.71 meters
• Earned a mark of 3.59 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship
• Secured a fourth-place finish at the Raleigh Relays, jumping 3.50 meters

• Indoor season-best jump of 3.86 meters came at YSU College Invite, good for a second-place finish
• Placed 11th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship after registering a mark of 3.84 meters
• At the WVU Open, she finished second with a mark of 3.78 meters
• Recorded a third-place finish at the Marshall Invitational (3.75 meters)
• Finished second at the Penn State National Open with a mark of 3.50 meters
• Made collegiate debut with a sixth-place finish in the Marty Pushkin Classic (3.70 meters)

High School

• Ran track at Williamstown High School for coach Doak Markley and Tyler George
• Two-time team captain (2016, 2017)
• Three-time state pole vault champion (2015, 2016, 2017) and four-year state qualifier
• School and state record holder in the pole vault (12 feet)
• A member of Williamstown’s 2014 state championship team
• Also played soccer at Williamstown, earning first team all-state honors as a senior

Personal

• Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Gardner
• Has one sister, Madelin, who is a former WVU track & field All-American athlete and school record holder
• Birthday is April 29
• Majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll