2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Madelin Gardner
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Williamstown, W.Va.
- High School:
- Williamstown HS
2017-18 (r-Jr.)
Outdoor Season- NCAA qualifier – Pole Vault
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week – Apr. 23
- Earned All-America First Team honors at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships after an eighth-place finish (4.30 meters)
- Finished 12th at the NCAA East Prelims with a jump of 4.18 meters, good for a berth to the NCAA Championships
- Placed fourth and reached the podium at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship, earning a mark of 4.24 meters, earning All-Big 12 honors
- Broke her own outdoor school record at the Virginia Challenge, jumping 4.41 meters in a second-place finish
- Tallied a fourth-place finish at the Virginia Challenge with a mark of 4.02 meters
- NCAA qualifier – Pole Vault
- Named the Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- Earned All-America Second Team honors at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships after finishing ninth with a mark of 4.31 meters
- Broke her own school record at the Akron Invitational, registering a mark of 4.37 meters to place second in the event
- Won Marshall Invitational with a mark of 4.25 meters
- Opened the season on a strong note, breaking the indoor school record at the Marty Pushkin Classic with a mark of 4.15 meters
- Placed third in the invitational division at the Penn State National Open, jumping 4.08 meters
- Placed fifth at the YSU College Invite with a mark of 3.86 meters
2016-17
Outdoor Season (r-So.)- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in pole vault
- Placed eighth in pole vault finals at Big 12 Championship (13’ 3¾), earning All-Big 12 honors
- Tallied four wins throughout the regular season
- Set a WVU outdoor record in the pole vault, clearing 4.13 meters at the Virginia Challenge, while tying for the win
- Won the pole vault at the Bison Classic with a mark of 4.00 meters
- Grabbed the victory in the pole vault with a vault of 3.90 meters at the 49er Classic
- Claimed the pole vault title at the Mason Spring Invitational, clearing 3.85 meters
- Finished sixth in the pole vault invite with a mark of 3.65 meters at the Raleigh Relays
- Did not compete
2015-16
Outdoor Season (r-Fr.)- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Placed 11th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship, marking a season-best 3.91 meters
- Won the pole vault title with a mark of 3.90 meters at the Virginia Challenge
- Placed second in the pole vault (3.77 meters) at the Wake Forest Open
- Finished in third place with a pole vault mark of 3.81 meters at the Mason Spring Invite
- Won the pole vault title with a then-personal-best mark of 3.96 meters at the Akron Invite
- Finished in second place with a pole vault mark of 3.90 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up
- Took third place in the pole vault (3.71 meters) at the High Point Team Challenge
- Finished in sixth place in the pole vault, leaping 3.70 meters at the PSU National Invitational
- Placed ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.83 meters at the Big 12 Championship
2014-15 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Redshirted
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Ninth place in the pole vault with a 3.52-meter mark at the Akron Invite
- Finished in seventh place, vaulting 3.35 meters at the YSU College Invite
- Placed third in the pole vault, marking a 3.50-meter mark at the WVU Invite
- Competed for coach Zach Hall at Williamstown High
- State champion in the pole vault, 200 meters and 400 meters
- School record holder in the 300-meter hurdles and the 100-meter high hurdles
- High-point winner at the state meet
- Four time all-conference selection and three time all-state honoree
- Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Gardner
- Has one sister, Ellie, who also is a pole vaulter at WVU
- Birthday is September 24
- Majoring in biomedical engineering
- Participated in competitive gymnastics for 15 years
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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