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ellie Gardner
5-3 • R-SENIOR POLE VAULT WILLIAMSTOWN, W.VA.
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 Indoor Season (Jr.) • 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 Outdoor Season (So.) • 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 Indoor Season (r-Fr.) • Did not compete
2017-18 (Fr.) Outdoor Season • 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 • 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 athlete • Birthday is April 29 • Majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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