Olivia Gardner

Olivia Gardner

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tarpon Springs, Fla.
  • High School:
    Easley High School

2015-16
Finished 14th at the season-opening Royals Twilight in a time of 18:46.0 ... Led the Trojans with a 24th-place finish at the Furman Classic in a time of 23:53.25 ... Claimed 15th in a time of 23:46.44 at the Bulldog Stampede ... Earned First-Team All-Conference honors at SAC Championships by finishing fourth and posting a team-best time of 18:58.0 ... Claimed the 37th spot at the NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 24:46.9.

2014-15
Posted a time of 23:34.32 to pace the Trojans with a 23rd place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals … Earned Second-Team All-Conference accolades by finishing 14th at SAC Championships, while posting a time of 19:42.93 … Paced the Trojans with a 19th-place effort (23:53.29) at Furman Classic … Led AU by crossing the line in fourth with a time of 18:29.6 at Royals Challenge … Crossed the line in eighth place at Royals Twilight in Charlotte in a time of 19:27.0 … Finished 17th with a time of 23:34.5 at Charlotte 49er Invitational … Brought home sixth place with a time of 19:25.37 at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational. 

2013-14
Paced the Trojans in four events … In her collegiate debut, paced AU fifth-place finish at USC Upstate’s Eye Opener with a 7th-place finish in a time of 20:01.56 … Led the Trojans again at the Winthrop Invitational with a 10th-place showing in a time of 19:28.43 … Led the way for the third consecutive outing and claimed 20th at the Charlotte Invitational in a time of 23:00.8 … Paced squad for the third consecutive outing and claimed 20th in a season-best time of 19:18.1 en route to claiming 42nd place at the Royals Challenge … Crossed the line in 17th (20:21.3) at the SAC Championships … Led the Trojans and placed 44th at NCAA Southeast Regionals in a time of 23:41.9 … Also competed on the women’s track and field squad.  

High School
Also competed in track and field and basketball … As a sophomore, helped lead her 4x800 relay team to third place in the region … As a junior, placed third in the 4A cross country regionals with the team finishing second overall … Placed second in 1,600 meter run as a junior, with the 4x800 relay squad finishing second in the region … Placed second as senior in cross country 4A regionals and second in the 1,600 meters. 

Personal
Born on May 22, 1995 … Daughter of Thomas and Sonya Gardner … Majoring in Education.