The 5-foot-10 sophomore won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2 state meet this past season with a time of 17:32.30, breaking the tape 54.2 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Eagles to a 15th-place finish as a team. Gardiner, who won six of nine races on the season, took third at the Eastbay South Regional Championships and crossed the line in 38th at the national Eastbay Cross Country Championships.
Gardiner has maintained a weighted 4.36 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
Gardiner has volunteered locally with Girls on the Run, and she has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.
