The 5-foot-11, 155-pound senior raced to victory at the Class 7A State Championships with a personal-best time of 14:46.63 this past season, pacing the Tigers to third-place team finish. Hardin also crossed the line fifth at the Champs Sports South Regionals, qualifying him for Champs nationals, where he finished 20th. He was the state’s top runner in the Gold Race at the prestigious Jesse Owens Classic, where he clocked one of his three sub-15 times on the year.
Hardin has maintained a weighted 4.30 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Auburn University this fall.
Hardin has volunteered locally at the Church of the Highlands in addition to serving as a junior high track team mentor and as a personal trainer and coach.
