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Maddie-Kate Gardiner Season 2026

Position
Distance
Height
5'7
Class
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
St. Joseph's Academy

Maddie-Kate Gardiner’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2025 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed in three meets during the outdoor season… finished top-10 with a personal-best time of 11:16.14 in the 3000 meter at the LSU Alumni Gold meet… clocked a personal-best time of 5:07.30 in the 1500 meter at the LSU Invitational.

2025 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed in two meets during the indoor season… recorded a mile personal-best time of 5:24.97 at the LSU Twilight to finish seventh.

2024 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete.

2024 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete.

2023 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Did not compete.

2023 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Did not compete.

PRIOR TO LSU – St. Joseph’s Academy
Gardiner was the leader of the Redstickers’ pack, which won six straight LHSAA Class 5A titles… she was voted the Outstanding Runner on the All-Metro squad by local coaches… ran an area top three-mile time of 17:47.9 seconds… held personal-best times of 5:20.86 (one mile) and 11:31.25 (3200m) in high school… state champion in the 4×800-meter relay, with a team time of 9:34.67 in 2022.

PERSONAL
Born on July 15, 2004, in Baton Rouge, LA… daughter of Shawna and Dan Gardiner… has two siblings – Camille and Ella… plans to pursue a degree in apparel design with a minor in worldwide marketing at LSU.

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