Kalina Gardiner

Class:
Senior
High School:
Maine South
Hometown:
Park Ridge, Ill.

Personal Bests (as of March 2020):

Indoor-
400: 1:03.83
600: 1:40.73
800: 2:17.30
Mile: 5:12.46

Outdoor-
800: 2:19.99
1,500: 4:44.75

Cross Country-
5k: 18:34.1
6k: 22:34.9

TFRRS Profile

2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in three indoor meets during her senior season ... Placed first at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 8) in the 800m with a time of 2:22.37 ... Competed at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) in the 600m with a time of 1:41.90 ... Participated on the fifth place 4x800m (9:00.49) and fourth place DMR (11:47.16) teams at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (March 2).
Cross Country (Sr.): Placed 60th with a time of 19:24.91 (5k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13th)... Finished 7th with a personal best time of 19:07.55 (5k) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28)... Took 119th place overall with a personal best time of 18:34.1 (5k) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5) ... Placed 62nd with a time of 22:34.9 (6k) at the Bradley Pink Classic women's red race ... Placed 43rd at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships with a time of 23:58.5 (6k) ... Took 159th with a 6k time of 23:28.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15).

2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in seven meets during her junior indoor season at MU... Set a new personal-best mile time of 5:12.46 on her way to a gold medal at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 2)... Earned bronze at the Badger Red & White Classic on Feb. 15 (Mile; 5:16.49)... Took fifth in the 4x800m at the BIG EAST Championships (9:07.08).
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in four events during the outdoor season... Set a new personal record in the 800m at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic on May 3 (2:19.32)... Won the Marquette Invitational in the 800m on April 5 (2:19.55).
Cross Country (Jr.): Competed in three meets during her junior season... Took 36th (4th among Golden Eagles) at the Illini Open (5k; 19:42.9)... Placed 59th at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 12 (8k; 23:50.7).

2017-18:
Cross Country (So.): Competed in four meets ... Placed fifth for Marquette in the Louisville Classic open race, 101st overall during the 5k course (19:30.8).
Indoor (So.): Competed in four events in her sophomore season ... Placed fifth in the mile at UW-Parkside Classic with a 5:21.25 ... Earned fifth in the 800 at the Shell Shocker Meet with a 2:20.44 time.
Outdoor (So.): Placed second in the 1,500-meter race at the Kip Janvrin Open with a 4:44.75 time ... Finished fourth in the 1,500-meter race at the Joey Haines Invite for finishing in 4:48.12.

2016-17:
Indoor (Fr.): Took home silver at the UW-Parkside Classic by finishing the 800-meter race in 2:20.91 ... Competed at six different meets.
Outdoor (Fr.): Placed as high as fifth during the season when she ran the 1,500-meter race in 4:58.29.
Cross Country (Fr.): Ran in three races during her rookie season ... Placed fourth for Marquette in the ISU 6k by a time of 24:12.3.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered three years in both cross country and track at Maine South High School ... Served as cross country team captain as a senior, leading the team to a conference championship and being named MVP en route to her second All-Conference honor and becoming a state qualifier for the third time ... Was a two-time All-Conference and All-State honoree in track ... Was named Athlete of the Year ... Was a member of two school-record setting 4x800-meter relay teams in 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Gardiner was born in Chicago and is the daughter of John and Mary Gardiner ... Has four siblings, Joe, John, Niamh and Nicole ... Plans to study nursing.

Championships History:

BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2020-
DMR: 4th (11:47.16)
4x800: 5th (9:00.49)
2019-
Mile: 16th (P) (5:16.75)
4x800: 5th (9:07.08)
2018-
Did Not Compete
2017-
800 meters: 10th (2:17.71)

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2019-
Did Not Compete
2018-
1500m: 16th (P) (4:49.50)
2017-
Did Not Compete

Cross Country: