University of Rhode Island

2018 (Freshman)

• Finished 23rd (28:00.9) at the Brown Invite.
• Finished 81st (28:31.2) at the New England Championship.
• Finished 72nd (28:02.0) at the Nassaney Memorial Invite.

High School

• Attended Clearview Regional High School.
• Member of the cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track teams, earning 11 total varsity letters.
• Captained the cross country and track teams his senior year.
• Named First Team All-Conference for Cross Country in 2017 and Second Team All-Conference for Cross Country in 2018.
• Named Second Team All-Conference for Outdoor Track in 2017 and 2018.

Personal

• Born July 28, 2000.
• Son of Melanie and Craig Gardina.
• Has one brother, Brody, and one sister, Miranda. 
• Chose Rhode Island over the University of New Haven and Rowan.
• Interests include gaming.
• Favorite athlete is Carson Wentz.
• Lists his favorite teams as the Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, 76ers, Phillies, and Union.
• Chose Rhode Island because "URI offered me the best chance to succeed in life and to grow as a person".
• Majoring in Chemical Engineering.